Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager

• Permanent
• £35,000- £40,000
• Car Allowance Negotiable
• Bonus Negotiable
• Thriving Manufacturing Business
• Outstanding Prospects
• Friendly Supportive Team

We’re looking for a driven and experienced Business Development Manager to take ownership of key customer accounts, drive sales performance and deliver outstanding service.
This is a fast- paced manufacturing company, utilising multiple different processes to produce our components.
The role is more an Account management role, rather than pure sales. It’s about maximising the existing accounts. The vast majority of your time will be office based.
We are also thriving, despite the madness of the world at the moment!
Commutable from Birmingham, Redditch, Studley, Alcester, Solihull, Worcester, Droitwich, Rubery, Bidford-On-Avon, Stourbridge and Evesham
Duties

• Managing and growing your portfolio of customer accounts
• Acting as the main point of contact for all customer enquiries (email, phone, online)
• Preparing and submitting RFQs with accurate technical data
• Monitoring and improving account profitability
• Supporting overdue account resolution with Finance
• Analysing sales data to spot trends, issues, and opportunities
• Driving continuous improvement across sales KPIs
• Collaborating with internal teams to resolve customer challenges
• Supporting Customer Service and wider Sales activities
• Attending customer visits, trade shows, and occasional overnight stays

Requirements

• Experience managing customer accounts in a technical or engineering environment
• Strong commercial awareness (profit margins, cost control, etc.)
• Confident using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving ability
• Able to read and understand engineering drawings (desirable but valuable)
• Self-starter who takes ownership and delivers results

This is a super opportunity for you to showcase your skills and account management knowledge, in a busy, successful manufacturing business, with a very friendly supportive team.
Please Note: Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.
Our aim is to help you secure the best possible future for yourself & this is a totally FREE service to all our Candidates.
If you believe that your skills and experience match what we are looking for please call me or APPLY and I will be in touch.
Should you want to learn more about any of our SALES vacancies, or should you just want to discuss your particular needs, then please do not hesitate to contact me by phone or email, to have an informal, confidential chat.
Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Sales Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

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