Business Development Manager

Our West Sussex client is a specialist mechanical engineering manufacturer and is now seeking to recruit a Business Development Manager (Export).

They work globally in a specialist market and are proud to be the only UK manufacturer of this type of product. This is an export sales position (region to be discussed/agreed), with limited UK sales activity.

General Responsibilities

• Support existing customers and dealers
• Expand customer base
• Identify & appoint new dealers
• Follow up existing clients from extensive database & generate new enquiries
• Increase market share
• Raise Company profile
• Attend exhibitions
• Typically one week per month overseas travel
• Based at the factory, North Worthing, West Sussex

Experience/Attributes

• A basic understanding and interest in mechanical engineering is essential.
• 3 to 5 years proven track record in sales of specialist capital equipment (e.g. pumps, industrial cleaning equipment, industrial plant, rotating equipment etc.)
• Export sales experience & working with overseas dealers would be an advantage, but not essential.
• Target driven
• Pro-active

Additional Information

• £40k basic salary plus 1% commission on sales achieved over £500k.
• Company car (or allowance)
• Laptop and mobile phone
• Company credit card
• Work place pension scheme (after qualifying period)
• 25 days holiday (plus statutory holidays)
• Private health care (after qualifying period)
• Hours are 8.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday with a 30 minute lunch break
• 3 month trial period