Business Development Manager

Love opening doors, winning new customers and turning opportunities into sales?

We’re partnering with a specialist manufacturer supplying a diverse customer base to find their next Business Development Manager. They’re looking for an proactive new business developer to grow their UK market. Manufacturing sales experience is essential.

About the Job

• Drive new business across the UK, identifying new customers, sectors and applications for specialist manufactured products.
• Generate opportunities through cold calling, targeted outreach, networking and face-to-face meetings.
• Take ownership of the full sales process, from first conversation through quotations, negotiation and securing the order.
• Create your own mailers and targeted campaigns using HubSpot, taking a hands-on approach without a dedicated marketing team.
• Work closely with technical and production colleagues to understand customer requirements and develop solutions.
• Build a strong pipeline, keep HubSpot updated and deliver profitable sales growth.
• Combine time at the Rochdale office with customer visits and travel throughout the UK.

About You

• A proven new business winner with B2B sales experience in a manufacturing environment.
• A hunter mentality — you enjoy finding opportunities, making the first approach and winning business.
• You’ll have a background in manufacturing, technical products, textiles, chemicals or engineering.
• Confident picking up the phone, reaching decision-makers and turning cold introductions into meaningful conversations.
• Ambitious, focused and persistent, with the energy to keep opportunities moving.
• Comfortable creating your own sales campaigns and using CRM tools to organise your activity.
• Commercially aware, with strong negotiation skills and a track record of achieving sales targets.
• Curious about technical products and confident working with procurement, engineering and manufacturing teams.
• Self-motivated and hands-on, with the initiative to make things happen.

What You Get

• Base salary £45-50k negotiable DOE
• Company car
• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Health cash benefits

Ready to make an impact and build new business? Get in touch with Bowmay to find out more.