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Our West Sussex client is a specialist mechanical engineering manufacturer and is now seeking to recruit a Business Development Manager.
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 mechanical engineering background is essential (a formal qualification would be an advantage)
- 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
