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Business Development Manager Defence

  • Location

    England

  • Sector:

    Technical & Engineering, Sales & Marketing

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    £70,000 to £90,000 plus bonus and package

  • Contact:

    Luke Smith

  • Contact email:

    l.smith@europrojects.co.uk

  • Job ref:

    LS-EPR42175

  • Published:

    10 days ago

  • Expiry date:

    2024-05-24

  • Consultant:

    Luke Smith

​Business Development Manager, UK Defence sector, £70K - £90K plus package

  • Business Development Manager jobs, Sales Manager jobs, Commercial Manager jobs,

  • High growth UK technology development and engineering SME backed by a £1billion group.

  • Cutting edge robotics and autonomous systems supplied to the UK and Nordic defence sector.

  • £70K - £90K salary guide + sales bonus + company car or cash allowance, pension, 27 days holiday plus all bank holidays and more!

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We are looking for a dynamic Business Development Manager / Sales Manager / Commercial Manager that is excited by having the opportunity to play a key role in the growth of a cutting-edge technology developer within the UK defence sector. £5m t/o UK SME backed by £1billion group.

This Business Development Manager role would be home based with 1 day per week (on average) spent in the UK Midlands office with frequent travel to customer locations throughout the UK.

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Your background as a Business Development Manager:

  • You must have previous experience of selling into the UK MOD / UK defence sector.

  • More specifically we are looking for a candidate with experience of military vehicles / land systems or autonomous systems e.g., UGVs, UAVs, robotic systems.

  • Knowledge of UK defence strategy, equipment plans, and procurement.

  • Be able to undertake frequent travel to customer locations throughout the UK with occasional international travel.

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Your Responsibilities as the Business Development Manager:

  • Carry out business development activities to deliver the growth strategy via increased sales from the UK defence and security industry (military vehicles / land systems focus). Future opportunity to expand your territory outside the UK.

  • Finding and engaging with new clients in the UK defence and security industry to deliver business growth.

  • Manage key accounts and strategic customer relationships to maximise sales and customer satisfaction.

  • Planning, constructing, and executing winning responses to business opportunities.

  • Successful negotiation of contracts.

  • Working with the marketing team to plan and deliver focused strategic marketing campaigns.

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To apply please send your CV to Luke Smith at Euro Projects Recruitment Ltd.

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“Please note that if you are not contacted within the next ten days then your application, on this occasion, has not been successful.  We thank you for taking the time to apply.”

This job is posted by Euro Projects Recruitment, a recruitment consultancy specialising in engineering and manufacturing appointments from tool room to boardroom. We combine over 100 years of technical knowledge and recruitment expertise to introduce the best candidates to the best companies. We are passionate about your future and persistent in our efforts to secure you the right job.