Business Development Manager
13 days ago
Stafford
Business Development Manager – New Business (Manufacturing) Location: Stafford (UK-wide travel) Salary: £55,000 basic + uncapped commission Package: £7,000 car allowance + phone + laptop This is NOT an account management role. This is a pure new business role. We are looking for a genuine new business hunter — someone whose instinct is to find opportunities, open doors, and win business. The Role This role is focused entirely on new customer acquisition. You will: • Identify and target OEMs and manufacturers across the UK, • Engage decision makers and generate new opportunities from cold, • Build a live, active sales pipeline, • Work closely with internal engineering and estimating teams to create commercial solutions, • Present manufacturing capability confidently and professionally, • Negotiate and close profitable new business, • Hand over mature accounts internally — then move on and hunt again You will not inherit a customer base. You will build your own. This role exists to create revenue where none existed before. What You’ll Be Doing • Prospecting new OEM and manufacturing customers, • Cold outreach, referrals, networking and LinkedIn engagement, • Booking and attending new business meetings, • Managing opportunities through CRM, • Building technical and commercial proposals, • Negotiating and closing profitable new customer wins What Success Looks Like Within your first 6 months: • A measurable, active pipeline, • Qualified opportunities being quoted, • New OEM/manufacturer relationships opened, • First customer wins secured Longer term, this role becomes a key driver of strategic growth. Commission Structure • 5% commission on all profitable new business won, • Paid for 12 months from first order, • Uncapped Who We’re Looking For You’ll need: • A proven track record of winning new business from cold, • Experience selling into manufacturing, engineering or technical markets, • Confidence dealing with buyers, engineers, operations managers and directors, • Strong commercial instinct, • CRM discipline and pipeline management skills, • High resilience and self‑drive