Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager – Smart Storage Solutions

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 + Bonus | Company Car | National Role

Our client is an established UK manufacturer specialising in bespoke metal lockers, changing room equipment and innovative smart storage solutions.

This is a newly created opportunity for an ambitious Business Development Manager to take responsibility for developing the company's growing smart locker division.

The Role

* National UK sales responsibility

* Initial sales target of approximately £1m

* Develop new business across the smart locker market

* Identify and develop new commercial opportunities

* Sell innovative smart lockers incorporating integrated screens and app-based technology

* Develop relationships with specialist distributors and furniture fit-out companies

* Build relationships with contractors and key project stakeholders

* Identify new sectors and applications for the products

* Manage the sales process from initial opportunity through to completion

* Develop long-term customer relationships and partnerships

* Drive growth and revenue across the division

Target Markets

* Leisure and theme parks

* Commercial workplaces

* Education

* Emergency services

* Arenas and events

* Changing rooms

* Commercial fit-out projects

The Ideal Candidate

* Proven Business Development or New Business Sales experience

* Strong track record of winning new customers

* Experience selling into contractors and/or fit-out companies

* Commercially driven and proactive

* Confident developing new markets and opportunities

* Strong relationship-building and negotiation skills

* Target driven with a genuine hunger for new business

* Comfortable managing a national territory

* Experience with recurring-revenue products or solutions would be advantageous

Relevant Backgrounds

Lockers and storage

Partitioning

Plasterboard / drylining

Insulation

Commercial interiors

Fit-out products

Specification-led construction products

Locker or storage experience is advantageous

The successful candidate must be a genuine business developer rather than a traditional account manager or merchant-focused sales professional.

Package

£50,000 - £60,000 basic salary

*Performance-related bonus

*Company car

*25 days holiday + bank holidays

*Pension

*National UK territory

*Newly created position

*Excellent opportunity to influence and grow a new business division

* To apply or for further information, please contact Courtney Smith Group