Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager - Defence - Remote - up to 80,000 + Bonus + Benefits - REF 2009

I am currently recruiting for a Business Development Manager to work for a leading engineering organisation. You will be able to work from home on the basis of reporting to the office (Surrey) as and when required, typically once p/week as the rest of your time will be meeting customers and suppliers. Salary up to 80,000 + Bonus + Benefits.

The organisation has been established for over 30 years and are renowned for the best at what they do within the defence and military sector on a global basis. They are a small yet specialist team employing around 50 people, but turnover is over 20 million annually with that figure set to continue moving upwards based on the ever-increasing demand for their products and systems.

To support the business with the current workload and in line with their expansion plans they have the need to appoint another Business Development on a permanent basis.

In this role as a Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for hunting for new business in line with the company strategies and objectives which will occupy 75% of your time, with the remaining 25% being spent nurturing the existing accounts within the business with a view of further developing them to generate additional revenue. There will be travel within this role which will primarily be UK based and depending where you're located could involve over night stays, with further afield travel every couple of months to Europe or Worldwide to visit suppliers or attend exhibitions for a few nights at a time.

Essential Requirements:

• Previous experience as a Business Development Manager, Sales Manager, Technical Sales specialist or similar
• Previous experience in the Defence / Military sector
• Full UK Driving License

Desirable Requirements:

• Experience having served in the forces at Captain / Major level of equivalent
• SC Cleared (or have been before)
• Experience with Tactical Systems, Soldier Systems or Tactical Communications

This is a rare and extremely exciting opportunity for a Business Development Manager to join a forward-thinking company who place every employee's work life balance at the forefront of what they do. They work incredibly well as a team and boast a fantastic retention rate for their staff.

This is an immediate requirement, so if you have the required skills and experience, please get in touch with an up-to-date copy of your CV.