Business Development Manager – Workshop & Industrial Solutions

What You’ll Be Doing

As Business Development Manager, you’ll lead B2B sales projects from first contact to completion — identifying opportunities, building relationships, and delivering solutions that match each client’s vision.

Your focus will be to:

• Develop new business opportunities across automotive, industrial, education, and motorsport sectors.
• Manage the full sales cycle — from enquiry to proposal, negotiation, and closure.
• Build and nurture long-term client relationships with decision-makers, architects, and contractors.
• Collaborate with design, operations, and project teams to bring bespoke projects to life.
• Represent the brand at trade shows, exhibitions, and industry events.

You’ll be field-based across the UK, with a home and office balance and around 25k–35k driving miles per year — plenty of variety, freedom, and ownership of your territory.

Why Apply

• Real autonomy – manage your own diary, priorities, and clients your way.
• Prestige brand – represent a British design-led manufacturer recognised globally for quality and innovation.
• Visible results – see your projects take shape in workshops, universities, and industrial environments.
• Career progression – benefit from one-to-one mentoring, training, and clear growth opportunities.
• Collaborative culture – join a close-knit, passionate team that values quality and customer experience.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven B2B sales experience, ideally with a project or design-led product.
• Track record in developing and closing new business.
• Excellent relationship-building, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to manage multiple opportunities at once.
• Professional, self-motivated, and confident managing your own schedule.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel nationally.

The Package

• £40,000 base salary + performance-related bonus.
• Company car and business travel expenses.
• Pension scheme with employer contribution.
• Comprehensive benefits package including mobile and IT equipment.
• Training and career development within a respected and growing British manufacturer.

About the Company

Our client is a multi-award-winning, design-led British manufacturer recognised for creating world-class modular and workshop solutions.

Their work is trusted by leading names across the automotive, motorsport, industrial, and education sectors, with a focus on precision engineering, innovation, and customer collaboration.

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Specialists in:

• Automotive Aftermarket Recruitment.
• Sales & Marketing Recruitment.
• Senior Appointments & Executive Search.

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