Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager Location: Mansfield | Permanent | Highly Competitive Salary + Benefits

Turning opportunity into growth. Are you a commercially driven Business Development Manager who knows how to find new markets, win new customers and turn opportunities into profitable business?

We’re looking for a proactive, technically minded sales professional to help drive the next stage of growth for an established engineering and manufacturing business. This is an opportunity to make a real impact, developing new customer relationships, opening up new markets and building a strong pipeline of high-value opportunities.

The Role

You’ll take ownership of new business development, identifying target sectors, building relationships with key decision-makers and converting opportunities into long-term, profitable partnerships. Your responsibilities will include:

• Identifying and winning new customers across target markets and industry sectors.

• Developing a strong sales pipeline and delivering against revenue targets.

• Understanding customer requirements and positioning technical solutions to meet their needs.

• Building relationships with decision-makers, from initial contact through to securing new business.

• Managing quotations, bid reviews and commercial opportunities in collaboration with internal teams.

• Developing market intelligence, identifying emerging opportunities and monitoring competitor activity.

• Working closely with sales, engineering, operations and marketing to ensure a smooth transition from opportunity to delivery.

About You

You’re a confident, commercially astute business developer who combines a hunter mentality with a consultative approach. You enjoy opening doors, building trust and turning technical capability into commercial success.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Proven experience in B2B business development or technical sales.

• A track record of winning new customers and growing revenue.

• Experience in engineering, electronics or a related technical environment.

• Strong commercial awareness, negotiation skills and the ability to assess business opportunities.

• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to engage customers and influence stakeholders at all levels.

• A structured approach to pipeline management, forecasting and customer development.

The Opportunity Join a business where your ideas, relationships and commercial drive can make a tangible difference. You’ll have the opportunity to develop new markets, build lasting customer partnerships and play a key role in delivering future growth.

Ready to make your mark? If you’re ambitious, commercially focused and motivated by winning new business, we’d like to hear from you. Apply today with your CV