Technical Business Development Executive

Technical Business Development Executive

Location: Near Woking, Surrey Salary: £26,000–£32,000 + £5,000–£8,000 OTE (Up to £40,000 package) Hours: 36 hours per week Job Type: Permanent

Syntech Recruitment are recruiting for a Technical Business Development Executive to join a well-established engineering and technology business near Woking.

This is not a traditional high-volume telesales role. You'll use market intelligence, CRM data and targeted research to identify new business opportunities across the UK & Ireland, engaging with engineering and manufacturing decision-makers and securing product demonstrations for the field sales team.

The business is implementing Salesforce and developing a more intelligent, data-led approach to winning new customers. You'll play a key role in identifying target markets, companies and contacts and turning that research into genuine sales opportunities.

Benefits

• £26,000–£32,000 basic salary

• £5,000–£8,000 performance-related OTE

• 36-hour working week

• 24 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays

• Private pension scheme

• BUPA private medical insurance following probation

• Life insurance

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Free on-site parking and EV charging

• Free on-site gym

• Professional development and training

Responsibilities

• Research and identify new customers across UK & Ireland engineering and manufacturing markets

• Use market intelligence, Salesforce and external data to identify target companies and decision-makers

• Conduct targeted outbound prospecting via telephone, email and professional networks

• Engage with engineering, manufacturing, quality and technical professionals

• Understand customer challenges and identify potential product applications

• Generate qualified appointments and technical product demonstrations for the field sales team

• Identify further opportunities within existing key accounts

• Support targeted campaigns for new products and markets

• Maintain accurate prospect and opportunity information within Salesforce

• Collaborate with field sales and international Business Development colleagues

Requirements

• Previous B2B sales, business development, sales development or technical sales experience

• Engineering, manufacturing or technical industry experience is highly advantageous

• Strong outbound prospecting and new business skills

• Comfortable researching companies and identifying commercial opportunities

• Confident communicating with engineering and technical decision-makers

• Able to understand and discuss technical products and applications

• Comfortable using CRM systems and sales data

• Proactive, resilient and commercially minded

• Able to commute daily to the Woking area

This role would suit someone who enjoys the hunt for new business but wants to move away from old-fashioned volume telesales into a more targeted, research-led approach.

Apply today for more information.

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