Business Development Manager - New Business (Manufacturing)
Location: Stafford (UK-wide travel)
Salary: £55,000 basic + uncapped commission
Package: £7,000 car allowance + phone + laptop
This is NOT an account management role. This is a pure new business role.
We are looking for a genuine new business hunter — someone whose instinct is to find opportunities, open doors, and win business.
The Role
This role is focused entirely on new customer acquisition.
- Identify and target OEMs and manufacturers across the UK
- Engage decision makers and generate new opportunities from cold
- Build a live, active sales pipeline
- Work closely with internal engineering and estimating teams to create commercial solutions
- Present manufacturing capability confidently and professionally
- Negotiate and close profitable new business
- Hand over mature accounts internally — then move on and hunt again
You will not inherit a customer base. You will build your own.
This role exists to create revenue where none existed before.
What You'll Be Doing
- Prospecting new OEM and manufacturing customers
- Cold outreach, referrals, networking and LinkedIn engagement
- Booking and attending new business meetings
- Managing opportunities through CRM
- Building technical and commercial proposals
- Negotiating and closing profitable new customer wins
What Success Looks Like
Within your first 6 months:
- A measurable, active pipeline
- Qualified opportunities being quoted
- New OEM/manufacturer relationships opened
- First customer wins secured
Longer term, this role becomes a key driver of strategic growth.
Commission Structure
- 5% commission on all profitable new business won
- Paid for 12 months from first order
- Uncapped
Who We're Looking For
- A proven track record of winning new business from cold
- Experience selling into manufacturing, engineering or technical markets
- Confidence dealing with buyers, engineers, operations managers and directors
- Strong commercial instinct
- CRM discipline and pipeline management skillsHigh resilience and self‑drive
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