Location: Ideally within 1-2 hours of the West Midlands
Salary: £50,000-£60,000 + package
Role Type: Field-based, new business development
We are recruiting for a Business Development Manager to join a specialist manufacturer of high-end inspection and quality assurance equipment supplied into FMCG and pharmaceutical production environments.
This is a pure business development role focused on generating new business across the UK, targeting manufacturers operating high-speed filling, packaging and production lines. The successful candidate will be selling technical inspection solutions used to improve product quality, safety, compliance and production efficiency.
The Role
Generate new business opportunities across FMCG, food, beverage and pharmaceutical manufacturing
Sell technical inspection, detection or quality control equipment into production and packaging environments
Build relationships with engineering, production, quality and senior management stakeholders
Identify customer requirements and work closely with technical teams to develop tailored solutions
Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting and site visits through to proposal, negotiation and close
Represent a premium technology-led business with a strong reputation in automated inspection and line quality assurance
The Candidate
Proven business development experience selling inspection equipment, detection systems, QA equipment or related automation into FMCG or pharmaceutical environments
Strong understanding of production lines, packaging lines or high-speed manufacturing processes
Comfortable winning new business rather than managing an existing account base
Able to engage technically with engineering, production and quality teams
Based within 1-2 hours of the West Midlands, with flexibility to travel nationally
Self-motivated, commercially driven and confident opening doors with new customers
Package
£50,000-£60,000 basic salary
Company car or car allowance
Pension and benefits
Field-based role with national coverageThis is an excellent opportunity for a commercially driven technical sales professional to join a specialist inspection equipment business and take ownership of new business growth across the UK.
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Salary description
£50000.00 - £60000.00 per year