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Astute's Power team is exclusively partnering with a World class steam/air blowing company to recruit a Business Development Manager.
The strategically important Business Development Manager role comes with a highly competitive salary, car allowance and further benefits.
If you're a Business Development Manager and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity and people at the forefront of everything it does, then submit your CV to apply today.
Responsibilities and duties
Working as the Business Development Manager,you will be responsible for:
- Identifying new sales leads, securing new enquiries and building the client base from initial reach out through to working with commercial and technical teams for preparation of quotations of work scope exceeding 100k
- Carry out key business development activities, attending networking events and getting the business name positively in the market.
- Research organisations to identify new leads and potential new markets, offering our products and/or services and obtaining information to remain competitive and in line with any market trends.
- Business development of Industrial Services to new and existing clients, incremental to the Business Plan, UK-wide.
- Ensure high levels of customer service in all aspects of service delivery.
- Ensure non-conformances and service failures are dealt with in an effective and efficient manner by assisting the quality and HSE teams throughout the group.
- Monitor and manage the pipeline of new contracting opportunities to ensure the department remains busy.
- Work collaboratively with other divisions within the wider worldwide group to deliver on the customer contracts efficiently, safely and within all environmental permits and legislation.
- Manage specific projects and enquiries as per business requirements.
- Maintain continuous professional development and competence for the role.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties as and when required.
Professional qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:
- Business development background working within the Industrial Services sector. Particular relevance within the power / petrochemical industry.
- Good grasp of chemical, process or mechanical engineering.
- Full UK Driving license
- Comfortable travelling regularly throughout the UK to customer sites, networking events and company facilities.
- Occasional Europewide travel to other company offices and/or worksite to broaden service knowledge and meet client in their head office locations.
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Willingness to learn
Salary and benefits of the Business Development Manager role
- Highly competitive salary
- Performance based bonus scheme
- Company car or car allowance
- Contributory pension scheme
Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.
