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Technical Business Development Manager - Passive Fire

Howells Recruitment
Posted 18 days ago, valid for 25 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Salary

£40,000 - £48,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The job title is Technical Business Developer located in London/South with a competitive salary plus commission and package.
  • The role involves engaging with client enquiries, visiting sites to understand work scope, and improving conversion rates for passive fire protection services.
  • Candidates should have significant experience in the construction industry and a strong knowledge of passive fire protection, particularly fire doors and compartmentation.
  • The position requires a solution-based sales approach and excellent interpersonal skills, with the goal of driving sales expansion and managing key client relationships.
  • The company offers 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, a company car or allowance, and a 5% employer pension contribution.

Job Title: Technical BDMLocation:London / SouthSalary: Competitive plus commission and package

Our client is the UK's leading passive fire protection specialist, supplying a comprehensive range of third-party accredited survey, installation and compliance services to public and private sector organisations across the country.

The main purpose of the role is to engage with enquiries received by the business by visiting sites/clients to understand the scope of work to improve the company's conversion rate. You will focus on safeguarding the opportunity, tracking and pricing projects and developing and maintaining strong working relationships with clients.

You will have significant experience working within the Construction industry and have a good knowledge of passive fire protection (Fire Doors, Compartmentation) either from an operations or sales perspective.

Responsibilities:

  • Demonstrable technical sales ability with in-depth understanding of fire doors and fire stopping applications.
  • Increase client facing and site visit activities with focus on Healthcare, Student Accommodation, Public Sector, Housing Associations, (but not limited to) - understand market demographics and form a plan to significantly develop
  • Attain, grow and manage a number of the businesses largest clients
  • Drive profitable sales expansion with a focus on acquiring new accounts
  • Identify opportunities early in the sales cycle to ensure maximum share of wallet within fire stopping and passive fire related opportunities
  • Deliver business development related presentations, negotiate, and close business with nominated accounts, working in coordination with location business development resources
  • Achieve sales goals by converting, retaining and penetrating accounts
  • Manage incoming enquiries through effective customer relations
  • Lead access and persuasion steps in sales process, including qualifying, relationship building, needs evaluation, solution development/presentation and closing
  • Actively participate in regular pipeline reviews, ensuring all CRM records are up to date and critical success factors are identified for key opportunities

Experience:

  • Experience selling and/or estimating passive fire services
  • Ideally have in-depth knowledge of the passive fire protection market, applications, products and systems.
  • ASFP IFE Level 1, 2 & 3 Qualifications desirable.
  • Someone with the ability to develop technical knowledge of products quickly.
  • Should have solution-based sales approach, positive, professional and customer service orientated
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Salary and Benefits:

  • 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) + Paid Christmas Shutdown
  • Company car / allowance
  • 5% employer pension contribution

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.