Business Development Manager – Automotive, Industrial & Energy Storage

Yorkshire & Humberside | Field-Based

Competitive Salary + Discretionary Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Are you a natural new business developer who enjoys opening doors, building relationships and winning customers?

We're recruiting a Business Development Manager for an established international distribution business with a strong presence across the automotive, commercial vehicle, industrial and energy storage markets.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of Yorkshire & Humberside, develop an existing customer portfolio and, importantly, win new business across several growing markets.

If you enjoy the challenge of finding opportunities and turning them into long-term customers, this could be an excellent next step.

Why Apply?

• Competitive basic salary and discretionary performance-related bonus

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

• Employer pension contributions of up to 6%

• Life assurance worth three times annual salary

• Employer-funded Employee Assistance Programme

• One paid charity day each year

• Employee referral and service award bonus schemes

• Established customer relationships alongside new business opportunities

• Opportunity to develop across several commercial markets

The Opportunity

This is a genuine business development position.

You'll spend at least 50% of your time identifying and winning new customers, while also managing and developing an existing portfolio.

Your customers will operate across automotive, commercial vehicle, industrial and energy storage markets, giving you a broad range of opportunities.

You'll work with independent businesses, distributors, buying-group members and other B2B customers, helping them access the products and solutions they need.

Reporting to the Regional Sales Manager, you'll have the autonomy to plan your territory, build relationships and deliver commercial growth.

What You'll Be Doing

• Identify, approach and win new customers across Yorkshire & Humberside

• Develop existing accounts and increase customer spend

• Identify opportunities to introduce additional product ranges

• Build relationships with distributors, buying-group members and commercial customers

• Plan customer visits, prospecting calls and sales activity

• Maintain a strong pipeline of new business opportunities

• Work towards agreed new business, sales growth and activity targets

• Use CRM to manage opportunities, customer activity and forecasts

• Work with customer service and operational colleagues to ensure customers receive excellent support

• Monitor market activity and identify new commercial opportunities

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who enjoys winning business, not simply managing an existing customer base.

Ideally, you'll have at least three years' experience in B2B field sales, with a track record of developing new customers.

Experience within any of the following would be advantageous:

• Automotive aftermarket

• Commercial vehicle aftermarket

• Industrial distribution

• Engineering or MRO supplies

• Batteries and stored energy products

• Energy storage solutions

• Technical or trade distribution

However, industry experience isn't essential if you have a strong B2B sales background and the ability to develop new business.

You'll need to be proactive, commercially aware, organised and comfortable managing your own territory.

Why Consider It?

You'll have the opportunity to develop business across several markets rather than being restricted to one narrow product category.

With an established customer base, a broad product offering and plenty of potential new customers, this is a role where your ability to identify opportunities and build relationships can make a genuine difference.

If you're motivated by winning new business and want a territory you can really develop, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply today and Stewart Lupton at JSL Solutions, specialists in industrial and automotive aftermarket recruitment, will be in touch. Alternatively, call Stewart on 07763004067 for further details.

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Specialists in senior commercial and leadership recruitment for manufacturers and distributors across the automotive and industrial aftermarket.