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Business Development Manager

On-site in the UK·Full-time·Added 1 month ago (last checked 7 Oct)

Overview

Job details

  • Full-time

    Per the ad.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
  • Engineering understanding, industrial sector experience advantageous
  • Entrepreneurial spirit
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset
  • Willingness to travel with an expectation of three days spent in customer-facing activity per week.
  • Strong computer knowledge/skills. Proficient in use of Microsoft Office and other related systems
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, balance workload effectively, assess the need for business and customer priorities
  • Bachelors' degree from an accredited college or university, or proven industry work experience
  • Strong work ethic - self-starter able to demonstrate strong proactive approach and self-initiative; persistent and tenacious; high level of commitment and dedication to meet aggressive deadlines with high-quality results

The role

Business Development Manager

Position overview:

In this external, customer-facing role, you will be a passionate, enthusiastic, and energetic Business Development Manager responsible for developing and expanding our business with both new & existing customers.

You will find and enable opportunities through your understanding of customer needs and extensive product knowledge, that can support increased sales and customer expansion. Your goal is to drive sustainable financial growth through boosting sales and forging strong relationships with clients. You will have a proven track record in driving projects from concept through to production and will demonstrate a strong understanding of all activity in between.

This role reportsto theUK Sales Director.

What you'll do

  • Support in house marketing & eBusiness, customer nurture & growth activity through input on customer needs and product demand in our ever-changing marketplace
  • Work closely with other members of the BD & marketing teams within Optimas to ensure best practice is identified, shared & effectively rolled out across borders
  • Build strategic relationships with all related functions to achieve goals
  • Present customer pipeline updates, regularly and as required at Sales Meetings
  • Work with internal departments to create proposals that will win new business while attaining profitability and EBITDA objectives
  • Work with the Sales Director to form, grow and implement business development plans for UK.
  • Find and develop and win new market opportunities utilising your both your product knowledge and an understanding of the value we can offer our customer though our various logistics and engineering services.
  • Attendance of conferences, customer meetings, and industry events where required to understand market trends and customer needs.
  • Promote and sell Optimas' total value proposition (products, engineering & supply chain) within the UK geography
  • Be aware of market changes and competitor activities and report accordingly
  • Suggest and support ideas for marketing / literature requirements
  • To maintain and up-date business development and quotations databases, ensuring all quotes are followed up to completion (namely HubSpot)

How you'll work

UK (remote/hybrid working)

Principal Activities

with a focus on our Core Values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Excellence, Accountability and Drive

Teamwork

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About Optimas International

In their own words

About the company & team

AboutOptimas:

Optimas is amultinationaldistributor of integrated supply chain solutions, and engineering support focused on delivering fasteners, components, industrial and safety supplies to our diverse customers around the world. Our local, on-the-ground teams understand the nuances of every community we serve. This allows us to adapt with our customers and partners as needs evolve, leveraging our footprint to remain at your side while providing a highly personalised level of service and support no matter where you find yourself around the globe.

To learn more, please visit our websitehttp://www.optimasinternational.com/

Our company is fast-paced, dynamic and has enormous potential like few others, thriving in an industry that's highly demanding and very competitive. Our success so far is based on finding the best talent and putting them together to work in a friendly,challenging,and exciting environment. Talent is everything for Optimas.

Additional information

Optimas OE Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Optimas OE Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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