Business Development Executive

Business Development Executive

Full-Time | UK - £28 - £30k Basic + Uncapped Bonus

Business Development & Sales | Aerospace | Defence | Electronics | Engineering | Manufacturing

About the opportunity

Our Client, a growing UK engineering, aerospace and defence supply group is looking for a commercially driven Business Development Executive to help identify, develop and convert new business opportunities.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys speaking with customers, building relationships and turning conversations into genuine sales opportunities.

Working closely with senior commercial leadership, you will support the full sales pipeline, from lead generation and customer engagement through to quotations and follow-up.

What you’ll do

In this role, you will:

• Making warm calls to existing customers, prospects and previous contacts
• Making targeted cold calls to uncover new business opportunities
• Identifying and developing opportunities across the organisation’s capabilities
• Generating leads through calls, email, research and proactive outreach
• Follow up leads from senior commercial colleagues and progress them into opportunities
• Preparing and issuing quotations for inbound enquiries and proactive opportunities
• Following up quotations and enquiries to improve conversion
• Building strong relationships with current and prospective customers
• Arrange customer meetings and visits for senior commercial colleagues
• Attending or leading occasional customer visits when required
• Representing the organisation at exhibitions, trade shows and industry events
• Maintaining accurate records of activity, leads, opportunities and follow-ups
• Identifying where the organisation’s capabilities can meet customer needs and create commercial opportunities

What we’re looking for

You’ll be a strong fit if you are:

• Confident and professional on the phone
• Commercially focused and opportunity driven
• Comfortable making both warm and cold calls
• A strong communicator who builds relationships easily
• Organised, persistent and able to manage multiple opportunities
• Comfortable discussing products, services and quotations with customers
• Proactive, commercially driven and able to pursue new business opportunities
• Confident representing a business at customer meetings and exhibitions
• Able to identify prospects and turn them into genuine sales opportunities
• Experienced in B2B sales, business development, account management or lead generation

Experience in aerospace, defence, electronics, components, engineering or manufacturing would be an advantage but is not essential.

Why apply?

The organisation works across electronic components, obsolescence management, aerospace and defence supply, precision engineering and manufacturing.

With extensive inventory and established engineering and supply-chain capabilities, the organisation supports customers in challenging, supply-constrained markets.

You’ll join an ambitious, growing business where your ability to open doors, identify opportunities and build customer relationships can make a direct commercial impact.

Interested? If you are commercially driven, confident speaking with customers and motivated by new business growth, we would like to hear from you.

Apply now to be considered for this confidential Business Development Executive opportunity.

Location: UK
Role: Business Development Executive
Type: Full-Time
Industry: Aerospace | Defence | Electronics | Engineering | Manufacturing