Business Development Manager- Engineering Steels

Business Development Manager- Engineering Steels

All About the Role
Barrett Engineering Steels, Bolton site became a pivotal asset following its acquisition in 2023, since then we have had major investment and a full upgrade of the facilities, machinery and output capabilities managed by a brilliant team of experts, all contributing to continuing growth and development of the business. In line with this growth,  we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Business Development Manager to be both out in the field and office based; building, developing, and managing a strong portfolio of customers through excellence in customer service, technical support and managing the end-to-end sales cycle. To further enhance the business, onboarding of new business is also a requirement through a proactive and managed approach, lead generation, relationship planning and prospecting. You will manage and grow a portfolio of customers, building long term mutually beneficial relationships with the full support of our internal sales team.

Specific tasks include:

• Generate a pipeline of new customers and business leads by face-to-face visits, targeted phone calls and other marketing strategies.
• Build on existing customer relationships ensuring full potential are received.
• Develop new business
• Target customers and projects, leading negotiations and maximising the commercial opportunity through regular contact.
• Evaluate and deliver visit plans based on customer potential, priority and location ensuring time and costs are efficiently achieved.
• Achieve sales KPI’s
• Where necessary, delivering product presentations to customers on a range of items.
• Be an ambassador for high customer service standards.

All About You
You will have the passion, drive, and confidence to work within the business in a collaborative, creative way.

Essential Skills for the role: 

• Previous B2B field sales experience within a busy sales environment and have a proven record of building accounts and delivering results, ideally in the engineering steels, tools or heavy industry sectors 
• Excellent communication skills and strong analytical ability. Be able to work under pressure and to tight timescales.
• Builds strong relationships quickly, a proactive attitude and approach & used to working to targets and KPI’s.
• Barrett Engineering Steel offices are based in Bolton, with potential travel throughout the North  & North East of the UK, and stopping away may be required so a full UK driving license is essential.

We offer you: 

• Excellent salary that will depend on experience 
• Bonus potential
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life assurance
• Company discount scheme for savings on retail and leisure
• Access to health and wellbeing services
• Barrett Steel pension 

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