Business Development Engineer

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Job Ref: kb
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Cambridgeshire
Salary: £40,000 pa

Job Description

Very successful electronics manufacturing company are seeking an experienced Business Development Engineer.

Our client are a very successful Electronics Manufacturing company with over 40 years’ experience. They are looking to recruit an experienced Business Development Engineer to operate from their sites in Essex, Berkshire and Cambridgeshire.

As a Business Development Engineer you will be part of the business development team, working alongside marketing, being responsible and accountable for generating leads, creating opportunities that result in requests for quotation (RFQs) and negotiating contracts.

You will work as part of the team taking direction from the UK Group Managing Director. Collectively the team are required to maintain a pipeline of opportunities that will ensure year on year growth across the three UK factories. You will also work closely with the factory Managing Directors and their commercial, technical and productions teams. This is very much a collaborative approach.

The role will demand a ‘hands-on’ approach with the ability to work at pace and be tenacious to see things through to a successful outcome.

Main responsibilities

Assist with generating leads using all available tools and professional networks.
Support the team to secure meetings and visits with prospective customers / target.
Support the team to follow up on enquiries and opportunities.
Help produce proposals, quotations and contracts as needed.
Engage with their factories, develop strong working connections with Engineering, Operations and Commercial key contacts and facilitate prospective customer visits.

Skills, knowledge & experience

Some understanding of the demands of contract manufacturing; including electro-mechanical assembly, PCBA manufacturing, prototyping, test development and component sourcing.
Good communications skills; including presenting and written material.
Proficient in presenting company data to senior stakeholders and business owners of potential customers.
Willingness to work collaboratively with all internal departments to share customer insight, update on development timelines and deliver new business from contract
Willingness to learn and develop sales techniques alongside technical knowledge.

Hybrid working

Your formal place of work will be your home address. To work from home, you must have a suitable office / working environment. Equipment will be provided. However, if preferred, and subject to the distance, you could be formally based at one of their factories. You will be able to use the offices and facilities at any of the UK factories.

You will, however, be required to travel within the UK on a very regular basis to meet prospective customers, current customers and to interact in person with the teams at our factories. Occasional overseas travel may be necessary. As a guide, assuming activities levels are as expected, you should be travelling most of the time.

You must have a clean, full UK driving licence and in date passport.

Remuneration package

SalaryFrom £40,000 dependent on skills & experience
Car / Car allowance Either a fully expensed company car or an equivalent car allowance appropriate for this role.
BonusUK Group Business Development Bonus Scheme
Working hours Full time is 37 hours per week
Mon to Thurs 08:30 to 17:00 and Fri 08:30 to 13:30
Holiday 25 days plus Bank Holidays (includes Christmas shutdown)
Life cover Death in service cover (x3 annual salary) after probation period
Pension scheme Auto-enrolment with 5% employee and 3% company contributions
Wellbeing support Free & confidential access 24/7 to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

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