Business Development Manager - Technical Sales

Business Development Manager - Technical Sales

Electromechanical Products | Electrical Distribution | South Coast England
Basic Salary from £40,000 + £5,500 Car Allowance + Commission + 10% Pension + Excellent Benefits

Are you a commercially driven Business Development Manager or Area Sales Manager with experience selling electromechanical or technical engineering products into electrical distributors?

Do you want to work for a market-leading engineering organisation, part of an aggressively growing UK group, and be based on the South Coast of England (Southampton, Portsmouth, Hampshire, Dorset)?

This is a fantastic opportunity to represent a well-established, highly respected engineering business supplying specialist electromechanical solutions into industrial, technical, and electrical distribution markets.

• Market-leading UK engineering organisation
• Part of a rapidly expanding, investment-backed engineering group
• Strong reputation for technical excellence and product quality
• Significant growth strategy across specialist technical markets
• Stable, profitable, and innovation-focused

You will join the business at an exciting time of growth, with real opportunity to develop new business and progress your career.

As a Business Development Manager, you will drive new business growth and develop strategic long‑term relationships, selling a specialist range of electromechanical products and engineered solutions. This is a consultative, relationship‑focused sales role, managing the full lifecycle from prospecting and qualification through to proposal, negotiation, and closing, working closely with internal engineering and production teams.

• Develop new business across electrical distributors and technical B2B markets
• Sell specialist electromechanical products and engineered solutions
• Identify and secure long‑term strategic customer relationships
• Produce commercial and technical proposals in collaboration with engineering teams
• Manage the full sales process from lead generation to order award
• Implement targeted marketing strategies across key sectors
• Conduct strategic customer visits and attend industry exhibitions
• Grow existing accounts and agent networks
• Maintain CRM accuracy and pipeline visibility
• Drive opportunities via digital lead generation and online channels

This role would suit:

• Business Development Manager
• Area Sales Manager
• Technical Sales Engineer
• Key Account Manager
• External Sales Manager

With experience selling:

• Electromechanical products
• Electrical components
• Technical engineering solutions
• Industrial equipment

Into:

• Electrical distributors
• Technical wholesale networks
• Industrial supply chains

• Based in Southampton, Portsmouth, Hampshire, or Dorset
• Proven B2B technical sales experience
• Experience selling into electrical distributors
• Strong negotiation and closing ability
• Ability to manage longer consultative sales cycles
• Commercially astute and target driven
• CRM and MS Office proficient

• Background in electromechanical or engineered products
• Experience with in renewables, marine, offshore wind, oil & gas or industrial sectors

• Basic salary from £40,000 (DOE)
• £5,500 annual car allowance
• Commission scheme with strong earning potential
• Up to 10% pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
• Birthday leave + Christmas Eve leave
• Buy & sell holiday scheme
• Enhanced maternity/adoption leave
• Life assurance (2x salary)
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Employee benefits & wellbeing support

• Represent a market-leading engineering brand
• Part of an aggressively growing group with investment and ambition
• Sell high‑quality electromechanical products with strong market demand
• Strategic, consultative sales role with autonomy
• Real opportunity to develop key accounts and grow your career
• Excellent internal technical support

If you are a technical sales professional, based in Southampton, Portsmouth, Hampshire, or Dorset, with experience selling into electrical distributors or technical trade channels, and you want to join a fast-growing, market‑leading engineering organisation, we would like to hear from you.

Apply today