Business Development Manager vacancy in Cheltenham (067jc)

My client, an established company serving the military, government and utility sectors are now seeking to recruit a new BDM to he build on their current expansion plan.

You will be reporting to the Sales Director, and this role will be fundamental for their expansion plans and in return a defined career path is available with future options available.

The company has long term framework agreements with industry leaders which provides an opportunity for reference selling, however we are looking for a highly self – motivated individual to break into new areas, the prime geographical areas will include the UK and Republic of Ireland with added opportunity in France and the Benelux countries, accordingly a second language (French) is desirable.

The company markets a wide range of PDH, SDH, Ethernet and Wireless based networking equipment providing capability up to STM64, MPLS and 4G networks.

The company enjoys a reputation for integrity and strong technical capability and you will need to be a team player who can contribute in an open environment, and each person is expected to contribute, accordingly they are looking for a person with a background and understanding of the technologies and apply that aggressively in a multi-level sales environment. The role will be primarily field based with the focus orientated towards meeting with potential customers to introduce the company and expanding existing customer accounts. You will be expected to meet with customers autonomously and therefore a good understanding of the technology is vital, however personnel from our technical sales team will be available to assist if a more technical oriented meeting is required.

The company is offering an attractive remuneration package for a person who is right for the position and the package will provide a high gearing to encourage achieving targets. Experience of selling into the Utility, Defence sectors and their associated prime contractors would be an advantage.