Business Development Manager

JOB- Business Development Manager
LOCATION- Middlesex (Hybrid/Remote but commutable for monthly meetings)

TERM- Permanent candidates only
SALARY- £70,000 - £90,000 and other great benefits

We are looking for a Business Development Manager on a permanent based in the Middlesex area with strong knowledge in the Aerospace & Defence industry in a precision machining environment. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker who will hunt out new opportunities, qualify them and create new relationships to support this activity in line with the companies aggressive growth plans.

The Business Development Manager will ideally have the following attributes:

• Degree educated in Engineering or relevant Aerospace/Defence industry beneficial
• Capable of managing information organising and planning
• A strong Get It done ethos
• Great communication with impact on paper and in person
• Results driven and detail focused
• Natural communicator with ability to influence
• Strong team working ethos
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Good organisational and leadership skills

The Business Development Manager role will involve:

• Identify target markets and new customers
• Develop relationships with key customers in order to identify and qualify new opportunities
• Drive commercially strategic behaviours in other departments to ensure robustness of offerings
• Create price build up, using expert inputs estimating functions and present this for endorsement as part of bid review process
• Chair relevant bid and contract reviews
• Compile bid metrics for reporting into the business
• Conduct handovers to programmes on receipt of PO via contract review forum
• Be the customer liaison, reporting on project status, schedule, and risks. Communicate with the customer on technical matters, calling for support from experts as needed.
• Monitor and report bid deadlines
• Occasional international and domestic travel for project reviews on customer sites.

If you are interested in this position, please apply with an up to date CV as soon as possible, along with your availability and your salary expectation.