Business Development Manager - #1685195

At AEPartners UK, we connect top talent with leading engineering and manufacturing businesses. Our client, based in Washington are a specialist in the design and manufacture of bespoke low voltage (LV) switchgear, along with distribution boards, panel boards, transformers, and containerised substations tailored to customer requirements.We are currently recruiting for an experienced Business Development Manager to join their leadership team based in the focusing on the Data Centre market across the UK.Job Title: Business Development Manager

The RoleAs Business Development Manager you will be tasked with executing the strategic growth plan for new business & account management in the UK helping shape and define the Data Centre Offering and go to market across the DC market in UK. Developing existing accounts looking for upsell and cross sell opportunities alongside building a pipeline of new business opportunities. The successful candidate will be joining a sales team of 8 and will be required to meet and exceed targets and converting marketing strategies into sales. This is a challenging but extremely exciting and rewarding role... a great opportunity to be part of a stable organization experiencing rapid growth phase.CandidateAre you a sales professional with experience selling in the DC sector, maybe within security systems industry? Maybe you're feeling undervalued and not seeing the progression you deserve? Don't feel you're being rewarded properly even though you're smashing targets?We are seeking candidates from directly within the sector who come from an Electrical Engineering background too, who have the drive an ambition to deliver measurable resultsTo be successful the ideal candidate will be ambitious, disciplined and well organised, possessing the focus, attention to detail and the desire to close deals, Managing long complex sales cycles through to fruition and winning business. Ideally having demonstrable experience in a high pressure sales environment ideally selling security systems into the commercial or public sector in Ireland. We are seeking the type of person is confident to coerce at all levels of business and interface with a multitude of organisations in different sectors. Polished oral, written communication & presentations skills are essential