Business Development Manager, South

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Manage key customer relationships and the full sales cycle in a new role, driving sales growth while providing tailored pumping solutions across the UK.

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am – 5pm (field-based with flexibility)
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000+ uncapped Bonus
Benefits: Car allowance, fuel card/expenses, laptop, phone, and future progression opportunities

Are you a natural relationship builder with a proven track record in field sales? Do you thrive on autonomy, love getting out on the road, and enjoy working with technically tailored solutions?

An exciting opportunity has opened up for a Business Development Manager to join a fast-growing, design-led engineering company specialising in bespoke pumping systems for commercial and industrial applications.

About the Role

This is a brand-new position with a clear remit: build and nurture relationships with key customers across the South of the UK. You’ll be targeting civil engineering firms, M&E contractors, property developers, and main contractors, selling bespoke pumping stations and service solutions that require a consultative, solution-oriented approach.

You'll manage the full sales cycle, from booking your own appointments to closing deals, often working closely with the company's in-house design and engineering teams.

The role involves extensive travel across the region and nights away from home. Expect to be in the office no more than one day a week.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Drive revenue and margin growth across strategic accounts.
  • Develop and execute key account plans that build long-term partnerships.
  • Become an expert on customer needs, both current and emerging, and ensure solutions are aligned.
  • Work closely with internal departments to deliver a seamless customer experience.
  • Maintain high ethical and professional standards, representing the brand with credibility and confidence.
  • Stay up to date on market and competitor activity to help shape strategy.

Requirements

What We’re Looking For

  • A seasoned field salesperson with a strong track record in B2B account development.
  • Ideally from a construction, capital equipment, or technical services background (not essential).
  • Someone who can self-manage and thrives on accountability and results.
  • A confident communicator able to engage everyone from site managers to directors.
  • Willing and able to spend regular nights away on the road.
  • Industry experience in pumping, civil engineering, or M&E is a plus, but not essential. Full product training is provided.

What’s in it for You?

  • A rare chance to build a territory from the ground up with a supportive and ambitious company.
  • Full autonomy to manage your own diary and sales approach.
  • A team-oriented environment that values integrity, impact, and continuous growth.
  • Clear progression as the business scales toward its £10m revenue target.

Ready to take your career to the next level in a niche but thriving market?
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Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Career progression opportunities: Future progression opportunities within the company as it scales toward its £10m revenue target

Universal Business Team (“UBT”) is a global enterprise spanning 19 countries across the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, Central America and Australasia. UBT, headquartered in Sydney, Australia, is a diversified business consultancy that supports clients with business-advisory and group-buying services with the objective to help businesses develop a competitive edge. UBT was launched in 2009 in response to the Global Financial Crisis to support client organisations that were either in distress or looking to improve their competitiveness and financial performance. Currently, UBT turns over $500M (AUD) and has aspirations for significant growth over the next three to five years. A recent decision was made to bring four separate global regions together under the one global brand and leadership team. UBT’s business advisory services comprise corporate training, consulting, recruitment, accounting, and group buying services. UBT facilitates leadership and business excellence for our client’s in their respective industries. Through the group buying function, UBT nurtures mutually-beneficial relationships between member businesses and world-leading providers of business goods and services. The outcome to which we strive is a “win-win” for small-to-medium enterprises and big business alike. UBT provides services and products to approximately 3,000 independent, family-owned businesses globally with combined annual revenues exceeding $12B (AUD). The majority are small to medium sized enterprises with typical annual revenue ranges between $5m-$20m. However, there are also some larger businesses with annual revenues in the range of $100m-$250m. The unifying feature of all UBT’s clients is that the owners are parishioners of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC). UBT (which is owned by the PBCC) supports clients by providing products, services and support designed to increase their profitability and growth. The after-tax profits generated by UBT are reinvested into community initiatives, predominantly through schools (established to educate the children of Brethren families) and charities, such as the Rapid Relief Team (“RRT”) and the Red Cross. UBT Recruitment are an Equal Opportunities Employer. We will apply a rigorous, objective selection process using non-discriminatory criteria, as far as possible on behalf of all the businesses we recruit for.To view our policy in full please contact [email protected]

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