Business Development Manager

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Manage a multimillion-pound portfolio in the technical sales arena, driving revenue growth while influencing key stakeholders in the highways and infrastructure sector.

Technical Business Development Manager

Location: Midlands (UK-wide travel)
Salary: £70,000–£75,000 + Performance related bonus (10/15%) + car/car allowance

Are you a technical sales professional who thrives on building relationships and driving growth? Do you have the credibility to influence contractors and asset owners in the highways and infrastructure sector?

If this sounds like you, a leading specialist in surface marking and repair solutions is looking for a Sales & Business Development Manager to take ownership of a market-leading brand across the UK and Ireland.

About the Company

A highly regarded and significant player in the cold applied line marking market, this family business has set a growth trajectory with ambitious targets through to 2028

What’s the role about?

As Business Development Manager, you will:

  • Manage a multimillion-pound portfolio of line marking materials and equipment.
  • Drive revenue and margin growth through account management (60%) and new business development (40%).
  • Influence decision-makers at contractor and asset owner level (local authorities, Highways Agency).
  • Leverage internal support teams (marketing, technical, internal sales) to deliver exceptional client service.
  • Travel extensively across the UK and Ireland, with occasional visits to the South Coast HQ.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with contractors and key stakeholders.
  • Develop and execute strategies to grow market share and revenue.
  • Identify and convert new business opportunities across UK & Ireland.
  • Provide technical sales support and product expertise to clients.
  • Represent the brand at industry events and client meetings.

About You

  • Proven sales and business development experience in paints, coatings, or construction chemicals.
  • Track record of growing accounts from SMEs to major contractors (ideally in the contractor market, within the highways or comparable sectors)
  • Strong influencing skills with asset owners (within local authorities) and infrastructure projects.
  • Tenacious, relationship-driven, and commercially astute.
  • Willing to travel extensively and manage a UK & Ireland remit.

 

Benefits

What’s in it for you?

  • Reward: £70K–£75K basic salary (DOE) + bonus + car allowance or company car.
  • Impact: Take ownership of a market-leading brand.
  • Growth: Join a business with clear plans for expansion and leadership opportunities.
  • Culture: Collaborative, innovative, and committed to sustainability.
  • Benefits: Pension, holidays (rising with service).

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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