Business Development Manager

We're recruiting for a Business Development Manager to join a well-established and growing business within the automotive aftermarket.

This is a field-based role focused on developing existing accounts and winning new business across the UK & Ireland, driving sales growth across a range of distribution channels.

You'll play a key role in strengthening customer relationships, identifying new opportunities, and supporting wider commercial and product strategies.

What You'll Be Doing

• Managing and developing key customer relationships
• Identifying and securing new business opportunities
• Growing sales across regional, national and specialist distributors
• Negotiating commercial terms, pricing and agreements with customers
• Managing your sales pipeline, pricing and commercial agreements
• Supporting promotions and providing market/product insight
• Attending customer visits, trade shows and industry events (UK and occasional international) Supporting effective account management, including awareness of customer spend and aged debt

About You

• Experience in a field sales / business development role
• Automotive aftermarket experience desirable (not essential)
• Strong relationship builder with a commercial mindset
• Self-motivated, organised and comfortable working independently
• Full UK driving licence
• Confident managing a territory and customer base
• Intermediate Excel skills for reporting and tracking
• Full UK driving licence

What's in It for You

• Salary c 42,500 with flexibility for the right person
• Bonus and benefits package
• Up to 15% performance-related bonus
• Company car or car allowance
• 31 days holiday (incl. bank holidays, rising with service)
• Free parking when onsite
• Opportunity to join a growing, market-established business
• Field-based role with real autonomy and progression potential
• Growing business with real progression opportunities

Core Hours

Mon-Thurs: 08:30-17:00
Fri: 08:00-15:30

Location

Field-based across the UK & Ireland, with weekly travel to Banbury