Business Development Manager

2 weeks ago


Slough Berkshire, United Kingdom Orion Electrotech Full time

The Company Orion Electrotech is a multi-award-winning specialist recruitment agency that takes pride in our reputation for high standards, teamwork, and genuine dedication to building exceptional relationships with both candidates and clients alike. The Role Are you a driven sales professional who thrives on business development, building relationships, and creating new opportunities? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced, target-focused environment? We are seeking a confident and driven Business Development Manager to join our Engineering & Manufacturing team. This role is all about business development: identifying opportunities, opening doors, and developing lasting client partnerships. Recruitment experience is ideal, however we welcome applications from anyone with a proven background in direct sales, account management, or client development; someone who is motivated by targets, bonuses, and long, term growth. You'll need to be resilient, money, motivated, and comfortable with the reality that building a recruitment desk takes time. Key Responsibilities Driving business development activity to identify and win new clients across the engineering and manufacturing sectors. Building and maintaining strong business relationships with decision, makers at all levels. Managing the full sales cycle, from initial prospecting through to account handover. Collaborating with recruitment consultants to ensure client requirements are delivered successfully. Helping shape sales strategies and contributing to the wider growth of the business development function. Tracking activity, forecasting pipelines, and achieving both personal and team business development targets. What You'll Bring Proven experience in business development, sales, account management, recruitment (360 / 180), or another target-driven environment. A confident and professional approach to client interaction, both on the phone and face-to-face. Strong commercial awareness and a proactive mindset for spotting and acting on opportunities. Excellent communication skills and the ability to build rapport quickly. Motivation, resilience, and a strong work ethic. A mindset that balances long, term business development growth with short, term performance. Access to a vehicle and UK drivers licence Package & Benefits Base salary: £30,000 – £40,000 depending on experience. Uncapped commission structure with significant long, term earning potential. Quarterly & annual bonuses, fine dining experiences, and luxury trips for top performers. Private health cover, gym membership, hybrid working, and early Friday finishes. Career progression: structured development plan, tailored induction, and clear promotion pathways. Supportive, collaborative culture within a high, performing team. Location This role will be located at our Lower Earley offices covering the Berkshire region, including Reading, High Wycombe, Slough, Maidenhead, Henley-on-Thames, and surrounding areas. What Next? If you would like to apply for the Business Development Manager position, please submit your CV via the "Apply Now" button, or contact Josie Shear at Orion Electrotech Reading for a confidential conversation. Due to the volume of applications, we receive, unfortunately we are not able to respond to every application personally, therefore, if you have not heard back from us within 5 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful. To see our other available vacancies please visit our website.



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