An established car park design and build business is presently looking to appoint a motivated and dynamic pre-contract sales specialist to develop business with main contractors and car park operators throughout the UK.

The Position:

Working predominantly from our client’s Hampshire headquarters, but incorporating travel to sites and clients throughout the UK, the appointed Business Development Manager will assume responsibility for:

• Identifying and securing business opportunities in accordance with targeted sales objectives
• Identifying and establishing key relationships with potential new customers to provide sustained long-term business
• Working alongside the Bid Team to prepare high quality client proposals and high impact presentation documents
• Assisting in the development of pre-qualification submissions, pre-tender budget costs, lay out designs, high level programmes and outline proposal documents
• Negotiating inclusion on restricted tender lists
• Lead generation and appointment setting
• Maintaining a tender pipeline and ensuring that all business development administration is regularly updated and accurately reported in a timely manner
• Gaining a thorough understanding of customers’ business objectives and how/where the company can add value to these
• Keeping abreast of all market sector intelligence including competitor activity
• Maintaining and developing Key Accounts
• Attending industry meetings and sector seminars to develop market knowledge and intelligence
• Contributing to all pre-contract publicity, branding and marketing activities

The Candidate:

Applicants will be expected to demonstrate:

• Previous sales or business development experience in the construction industry
• Strong commercial acumen and negotiating abilities
• Good knowledge of the estimating process
• The ability to establish and maintaining strong and profitable business relationships
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Good organizational and time-management skills
• Smart appearance and a professional manner
• High levels of self-motivation and autonomy
• A flexible approach to changing workload patterns
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office and web-based information systems
• The ability to plan and produce presentations and deliver these to prospective clients
• Hands on problem-solving and ideas generation skills
• Comprehensive attention to detail to ensure that all relevant business development opportunities are explored and captured

The Company:

Established for over 70 years, our client is an award-winning steel fabricator with a proven track record of delivering innovative and pioneering construction projects.  Steelwork excellence is at the core of the company’s three specialist divisions: Structural steel, special projects and multi-storey car park construction.  Founded in the early 1970s, the company’s car park design and build business has created over 30,000 new parking spaces in the last 15 years alone, its modular steel structures providing a fast and cost-effective solution to meet increasing demand.