This is an excellent opportunity for a Business Development Manager who has a background in the Fire & Security industry and is used to driving their own sales.

This is an exciting role and suitable for someone who has previously worked as an Internal Sales Engineer, Sales Engineer, Technical Sales Engineer, Account manager or Business development manager in the Fire & Security industry.

As Business Development Manager you will be with a company who work with many high-end clients across the UK. Your role will be to support the overall business strategy, identifying new markets and opportunities in-line with developing and implementing effective sales programs to grow the business.

Business Development Manager Benefits:

• Starting Salary - £50,000K – OTE - £80K
• Work from Home 
• Commission scheme 
• Company subsidised pension scheme
• On-site Parking 

Business Development Manager Duties:

• System Design and Building Technical Quotations in line with customer requirements
• Carrying out site surveys for Fire and Security Systems
• Brand and Marketing Awareness including working with Marketing to produce content for the company social media channels
• Diary Management and Setting Your Own Appointments
• Presenting Quotations to Customers

Business Development Manager Requirements:

• A strong background in Sales preferably in the Fire & Security industry
• Comfortable with working in a team as well as independently when required  
• Excellent Customer relationship building abilities and understanding
• Good commercial awareness, competitive analysis and negotiation skills
• A full UK driving Licence 

This role is commutable from: Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, York, Hull, Doncaster, Burnley, Liverpool, Harrogate

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Sales Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

This business is a world leader in the design, manufacture and supply of their specialist machinery. Starting out over 40 years ago, they now have sites across the globe, working on many prestigious projects.

They have great staff retention with the average years’ service being over 12 years, which is a testament to the type of company that they are.

Reporting to the Operations Director, they are looking to recruit an experienced Project Planner, to join their established projects team. 

Project Planner Hours and Benefits

• Monday to Friday, 8am – 5pm, with a 1-hour lunch
• £30,000 - £40,000, negotiable dependant on experience
• Company bonus (non-contractual, up to 25% of salary) 
• 10% employer contributed pension, with 0% required from employee
• Private medical cover (currently with Bupa) on completion of the probationary period
• 33 days holiday
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free flu jabs
• The possibility of joining a global company with a great staff retention record - average years’ service being 12 years

Commutable From: Derby, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Nottingham, Mansfield, Worksop

Person Specification

• The ideal candidate will have exceptional scheduling skills previously utilised in a heavy engineering / major construction environment. It is expected that the successful candidate would be capable of managing the general requirements of the task themselves. Supervision and guidance would be given initially from others.
• The Project Planner will be involved in projects that are usually mechanically biased and can consist of the following phases: concept design, design analysis, detail design, procurement, manufacture, freight, installation, and commissioning. Along with resource allocation and cost monitoring. Projects can be at either enquiry/estimating stage or order stage.
• Project value can be up to the region of US$20m. Final installation site could be in any worldwide location and would usually contain elements being sourced from different global locations, be this varied company facilities or sub-suppliers worldwide. It is essential that a workable strategy is implemented that enables regular, simple, and concise updates to be obtained from all parties involved that contribute to the execution of a successful overall project.
• The Project Planner will have expert skill levels in both Microsoft Office suite, and Microsoft Project are mandatory. Superb communication abilities are also essential, relevant to telephone, email, and face to face. 
• PMP certification or an interest in pursuing this would be advantageous although not essential.

Key Responsibilities (not limited to)

• The Project Planner will create, manage, and monitor multiple project schedules and executive summaries simultaneously. Enabling reports to be distributed to clients and stakeholders in accordance with pre-agreements and/or contractual document submittal details. Any issues should be identified as they occur and communicated to the predefined project specific stakeholders.
• A willingness to learn the business and its extensive product range is expected which may involve time spent on the shop floor. Similarly, an understanding of the relevant internal workflows and procedures would be expected in time.

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Manufacturing, Production & Quality Recruitment Support since 1994

We are pleased to be exclusively representing an established manufacturer of capital equipment who are currently seeking a National Sales Manager.

The company are a European based manufacturer with operations in 10+ countries including the UK with annual turnover in excess of €35m. Their products are used in many different settings including by Civil Engineering Contractors, Construction Contractors, Demolition Contractors, Local Authorities/Municipal, Industrial Cleaning Contractors and more. Their product range is highly engineered with equipment ranging in value from £5,000 - £250,000.

They are well known in the industries they serve for having high-end products and a highly respected approach to service and maintenance. Due to the nature of the products a highly consultative, solution-led approach is taken to sales, which include capital sales and hire. 

The National Sales Manager will be offered an industry leading package consisting of:

• Basic salary of up to £80,000
• Profit Sharing
• Company Car
• Extensive on the job training both in the UK and at the client HQ in Europe
• Funded further education (if you want it)
• Phone
• Laptop
• Home office
• 30 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

The National Sales Manager’s responsibilities will include:

• Commercial management of the UK business, including responsibility for strategy and P+L
• Line management of sales team
• Establishing and operating new sites in the UK
• Driving growth and winning new business with new accounts, primarily national key accounts 

National Sales Manager – required experience:

• 2+ years spent in a sales leadership role
• Experience of managing multiple sales sites, ideally with experience of opening new sites/showrooms/branches
• Strong business development skills – a hunter mentality is perfectly suited to this role
• Practical/mechanical mindset – you don’t have to be an Engineer but being practical, even just with a hobby, will be a massive advantage in this role 

National Sales Manager – beneficial experience: 

• Experience selling capital equipment 
• Experience of either working or selling into any of the following industries: Industrial Cleaning, Anti-Corrosion, Demolition, Civil Engineering, Local Authority/Municipal, Concrete Renovation, Abrasive Blasting, Facilities Management 

This is a National Sales Manager role covering the whole of the UK however candidates will ideally be based in the North West, The Midlands, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire or surrounding areas. 

Commutable from Birmingham, Nottingham, Lincoln, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, York, Hull, Preston, Crewe, Warrington, Shrewsbury, Telford, Peterborough

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Sales Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994