Business Development Manager

Drive Growth. Build Relationships. Make an Impact.

The Role

A Business Development Manager role based in Port Talbot, you will take ownership of developing business opportunities within existing and emerging markets. You will create and execute strategic sales plans, engage with key decision-makers, and identify opportunities to increase market share and revenue.

This is a highly visible position offering significant scope to influence business growth and contribute directly to commercial success.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and research prospective customers, sectors, and market opportunities
• Develop and implement effective market entry and territory growth plans
• Deliver engaging product demonstrations and Lunch & Learn sessions to customers
• Conduct site visits and assessments to identify sales opportunities and gather market intelligence
• Build strong relationships with existing and prospective customers
• Engage with key decision-makers, stakeholders, and influencers within target organisations
• Identify and develop partnerships with distributors, agents, and strategic partners
• Monitor project pipelines and maintenance opportunities within target markets
• Maximise opportunities for upselling and cross-selling across customer accounts
• Achieve and exceed sales targets relating to enquiries, orders, conversion rates, and profitability
• Forecast sales performance and market trends to support business planning
• Maintain accurate customer records, visit reports, and quotation follow-up activity
• Present sales updates and market insights to the wider business
• Continuously develop technical and commercial knowledge of products, applications, and markets
• Increase customer awareness through marketing initiatives, networking, and face-to-face meetings

What We're Looking For

The successful candidate will be a confident and commercially focused sales professional who thrives on developing new business and building long-term customer relationships.

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in business development, territory sales, or account management
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills
• Demonstrable success in generating new business and achieving sales targets
• Excellent negotiation and closing skills
• Strategic thinker with strong market research and business planning abilities
• Ability to identify and develop opportunities within complex sales environments
• Strong commercial awareness and customer-focused approach
• Effective communicator with excellent presentation skills
• Self-motivated, organised, and driven to achieve results
• Valve industry knowledge would be desirable.
• Experience within engineering, industrial, manufacturing, or technical product sectors would be advantageous

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to make a genuine impact on business growth
• Autonomous role with significant customer engagement
• Supportive and collaborative sales environment
• Career development opportunities within a growing organisation
• Chance to work with innovative products and solutions across diverse markets
• Competitive salary and performance-driven incentives

If you're a motivated sales professional looking for a role where you can influence strategy, develop new markets, and drive commercial success, we'd love to hear from you.

Brook Street NMR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.