Make UK Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

New Business Sales Manager

Make UK Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Home based - hybrid from Birmingham office initially then as required thereafter

Competitive salaries and excellent benefits including up to one day's paid leave each year to undertake volunteering opportunities

The Manufacturers' Organisation | Make UK

Established in 1896, Make UK is the leading platform for all those in the UK Manufacturing industry. Make UK champion and celebrate British Manufacturing and Manufacturers, bringing people together to build upon the evolution of a growing industry, providing a large range of consultative support services to its members, and a driving force in encouraging young persons into the manufacturing sector through designed education pathways.

The Role

Make UK are seeking an experienced Sales Consultant / New Business Development Manager to join their organisation on a full-time, permanent basis. This role will be best suited to a natural influencer, who is charismatic with drive and tenacity. A real go-getter, who can think outside the box to solve problems and influence the bias into their favour.

In this exciting and high-impact role, you will be responsible for driving new business revenue by promoting Make UK’s range of services, including training, consultancy, and business support, to manufacturers and other businesses across the UK. You’ll identify opportunities, build pipelines, and convert prospects into long-term partners.

This role is perfect for someone who is confident in B2B sales, understands the consultative selling approach, and thrives in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

Role Responsibilities

• Drive sales to companies in the manufacturing and wider industry to sell in Make UK’s product and services.
• Understand and develop innovative ways to make products appeal to consumers based on the environment and current trends.
• Investigate and target new markets, penetrating them to drive sales particularly out of existing manufacturing/engineering sectors.
• Meet KPI’s and sales targets set, taking accountability on achieving these
• Development and management of a sales plan.
• Prospecting and managing the sales process to achieve new sales leads. Mainly through telephone, email and on line platforms.
• Attending sales meetings, company organised training programmes or courses and events. .
• Complete sales order documentation
• Preparing monthly/quarterly reports, forecasts or other as requested to ensure all information is collated and entered on MakeUK databases
• Passing on leads for other Business Units
• Promote new digital products and services across existing account portfolio.

Person Specification

• High levels of tenacity, robustness and drive
• Team and company focussed.
• Keeps themselves up-to-date with relevant political and commercial developments
• Provide insight, challenge and offer the most compelling and best fit solutions for clients on all occasions.
• Highly Experienced in selling B2B
• Track record of consistently achieving KPI’s/Targets
• Effective collaboration with key support teams and stakeholder groups
• The role has fantastic earning opportunities, with a successful Sales Consultant essentially doubling their earnings!
• 26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays
• Pension is matched contributions between 4-8%
• Home based with attendance to Aston, Birmingham office as required

With over 125 years of experience, Make UK is a leading provider of essential business support and a champion for manufacturing industry in the UK. Make UK has the close ear of Government and is a trusted provider of essential services for world leading manufacturing companies across the country. Everything we do is designed to inspire British manufacturers to compete, innovate and grow.

Make UK staff enjoy a good benefits package and values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Benefits to include, but not limited to: Free parking, meal service on site, no bank holiday/weekend work, flexible hours, health cover, matched pension contributions up to 8%, and life assurance.

We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and we recognise the contribution that Service personnel, both regular and reservist, veterans and military families make to our organisation and have pledged to support this by signing up to the Armed Forces Covenant.

Our Values at Make UK: Inclusivity & Diversity, Integrity, Innovation, & Collaboration

To apply for this role please apply or send your CV through to Kerry at kcritchell@insignistalent.com

Due to volume of applications, if you do not hear back within 5 working days please assume that you have been unsuccessful at this time.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Manufacturing, Business Consulting and Services, and Legal Services

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