Business Development Manager

Cast Metals Federation do; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company is seeking a Business Development Manager to drive commercial growth, develop strategic relationships, and secure partnerships across the UK and Europe. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in business development within the automotive and aerospace sectors, along with strong negotiation and account management skills. The role offers a competitive salary, bonuses, and comprehensive benefits, including holiday allowance and private medical cover.

Benefits

23 days holiday plus bank holidays

Car allowance or Travel Reimbursement

Private Medical

Company Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in business development in Automotive, Aerospace, Defence sectors.
• Successful track record of securing high-value contracts.
• Ability to understand and translate customer technical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Drive commercial growth through new opportunities and relationships.
• Develop and implement business development strategies.
• Manage negotiations and secure contracts.
• Support bid development and commercial proposals.

Skills

Business development

Sales

Negotiation

Account management

Communication

Technical understanding

Tools

CRM tools

Job description

Finecast Foundry Limited: Business Development Manager

Position: Full Time/Permanent

Location: Remote working with regular travel Littlehampton, West Sussex, and across UK and Europe as required.

Base Salary: £60,000-£75,000 Based on Experience.

OTE/Bonus: Up to £120,000+ (Uncapped Commission so be above)

Are you a commercially driven sales professional with experience in either Automotive, Aerospace, Defence sector? Are you motivated by the opportunity to shape the growth of a dynamic, ambitious, and fast-evolving engineering business?

Join Finecast Foundry and play a pivotal role in expanding our customer base, building strategic partnerships, and securing new business across the UK and Europe.

About Us

Finecast Foundry is a leading UK design to manufacturer of complex, high-integrity castings and fully machined assemble components for high performance and safety critical applications.

As an award-winning aerospace approved Company, we support as a Tier 1 to major customers across aerospace, automotive, motorsport, defence, and high regulated engineering sectors, delivering innovative and pioneering solutions that meet the highest technical and quality requirements.

Role Summary

As Business Development Manager, you will drive Finecast Foundry’s commercial growth by identifying new opportunities, developing strategic relationships, and securing long-term partnerships with existing and new customers. Working closely with the Managing Director and wider leadership team, you will secure new business and shape the long-term Commercial strategy of the Company.

• Developing, implementing and evolving business development strategies to achieve set targets.
• Monitoring industry sectors, technology and metallic product requirements to identify supply opportunities.
• Building and maintaining a strong pipeline of qualified opportunities.
• Nurturing and growing relationships with customers, engineering teams, procurement and senior stakeholders.
• Identifying and introducing our Company's full capabilities not only relating to supply of castings, but wider engineering competences including CNC machining from solid, Mechanical Assembly, Non-Destructive Testing and Metallurgical Analysis and Testing Services.
• Managing negotiations, securing contracts and ensuring a smooth handover into engineering and operations.
• Supporting bid development and commercial proposals in collaboration with technical and quality teams.
• Working closely with our marketing team to establish and communicate a clear strategy, aligned to our manufacturing capabilities, technical expertise, and core competencies, to drive awareness and sales within targeted sectors.
• Providing leadership, guidance and structure to the wider commercial and business to resulting in
• Working closely with engineering, operations, finance and quality to ensure a coordinated approach to onboarding and account retention.

About You

You are an experienced business development or technical sales professional who understands complex engineered components and the needs of high-specification, regulated industries. You’ll be motivated by the opportunity to deliver ambitious business grow, product and market diversify.

You will bring

• Proven experience in business development, sales position within Automotive, Aerospace, Defence, Motorsport, or similar precision-engineered sectors preferably working as a Tier 1 or 2 supplier.
• A track record of securing high-value contracts and developing accounts to build significant growth.
• Strong negotiation, communication and account management skills.
• The ability to understand customer technical requirements and translate them into commercially viable solutions.
• Familiarity with CRM tools and data-driven reporting.
• Flexibility to travel across the UK and Europe and to be regularly present on-site at the Company.

What we Offer

• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Car allowance or Travel Reimbursement.
• Private Medical.
• Company Pension Scheme.

Candidates to initially submit a current CV to [e-mail]. Subject to the CV being of interest, the Company will arrange either a telephone or Microsoft Teams interview. Successful candidates will subsequently be invited to attend an onsite interview.

NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES