Business Development Manager - Southeast

AIM Limited; Crawley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insulation manufacturing company is looking for a Business Development Manager to oversee its operations in Southeast England. This role involves building strong customer relationships and driving sales of insulation products. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of the construction industry and proven sales experience, alongside excellent communication skills. Competitive salary and benefits are offered alongside a commitment to a diverse work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Pension scheme with contributions

Retail discounts

Share Incentive Scheme

Qualifications

• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with customers and installers.
• Proven experience in sales-driven roles.
• IT literate with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Drive business growth in the Southeast of England.
• Engage with distribution customers and generate sales.
• Identify and build relationships with key installers.

Skills

Relationship building

Construction industry knowledge

Sales experience

Communication skills

IT literacy

Job description

Business Development Manager - Southeast

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AIM produces a wide variety of bespoke insulation products to customer specification and manufactures bespoke ranges of fire, thermal and acoustic insulation products – primarily but not exclusively for the construction industry. AIM provides a first‑class service, supplying quality products on a rapid response basis.

With a drive to achieve organic growth, AIM is looking to strengthen its external sales team with the addition of a Business Development Manager role in the Southeast of England.

We are currently seeking a highly motivated and results‑driven Business Development Manager to join our team. As an experienced Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for owning and managing customer and installer relationships in the Southeast in a territory running from Hampshire through to Kent and south London. Your primary focus will be demand creation and subsequent sales of AIM branded products, working hand in hand with key sub‑contractors, funneling project requirements through an aligned distribution network. Additionally, you will be seeking new business opportunities for AIM’s fabrication capabilities with OEM customers.

What does the role involve?

As a Business Development Manager, you will be the “on the ground” driving force for the growth of the AIM business within the Southeast of England. The primary challenge is to engage with your distribution customers so that they are fully aware of the AIM product and service offering, generating a steady flow of enquiries and sales. You will also be required to identify and build relationships with key installers so that their project requirements are serviced through your distribution customer base. You will work closely with AIM specification sales activities ensuring that project specifications are both held and understood by the installer base. You will work hand in hand with technical support and internal sales personnel to deliver the highest levels of customer support and service.

The successful candidate will require:

• The ability to build and maintain strong relationships with customers, installers and colleagues
• Construction industry knowledge, ideally within fire, thermal and acoustic insulation.
• An aptitude for understanding complex specification and technical details associated with the design of the building envelope.
• Proven experience in sales‑driven roles dependant on the specifier to installer to distribution relationship
• Able to demonstrate that they have established and cultivated strong relationships with channel partners and internal colleagues.
• A self‑motivated, with a continuous improvement mindset.
• A great communicator both verbally and in the written word.
• IT literate with extremely good attention to detail

In return we offer:

• Competitive salary with annual pay award and staff recognition schemes
• 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (Company closed during Christmas period)
• A great pension, with SIG contributing up to 7.5% and up to 4x life insurance
• Money saving with retail discounts via colleague portal
• Share Incentive Scheme

AIM is a business within the Performance Technology Group, part of the SIG Specialist Markets division of SIG Plc. SIG Plc is a leading supplier of specialist building materials to trade customers across Europe with strong positions in its core markets as a specialist distributor of insulation and interiors products and as a merchant of roofing and exteriors products. Further details of who AIM are and what we do can be found here: https://www.aimlimited.co.uk/about-us/

SIG is committed to creating a fair and inclusive environment where employees feel safe, proud, and valued. We welcome talent that reflects the diverse customers and communities we serve. If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment type: Full‑time
Industry: Construction