Business Development Manager Inspection Equipment

Business Development Manager, Inspection Equipment

Location: Ideally within 1-2 hours of the West Midlands
Salary: £50,000-£60,000 + package
Role Type: Field-based, new business development

We are recruiting for a Business Development Manager to join a specialist manufacturer of high-end inspection and quality assurance equipment supplied into FMCG and pharmaceutical production environments.

This is a pure business development role focused on generating new business across the UK, targeting manufacturers operating high-speed filling, packaging and production lines. The successful candidate will be selling technical inspection solutions used to improve product quality, safety, compliance and production efficiency.

The Role

• Generate new business opportunities across FMCG, food, beverage and pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Sell technical inspection, detection or quality control equipment into production and packaging environments
• Build relationships with engineering, production, quality and senior management stakeholders
• Identify customer requirements and work closely with technical teams to develop tailored solutions
• Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting and site visits through to proposal, negotiation and close
• Represent a premium technology-led business with a strong reputation in automated inspection and line quality assurance

The Candidate

• Proven business development experience selling inspection equipment, detection systems, QA equipment or related automation into FMCG or pharmaceutical environments
• Strong understanding of production lines, packaging lines or high-speed manufacturing processes
• Comfortable winning new business rather than managing an existing account base
• Able to engage technically with engineering, production and quality teams
• Based within 1-2 hours of the West Midlands, with flexibility to travel nationally
• Self-motivated, commercially driven and confident opening doors with new customers

Package

• £50,000-£60,000 basic salary
• Company car or car allowance
• Pension and benefits
• Field-based role with national coverage

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially driven technical sales professional to join a specialist inspection equipment business and take ownership of new business growth across the UK.

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