Element is seeking a dynamic Business Development Manager to join our Built Environment business unit, and grow our UK Fire Resistance portfolio.

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated leader to oversee our sales team across two key UK locations, including our brand-new, state-of-the-art Fire Resistance Test Facility in Warrington. This is a senior role that requires strategic vision and hands-on leadership, ensuring the continued success and growth of the team while maintaining the highest standards of performance

At Element our shared purpose of ‘Making tomorrow safer than today’ is what brings us together. We are energized by our ambition to make the world a better place and create a safer future for people. This is what sets us (and you, if you join us…) apart from the crow

• Take ownership for the Fire Resistance opportunity pipeline, create and execute sales campaigns and develop new opportunities to increase Element's share of wallet.
• Drive excellence through all of our sales processes to provide excellent customer experience and maximize customer retention.
• Lead the UK Fire Resistance Sales Team : lead, motivate and unite team members around around a common sales strategy, organize and coordinate commercial activities, evaluate employee’s performance and support their development whilst driving high performance
• Collaborate with the operational leaders, technical experts and marketing team, to identify and execute new lead generation campaigns to grow the market.
• Expand business with dormant and existing accounts; prospects and develop new potential accounts
• Achieve sales goals by driving the penetration, conversion and retention of accounts, whilst working hand-in-glove with the operations teams to ensure that capacity is maximized.
• Provide regular and accurate reporting on key opportunities, available capacity and actions to drive revenue.
• Comply with and drive adoption of Element’s commercial excellence processes, tools and systems

• Experience with developing new business and growing share of wallet

• Fire Testing experience would be advantageous

• Proven leadership and people management experience 

• Requirement to maintain and promote the use of CRM systems

• Degree-level educated

• Experience in interpreting testing procedures and requirements desired but not essential.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

• Availability, flexibility, and maturity to represent the company at a broad range of events / projects in the community, with customers and within the company

• Ability to remain calm when faced with mounting pressure related to deadlines and multiple priorities

• Well-developed oral and written communication skills to meet a variety of communication needs

• Good interpersonal skills that foster open upward and downward communication built on mutual respect

• Ability to interface with clients, win new work and determine their requirements; helps develops proposals including cost estimates, work plan and terms and conditions

• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time; some overnight travel may be required

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At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.