Business Development Manager Inspection Equipment

Company: WR Engineering
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Location: Urmston
Job Description:

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.

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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Posted: May 15th, 2026