Parker Hannifin is looking for a high-calibre Business Development Lead to accelerate growth through strategic, hunter-led B2B sales, ideally from within the manufacturing or Aerospace industry.
This role will suit a well-established commercial professional who knows how to win new business, build credibility quickly, and develop complex opportunities into long-term customer partnerships. You will combine proactive business development with consultative selling, working across longer sales cycles and engaging confidently with multiple stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify, shape, and win new business opportunities across target markets and customers
- Build a strong, high-quality pipeline through proactive outreach, networking, and market insight
- Lead strategic B2B sales opportunities from first engagement to commercial close
- Build trusted relationships with key decision-makers and influencers
- Grow existing accounts by identifying further commercial potential
- Partner with internal teams to develop compelling customer solutions, proposals, and responses
- Use CRM tools and market intelligence to drive disciplined, focused growth
Essential Skills and Experience you’ll need
- Proven success in business development, B2B sales, or strategic account growth
- A track record of winning new business and converting opportunities into revenue
- Experience managing longer, consultative sales cycles
- Strong commercial judgement and the ability to position value credibly
- Excellent relationship-building, influencing, and communication skills
- Confidence working across complex stakeholder environments
- Strong CRM capability, with experience using tools such as Salesforce, HubSpot, or Dynamics
- A proactive, resilient, and results-driven approach
- A strategic, high-impact role with clear visibility
- The opportunity to shape and win meaningful new business
- A global brand with strong technical credibility and market presence
- A collaborative environment where commercial success is supported cross-functionally
- Real scope to grow your career in a respected, performance-driven organisation
If you are a commercially sharp, relationship-led sales professional who thrives on creating opportunity and converting it into long-term growth, we would welcome your application.
What We Offer
Parker Meggitt is proud to offer a competitive total rewards framework designed with our colleagues’ health, wealth, and well-being in mind to help our employees balance a successful career. Our competitive package will include:
- Funded membership of a professional body
- Focused career development planning with opportunities to progress
- Pension scheme with up to 10% matching company contribution
- Life Assurance x4 basic salary
- Share buying scheme
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy and sell up to 5 days
- Service-related holiday (3 years = 1 day and increase up to max 5 days)
- Cash Plan or Private Medical Cover
- Employee Assistance Program for Health & Wellbeing
- Free on-site car parking
- Employee Referral Scheme
- An on-site restaurant and Starbucks offering subsidised food
- Employee Perks – offering our employees discounts on a huge variety of goods and services
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