Location: | Coventry |
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Salary: | £53,353 to £61,823 per annum |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Placed On: | 23rd January 2023 |
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Closes: | 20th February 2023 |
Job Ref: | 1889892 |
Are you ready for a new challenge and to help transform UK manufacturing?
Can you lead a talented team of business development experts, helping SME manufacturers improve their productivity and competitiveness?
WMG has an opportunity for an experienced industrial Business Development Manager, to lead a dynamic team of experts to develop future partnerships with SME’s using a number of funding routes, including UK Government funded support programmes, working with organisations to help de-risk and accelerate innovation and growth in the UK by the application of key expertise held within WMG, including new research-led technology, techniques and know-how, enabling UK businesses to access a range of technology areas and subsequent new opportunities for innovative products, processes, and business models.
The successful candidate will think strategically and creatively, but will also have the skills to actively broaden networks, identifying and exploiting relevant opportunities. This role will work closely with the senior business development team across WMG to maximise advantage for WMG and WMG’s High Value Manufacturing Catapult (HVMC)
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate success in the securing significant new business and improving growth in an organisation, with a clear ability to be a senior ambassador for WMG, understanding effective marketing and brand management tools.
In return, we will provide you with a great range of benefits which include an attractive pension scheme, 30 days holiday plus Christmas closure, and excellent learning and development opportunities.
At WMG we are committed to supporting staff to achieve their potential. We currently hold the Athena SWAN Silver Award and the University of Warwick holds an Institutional Silver Award: a national initiative that recognises the advancement of gender equality, representation, progression and success for all in academia. We are supportive of staff with caring responsibilities including a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, onsite childcare facilities and the childcare vouchers scheme. We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working bases, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.
Interview Date: TBC
Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.
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