Business Development Executive

Overview

As a Business Development Executive at Trelleborg, you will drive new business growth across Europe within healthcare and medical markets. You’ll spend significant time in the field meeting prospects, attending events, and building early relationships to feed the sales pipeline. You’ll translate product value and competitive advantages into customer opportunities while collaborating with senior teammates. This role offers travel across UK and Europe and a chance to shape solutions in a leading polymer solutions company.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Company Car Allowance
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Discount Platform
• Travel Throughout Europe
• Bonus Incentive

Responsibilities

• Identify new customers and market opportunities across the UK and Europe
• Travel frequently to meet prospects, attend industry events, and conduct site visits
• Develop product understanding to articulate solutions to clients
• Capture and qualify leads and hand them into the sales pipeline
• Gather market intelligence on competitors, customer needs, and trends
• Build early-stage relationships with potential long-term partnerships
• Represent the company professionally and uphold its customer-focused values

Key requirements

• 0–3 years in a sales or business development environment or similar customer-facing role
• Experience in customer-facing settings (B2B or B2C)
• Ability to identify leads and build early-stage customer relationships
• Exposure to technical or industrial products a plus
• Willingness to travel frequently within UK and Europe
• Healthcare and Medical background a plus but not required

• Strong commercial awareness
• Confident communicator who can build rapport
• Customer-focused mindset with proactive relationship development
• Good networking skills across markets
• Office 365 data review and sorting for strategic decisions
• Practical experience using AI tools for sales-relevant activities

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