Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager (Semiconductors)

📍 Essex, UK

🏢 Hybrid, on-site at least once every two weeks plus UK customer travel

💷 £50,000 to £70,000 basic (depending on experience) + 20% bonus + Company car

📄 Permanent, full-time contract

5V Tech are working with a specialist semiconductor distributor with a strong reputation in audio and an established international presence. They’re a small, growing team heading into an expansion phase, taking their technical expertise into new markets including sensing and power applications (power conversion and motor drives).

They need a BDM to grow the UK market, winning new business while managing and developing their established legacy accounts, reporting directly to the MD.

No layers of corporate sign-off, quick decisions and a genuine say in where the business goes next.

What you’ll be working on:

• Finding and winning new UK business across audio semiconductors, sensing and power applications
• Looking after and growing existing customer accounts alongside winning new ones
• Owning the full sales cycle, from spotting the opportunity to closing the contract
• Building relationships with C-suite and engineering teams at customers and suppliers
• Running technical presentations and product demos, in person and over Teams
• Working with overseas suppliers and contract manufacturers to support customer projects
• Keeping a healthy pipeline and forecasting accurately
• Representing the business at industry events and trade shows

Requirements:

• Proven B2B technical sales experience within semiconductors, electronics or a related technical sector
• A track record of developing and closing deals on complex technical products
• Confidence talking to senior decision makers and engineers alike
• Comfortable running your own territory independently
• A UK driving licence (customer visits are part of the job)

Bonus points for:

• Knowledge of audio semiconductors or audio electronics
• Knowledge of power conversion or sensor applications
• A degree in Electronic Engineering or similar (equivalent experience is valued just as much)
• Semiconductor distribution or distribution-adjacent experience
• Experience selling into industrial, automotive or marine sectors

Important things to know:

• Large remote dimension. On-site at least once every two weeks, plus regular UK travel and some overseas supplier engagement
• It’s a small team, so this is a hands-on role with real autonomy

5V Tech are acting as an Employment Agency for the purposes of this position. We offer a reward scheme if you can recommend someone for this role, £250 for you and £250 to a charity of your choice. 5V Tech are recognised talent solutions experts within Edge AI, Physical AI, IoT and Deep Tech, working across Europe, the UK, and North America.