Business Development Manager - Interconnect in London

Company Overview

COME JOIN OUR JOURNEY! When you join TT, you join our global community of visionaries, creators, and achievers dedicated to engineering and manufacturing electronic solutions enabling a safer, healthier and more sustainable world. Simply put, we are a global manufacturer with a passion for engineering advanced electronics that benefit our planet and people for future generations. We are committed to having a positive impact on the world through a culture built around safety, transparency, collaboration, and positive relationships. Our teams are fuelled by performance and expertise, leading the charge in innovation, efficiency and delivering world-class customer service. Be part of the journey.

Role Overview and Responsibilities

At TT Electronics, we’re hiring for a Business Development Manager to drive new business opportunities for our interconnect solutions, including cable harnesses, connectors, and integrated systems. Reporting to the Business Development Director - Interconnect, this role focuses on building new customer relationships and opening strategic accounts. The successful candidate will be a results-driven team member with strong communication skills and a deep understanding of the Business Capture process. The primary focus will be on securing brand-new customers, platforms, and programmes within the Aerospace & Defence (A&D) sector, as well as adjacent high-end industrial and transportation markets. Unlike momentum business managed by internal sales and programme teams, this role is dedicated to strategic customer acquisition and programme wins that expand TT’s market footprint and long-term growth trajectory.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Developing and growing the TT customer base within our Interconnect solutions.
• Building trusted relationships with engineering, procurement, and decision-making teams.
• Representing TT Electronics at Trade Shows, showcasing the wider TT product and solutions portfolio.
• Collaborating with the Marketing team to identify new opportunities, conducting high quality research and preparing dedicated customer presentation materials.
• Providing prompt follow-up and support to all customer enquiries.
• Working cross-functionally with the design and marketing teams to align market needs with solutions.
• Utilising the CRM (Salesforce) and project management systems to manage your NBO pipeline and to ensure bids are managed through the gated process.
• Negotiating commercially driven orders with a focus on margin and strategic alignment with the wider TT Group.
• Achieving or exceeding agreed sales targets as set by the Business Development Director.
• Analysing success of Business Development pipeline opportunities, including lessons learnt on unsuccessful opportunities with the aim of continuous improvement and sharing intelligence with the wider team.

Qualifications, Skills and Attributes

What we’re looking for: We’re looking for a confident and capable sales professional who brings energy, structure, and strong technical expertise. A track record in business development or sales within the Interconnect market. A proactive, strategic, and well-organised approach. Willingness to travel regularly. We’re open to hybrid and remote working patterns, however; you will be required to attend our sites, primarily in the South of England, on a regular basis.

What We Offer You

From this role you will have the opportunity to develop the experience needed to explore and progress to more senior leadership roles within the TT Electronics wider group if this is in your own career plan. Competitive Salary Enhanced pension contributions Healthcare cashback plan Employee assistance programme Short Term Incentive Plan Financial wellbeing benefit Discounted online and high street shopping and lifestyle vouchers Cycle to Work Scheme Discounted RAC membership Discounted Gym membership 5 weeks (in hours) annual leave plus bank holidays A supportive and friendly working environment with a focus on wellbeing and sustainability.

TT Electronics are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and actively encourage applications from under-represented groups.

Our Recruitment Process: Initially we will reach out to you for an informal conversation about the role. This will allow you the opportunity to ask questions and find out more about TT, our site and our team. It will also give us the chance to learn more about you and your experience to date. At this point both parties have the opportunity to decide if they would like to continue with the process. Please be aware that many roles at TT Electronics are subject to both security and export control restrictions which means that limitations relating to nationality may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates must achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). TT Electronics is unable to sponsor work visas for this role. We hold Health and Safety in the highest regard at TT, with the Wellbeing of our employees our top priority. Any successful candidate will be required to successfully pass a pre-employment Drug and Alcohol Screening.

Solving Technology Challenges for a Sustainable World

We want the very best people in our TT family across the globe – so we welcome applications from everyone, to celebrate a diverse mix of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and you can rest assured that TT Electronics takes positive steps to ensure we are an inclusive business, that will welcome and support you, from your initial application to wherever your career takes you! Please get in touch if you’d like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to your application, in order that we can accommodate and support you in the process. You can do this by emailing TTRecruitment@ttelectronics.com

If you want to work for a company where who you are is valued and respected, we’d love to hear from you.