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Business Management Graduate \n 📍 Middlesbrough, North East (On-site) | 🕒 Full-time \n Company: Meridian \n \n Launch Your Career in Business Management \n \n Are you looking to begin a career in business management, business development, or entrepreneurship? \n At Meridian, this graduate opportunity is designed to give you practical, hands-on experience across core business functions, helping you develop the skills needed to succeed in a fast-paced commercial environment. \n You’ll gain exposure to client engagement, sales performance, team coordination, and business operations, while building an entrepreneurial approach to growth and problem-solving. \n \n About Meridian \n Meridian is a growing sales and marketing organisation delivering customer engagement and business growth solutions for established UK clients. \n With continued expansion across Middlesbrough and the North East, we are developing a team of graduates to support campaign delivery, strengthen client relationships, and contribute to overall business performance. \n \n Key Responsibilities \n\n • Support the delivery and development of client campaigns\n, • Assist with business development and customer acquisition activities\n, • Monitor performance metrics and KPIs to track results\n, • Build and maintain professional relationships with clients and customers\n, • Contribute to team coordination and day-to-day business operations\n, • Take part in structured training focused on business management, communication, and strategy\n\n \n Training & Development \n You’ll receive structured training across key areas of business, including: \n\n • Business management and operational processes\n, • Business development and sales fundamentals\n, • Client relationship management\n, • Commercial awareness and performance analysis\n, • Team coordination and leadership skills\n, • Entrepreneurial thinking and business growth\n\n This programme is designed to help you build a well-rounded understanding of how businesses operate and scale. \n \n What You’ll Gain \n\n • Practical experience in business management and operations\n, • Exposure to business development, sales, and client engagement\n, • Ongoing training, mentorship, and professional development\n, • Opportunities for progression based on performance\n, • Insight into real business decision-making processes\n, • Involvement in campaigns across the UK\n, • A strong foundation for long-term career development or entrepreneurship\n\n \n Who We’re Looking For \n\n • Individuals looking to start a career in business management or business development\n, • Strong communication and interpersonal skills\n, • Interest in leadership, business operations, or entrepreneurship\n, • Proactive, motivated, and willing to learn\n, • Able to work both independently and as part of a team\n, • Comfortable working on-site in a collaborative environment\n\n \n Why Join Meridian? \n At Meridian, we focus on developing individuals through practical experience, structured training, and clear progression opportunities. \n Our approach is centred on helping graduates build long-term careers in business management, leadership, and business operations within a growing organisation. \n \n Apply Now \n If you’re ready to start your career in business management and gain real-world experience in a growing organisation, we encourage you to apply.

Area Sales Engineer Industrial Electrical Control & Automation Excellent Negotiable Salary dependent upon experience, plus excellent benefits of Car, Pension, Buy/Sell holidays, and more. On behalf of our Client we have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Area Sales Engineer/Area Sales Manager with a proven track record as a business developer and excellent salesman in the Electrical Control and Automation industry to join the team of this first class business. The successful candidate will be selling a range of high quality Industrial Automation products, i.e. PLC, Control Gear, Switchgear & Circuit Protection, Variable Speed Drives, Sensors, HMI and Process Instrumentation into the OEM, End User, System Integrator and Panel Builder markets throughout the South Tyneside/Teeside area, including, Middlesbrough, Stockton on Tees, Darlington, Hartlepool, and South of the Tyne, Sunderland, which would all be suitable base locations. As an already successful Sales Engineer, Area Sales Manager, Technical Salesperson, you will have sales and technical experience in the Industrial Automation industry coupled with a record of sales success and achievement. A formal qualification in an Electrical/Electronic discipline to ONC/HND or above is desirable but not essential, you should be able to demonstrate your knowledge and sales ability otherwise. Ideally you will also have benefited from further career development training to enhance your sales skills. As is usual you will be working to achieve defined sales targets and capable of developing a personal plan in order to achieve your objectives through managing and further developing an existing portfolio of accounts whilst constantly striving to identify new avenues of business. Excellent attributes such as good organisation and communication skills, along with the ability to be an effective team player whilst enjoying a level of autonomy are essential, as are capability with Microsoft packages. Post codes used are for advertising purposes only. To register your interest contact us with an up to date CV and we will be pleased to call you for a confidential discussion. To view more of our positions click on the Rise logo at the top of this page or visit our website directly. We work across a range of business to business/B2B market sectors including Renewable Energy, Electrical, Control & Automation, Electronic, Renewable Energy, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Fluid Power, Instrumentation, Engineering services companies, Industrial Consumables, Industrial Components, Capital Equipment, Material Handling, Scientific Equipment, Petrochemical and Utilities. Rise Executive Search & Recruitment Ltd are currently working on a wide range of business to business/B2B sales positions, account management, business development and sales management roles including: Sales Manager, UK Sales Manager, National Sales Manager, Country Manager, Regional Sales Manager, Area Sales Manager, Sales Executive, Senior Sales Executive, National Account Manager, Business Development Manager, Key Account Manager, Account Executive, National Account Executive, Sales Specialist, Global Account Manager, Sales Representative, Territory Sales, Field Sales, Client Relationship Manager, Sales Engineer, Sales Consultant, Technical Sales, Senior Sales Engineer, Export Sales, International Sales, European Sales, Branch Manager, Sales Director, Trainee Sales, Graduate Sales, Telesales, Internal Sales, Office Sales