Business Development Manager

Role Overview

The Business Development Manager will drive profitable growth, gain market share, and create future pipeline opportunities within specific segments or product specialisms. This role is pivotal in driving sales, collaborating with branch-based teams, and creating an exceptional customer relationship and service.

What You Will Do

Key responsibilities include creating a strategic roadmap, building and maintaining a pipeline of customer partnerships, creating partnerships and strategic relationships with customers, and adapting strategies based on market and segment changes for long-term future growth.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have commercial expertise, influencing and negotiation skills, experience within a business development role, and the ability to make data-driven decisions to drive strategic plans and growth opportunities.

Requirements

• Commercial expertise (margin, P&L, cost to serve)
• Influencing and Negotiation skills
• Experience within a business development role with proven results
• Able to make data-driven decisions to drive strategic plans and growth opportunities
• Strong stakeholder management experience with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally
• Proven sales experience with the ability to prospect, qualify, and close new business
• Extensive knowledge of sales processes and techniques

Benefits

• Company Car Scheme
• Bonus Scheme
• 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Buy and sell holiday each year
• Enhanced parental leave
• Contributory pension scheme and life assurance
• Staff discounts
• Exclusive holiday offers and free financial support and education
• Private Medical Insurance/Free virtual GP service
• Healthy Mind Champions
• Perks