Business Development Manager

Salary: £25-27,000 plus uncapped bonus (Year 1 OTE £35,000) 

Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 40 hours a week

We are currently recruiting for Business Development Managers to join our team at The Business Connection Group and we are keen to hear from tenacious and talented people with drive, motivation, resilience and above all a passion for customer service excellence.

The Business Connection group is a well-established recruitment group with national coverage and an enviable reputation for strong service delivery and longstanding client relationships. Established over 30 years ago, the group has developed to supply services to clients in the Industrial, Technical & Engineering, Commercial and Facilities Management & Events sectors and our success is the result of our commitment to high quality service; robust recruitment processes; market leading time-to-hire results; fully invested Account Management; and complete legislative compliance.

It is our belief that we are only as successful as the people who work for us, and to that end we believe we have created a working environment that encourages and rewards success.

What we offer:

• Competitive base salary and uncapped commission structures
• Central systems, marketing, administration and customer service support
• Training and development courses
• Light touch central management support

Key Responsibilities:

• We are looking for someone who is able to take initiative and manage their own schedule in order to generate new business for all companies in the group

• Developing both existing and new business opportunities, working with a diverse range of clients from SMEs to global organisations
• Part of your role will involve managing your leads, adding contacts to our CRM, and getting creative with email and marketing campaigns to help secure new clients

Essential Skills:

• B2B telesales, B2B business development and B2B customer relationship management experience
• The new Business Development Executive will have experience in qualifying leads and converting them into prospects, managing a pipeline of potential clients and securing new business opportunities
• You will have similar experience gained within B2B sales in a service sector
• Organisational skills and the ability to manage your own administration efficiently
• Enthusiasm, ambition and you must be genuinely target-driven with the discipline to meet both activity and revenue targets
• Full UK Driving Licence

Unfortunately due to time restrictions we cannot respond to every applicant, in the event that we haven’t contacted you within 48 hours please take it you have not been successful for this particular role, but your details will be kept on file and considered for all future vacancies.

We are an equal opportunities agency and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.