About the Role
As a Business Development Executive, you’ll be at the heart of our commercial growth. Your mission is to identify, qualify, and progress new business opportunities, generating high‑quality appointments for our Sales team.
Working closely with Sales, Marketing, and Business Development colleagues, you’ll play a vital role in helping us connect with prospective clients and showcase the value Axil brings to organisations across the UK.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Proactively contacting prospective clients via telephone and email
- Building connections and engaging professionally via LinkedIn
- Researching and qualifying new business opportunities
- Generating your own leads through creative outreach and targeted activity
- Maintaining accurate, high‑quality data within our CRM system (HubSpot)
- Supporting the wider commercial team with excellent organisational and administrative skills
- Taking a structured, proactive approach to your work, with a focus on results and continuous improvement
What We’re Looking For
Essential Skills & Attributes
- Strong commercial awareness and sales focus
- Experience using CRM systems (HubSpot advantageous)
- Data‑driven with excellent attention to detail
- Confident engaging with stakeholders at all levels
- Adaptable, proactive and resilient
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- A collaborative team player with a passion for self‑development
- Strong problem‑solving and decision‑making skills
Desirable
- Previous experience in a business development, inside sales or lead generation role
- Background in the waste management or sustainability sector
Hours of work
Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week based at our Head Office in Corby.
Pay
£28,300 per annum, with potential to earn a bonus per annum based on agreed targets, KPI's and Company performance.
Business Development Executive in Corby employer: Axil
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