Graduate Strategic Business Development Manager in Yorkshire

Are you a true new business hunter who thrives on opening doors, creating opportunities and winning strategic accounts? At evo , we're looking for an ambitious and commercially driven Strategic Business Development Manager to join our growing New Business team. This is a high-impact role focused on identifying, developing and securing new business with medium and large private sector organisations across the UK. If you're someone who enjoys building relationships from scratch, filling your own pipeline and seeing the direct results of your efforts, we'd love to hear from you. What You'll Be Doing This is not an account management role. You'll be responsible for generating opportunities from the ground up and managing the entire sales journey through to contract award and mobilisation. You'll be: Identifying and targeting new private sector opportunities Prospecting through calls, email campaigns, LinkedIn and networking Building relationships with senior stakeholders and decision makers Converting activity into qualified meetings and sales opportunities Managing complex sales processes, tenders and negotiations Developing compelling commercial proposals and business cases Working closely with internal teams to ensure successful customer onboarding What We're Looking For We're seeking a proven new business professional with: ? A track record of winning new business in a B2B environment ? Experience building a self-generated pipeline through proactive prospecting ? A strong hunter mentality with resilience, drive and commercial ambition ? Experience managing the full sales cycle from lead generation to contract signature ? Strong commercial awareness and CRM discipline You'll Stand Out If You Have Experience selling into large private sector organisations Knowledge of workplace supplies, facilities management, technology, furniture, print or related sectors Experience of complex tenders, RFPs and procurement processes Familiarity with LinkedIn Sales Navigator and sales intelligence tools An established network of business contacts Why Join evo? evo is one of the UK's leading business services and workplace supplies organisations, delivering innovative solutions across workplace essentials, technology, facilities products, furniture and procurement services. We combine national scale with operational excellence to help businesses work smarter and more efficiently. What Success Looks Like You'll be measured on: New business revenue and profitability Pipeline generation and conversion Quality and value of opportunities secured Customer meetings and prospecting activity CRM management and forecasting accuracy Ready to make an impact? If you're a driven sales professional who thrives on winning new business and wants to be part of an ambitious, market-leading organisation, we'd love to hear from you.