At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive new business, build relationships, and influence company growth.
- Company: Join a Sunday Times Best Workplace for 2024 and 2025.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus, flexible hours, and professional development.
- Other info: Enjoy hybrid working and a supportive team culture.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in business development and strong relationship-building skills.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 50000 £ per year.
Looking to join a fast-growing business where you can genuinely influence commercial success and shape future growth? This is an exciting opportunity to join a 2024 + 2025 Sunday Times Best Workplace organisation. Working as part of an established commercial team, you'll be driving new business acquisition, building strategic relationships, and delivering sustainable revenue growth.
Working closely with senior leadership, marketing, operations and account management teams, you'll be responsible for identifying new opportunities, developing commercial strategies, and converting prospects into long-term clients. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially focused sales professional who enjoys building relationships, generating new business, and making a tangible impact within a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.
Key Responsibilities- Develop and implement business development strategies that align with company growth objectives.
- Work closely with marketing teams to support lead generation initiatives, brand awareness campaigns, PR activities and industry events.
- Identify, target and secure new customer opportunities across selected market sectors.
- Build and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective clients through proactive business development activity.
- Manage the full sales cycle from initial engagement through to proposal, negotiation and onboarding.
- Conduct market research to identify emerging opportunities, trends and potential threats.
- Monitor and report on commercial performance using CRM systems and key business metrics.
- Provide regular commercial insights and updates to the senior leadership team.
- Collaborate with account management, operations and marketing teams to ensure a seamless customer experience.
- Support budget planning and contribute towards achieving company financial targets.
- Proven experience within a Business Development Manager, Commercial Manager, Sales Manager, Partnerships Manager or similar commercially focused role.
- Demonstrable track record of achieving sales targets and driving business growth.
- Strong relationship‑building skills with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Commercially astute with excellent negotiation and communication skills.
- Experience developing and managing sales pipelines and converting opportunities into revenue.
- Ability to identify market opportunities and translate insights into commercial action.
- Proactive, self‑motivated and results‑driven approach.
- Experience working collaboratively across multiple business functions.
- Holiday entitlement: 26 days plus statutory bank holidays (Option to buy additional days, up to one week)
- Free on‑site parking
- Auto enrol pension scheme (3% company contribution)
- Life insurance
- Gym membership discount
- Retail discounts
- Childcare discount vouchers
- Bonus + Commission OTE
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
- Sunday Times Best Workplace winner of 2024 + 2025
- Collaborative and supportive team culture.
- Genuine opportunity to influence commercial strategy and business growth.
- Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities.
- A role where your contribution will have a direct impact on company success.
Interested? Apply today to join a business where your commercial expertise, relationship‑building skills and growth mindset will be recognised and rewarded.
Business Development Manager - Facilities Management in Manchester employer: GetRecruited UK Ltd
Join a dynamic and award-winning organisation as a Business Development Manager in Manchester, where you will play a pivotal role in driving commercial success and shaping future growth. With a collaborative culture, flexible working arrangements, and a commitment to employee development, this company offers a supportive environment that values your contributions and provides ample opportunities for career progression. Enjoy competitive benefits, including generous holiday entitlement, pension contributions, and discounts, all while being part of a team recognised as one of the Sunday Times Best Workplaces for 2024 and 2025.
