Head of Business Development in Chertsey

Are you ready to lead growth at the heart of UK film and TV? Location One has an exciting Head of Business Development opportunity!
Location: Longcross, Surrey, KT16 0EF with regular travel to our branches, productions on location and to industry events across the UK
Salary: Competitive + Bonus
Reports to: Group Commercial Director
Job Type: Full-time, permanent
About Us:
Location One was founded in 2008 to serve location and production teams with comprehensive support and equipment hire. Now the leader in its field with over 80 people across multiple branches nationwide, we've been part of the ADF Group since 2022. We work with Netflix, the BBC, Sky Studios, Warner Bros., Amazon and ITV Studios, providing everything from unit base setup to crowd day support and location facilities.
We're committed to net-zero operations, running on renewable fuel and helping productions achieve albert certification through carbon and waste reporting.
Head of Business Development - The Role:
You'll lead growth for Location One by winning new productions and building relationships with studios, streamers and production companies. Working from Longcross with regular travel across the UK, you'll get Location One into conversations early — during pre-production — and build a strong pipeline of opportunities. You'll balance this year's targets with three-year growth plans, lead high-value negotiations, and work closely with branch teams to ensure we deliver on every promise.
Head of Business Development - Key Responsibilities:
- Build and manage a pipeline of new productions and clients, balancing annual targets with long-term growth strategy
- Develop relationships with location managers, unit managers, production executives and heads of production at studios and broadcasters
- Lead negotiations on pricing, preferred-supplier agreements and framework contracts, maintaining focus on margin and delivery capability
- Turn our low-carbon solutions into winning proposals, keeping ahead of industry sustainability requirements
- Work with branch, logistics, sustainability and finance teams to ensure seamless delivery, and own the sales budget with clear reporting
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