Business Development Manager
Location: Morpeth (with regional travel across the North)
Up to £60,000 + Car Allowance + Performance Bonus + Excellent Benefits
Are you an experienced Business Development Manager with a proven track record of winning work within social housing, property maintenance, construction or facilities management?
We're recruiting for a leading national property services contractor that delivers repairs, planned maintenance, compliance and refurbishment works across the UK. Due to continued growth, they're looking to appoint a Business Development Manager to drive new business, strengthen existing client relationships and develop a strong pipeline of opportunities across the North.
This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded Business Development Manager who enjoys building long-term partnerships, influencing key stakeholders and converting opportunities into profitable contracts.
The Role
As a Business Development Manager, you'll be responsible for identifying, developing and securing new business opportunities while growing existing client accounts across social housing and public sector markets.
Working closely with operational, commercial and bid teams, you'll help shape winning solutions, support tender submissions and build long-term relationships with housing providers, local authorities and key decision-makers.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and manage a strong pipeline of new business opportunities across the North.
Build lasting relationships with housing associations, local authorities and public sector clients.
Generate new contracts while identifying opportunities to grow existing accounts.
Lead pre-tender engagement and support framework opportunities.
Work alongside commercial and operational teams to develop winning solutions.
Support high-quality PQQ and tender submissions.
Maintain accurate CRM records and provide regular pipeline reporting.
Monitor market trends, competitors and upcoming procurement opportunities.
Represent the business at client meetings, networking events and industry forums.
About You
To be successful in this Business Development Manager position, you'll ideally have:
Experience in business development within social housing, property maintenance, construction or FM.
A proven record of winning and growing contracts.
Strong commercial awareness with knowledge of KPIs, SLAs, pricing and contract performance.
Excellent communication, negotiation and presentation skills.
Experience using CRM systems such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Dynamics or similar.
Full UK Driving Licence and willingness to travel across the region.
What's On Offer?
Salary up to £60,000 depending on experience
Performance-related bonus
Car allowance
Hybrid working
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Pension scheme
Private medical options
Life assurance
Employee wellbeing programme
Genuine opportunities for career progression within a growing national business
If you're an ambitious Business Development Manager looking to join a growing organisation where you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today or contact Megan at Think Recruitment on (phone number removed) for a confidential discussion
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed
Business Development Manager in Morpeth employer: Think Recruitment
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