Business Development Manager

Staffs, United Kingdom | Permanent, full-time
| £0 per annum
Ref: HP347 (1 week ago)
Business Development Manager
Excellent Salary Package plus Commission plus Car Allowance


Location: Cannock, Office Based

Hours: Monday to Friday, 7.30am - 4.30pm

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a driven and commercially minded Business Development Manager to join a high-growth, solution-led sales environment. This is a true hunter role, focused on identifying, developing, and securing new business within an allocated territory.

Benefits :
  • 25 days + Bank Holidays rising with service
  • Paid lunches
  • Pension
  • Annual flu jabs
  • Company bonus scheme
  • Annual events
  • Ongoing progression
  • Health & well being checks

Key Responsibilities:
  • Own and deliver the new business growth strategy across your territory
  • Identify, qualify, and develop high-value prospects aligned to strategic objectives
  • Manage the full sales cycle from initial engagement through to contract completion
  • Build and deliver tailored, solution-based proposals to meet customer requirements
  • Maintain momentum across longer sales cycles (typically 3–4 months)
  • Engage and influence senior decision-makers across multiple stakeholders
  • Negotiate commercial agreements including Heads of Terms and Supply Agreements
  • Collaborate with internal teams to ensure smooth transition post-sale
  • Provide clear and structured handovers to support successful onboarding
  • Maintain a strong, well-qualified pipeline of future opportunities
  • Share market intelligence, customer insight, and competitor activity with wider teams
  • Represent the organisation professionally in all customer-facing interactions

What We’re Looking For:
  • Proven success in new business development (hunter-style B2B sales)
  • Experience managing longer, consultative sales cycles (3–4 months+)
  • Confidence engaging and influencing senior stakeholders and decision-makers
  • Strong commercial acumen with experience in negotiation and contract discussions
  • A consultative, solution-led approach rather than transactional selling
  • High levels of self-motivation, ownership, and autonomy
  • Strong pipeline management and strategic territory planning skills
  • Excellent communication and presentation abilities
  • A collaborative mindset with strong handover and teamwork capability
  • Strong organisational skills with disciplined forecasting and activity management

Success Measures
  • Acquisition of new strategically aligned customers
  • Revenue and margin generated from new business
  • Quality and value of contracts secured (Supply Agreements / Heads of Terms)
  • Pipeline growth, conversion rates, and opportunity progression
  • Effectiveness in managing medium-term sales cycles through to close
  • Quality of senior-level engagement, meetings, and proposals
  • Successful handover of new accounts to internal teams
  • Contribution to market insight and wider commercial strategy

Job Ref: HP347


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