Business Development Executive

Are you a driven and resilient Business Development Executive who thrives in a high-activity sales environment? I am working with a leading packaging distributor, generating £60 million in turnover, with a growing presence across the U.S. and Europe.

Business Development Executive

Location – Bedford area

Salary: £30,000 – £40,000

Benefits: Commission, Life Insurance (2x salary), Health Cash Plan, 3% Pension, 23 days holiday + bank holidays, laptop, and career growth opportunities.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• New Business Development: Proactively generate new business through high-volume outbound activity, including cold calling and lead generation.
• Outbound Sales Activity: Make circa 50 calls per day, consistently building a strong pipeline of opportunities.
• Appointment Setting: Convert outbound activity into 10–15 qualified appointments per week.
• Developing new leads based around target audience.
• Attend tradeshows and network.

Essential:

• Proven experience in a Business Development, Sales, or Telesales role with a strong focus on outbound activity.
• Comfortable making high volumes of cold calls daily and working to activity-based KPIs.
• Demonstrated success in booking appointments and converting leads into new business.
• Resilient, target-driven, and highly self-motivated with a “hunter” mentality.
• Excellent communication, persuasion, and objection-handling skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and maintain consistency in performance.
• Ideally, you will have a background in packaging/distribution, but candidates with strong outbound sales experience in other sectors will be considered.

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