The Role
This Business Development Manager opportunity is with a fast-growing retail and lifestyle business looking to significantly expand its presence across the B2B and trade markets.
The business is looking for a commercially driven Business Development Manager to focus exclusively on new business acquisition, identifying and securing opportunities across a variety of sectors including hospitality, property development, serviced accommodation, interior design and wider commercial markets.
This is a genuine new business role, suited to someone who enjoys opening doors, developing relationships and converting opportunities into long-term commercial partnerships.
With office attendance required in Leeds just once per week, the position offers a high degree of autonomy alongside an excellent, uncapped commission structure.
Key Responsibilities
- Identifying and securing new business opportunities across multiple B2B and trade sectors
- Developing relationships with key decision-makers across hospitality, property, interiors and commercial markets
- Building a strong pipeline of prospective customers through proactive business development
- Managing the full sales cycle from initial prospecting through to negotiation and securing new accounts
- Identifying new markets, sectors and routes to market to support commercial growth
- Delivering against new business revenue and profitability targets
- Producing commercial proposals and negotiating profitable agreements
- Working closely with internal teams to ensure successful onboarding of new customers
- Maintaining accurate sales forecasts, pipeline activity and CRM records
Key experience
- Proven experience as a Business Development Manager, New Business Manager or B2B Sales Manager
- Demonstrable track record of winning new business and consistently delivering against sales targets
- Experience selling into hospitality, property, interiors, furniture or wider B2B markets would be advantageous
- Strong commercial awareness with excellent negotiation and relationship-building skills
- A genuine new business hunter mentality, comfortable generating opportunities from scratch
- Experience managing the full sales cycle and engaging with senior decision-makers
- Self-motivated, proactive and comfortable operating with significant autonomy
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
This Business Development Manager opportunity offers a £60,000 basic salary alongside an excellent uncapped commission structure, with the flexibility of attending the Leeds office just once per week.
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