BDM – Industrial Assessments: New Logos & Uncapped Commission

Experis; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary with uncapped/

Clear career progression into Senior B

Job summary

ManpowerGroup in the United Kingdom is seeking a Business Development Manager for assessment services in Birmingham. The role focuses on winning new logos and project-based work across priority industrial markets, with accountability for the full sales cycle and strategic bids.

Reporting to the UKI Head of Sales, you will build relationships with senior stakeholders, develop proactive strategies, and contribute to a strong new business pipeline while achieving revenue targets and maintaining CRM

Qualifications

• Proven success in winning new logo business and securing assessment-led projects in the Industrial environment.
• Strong technical and commercial understanding of assessment/training opportunities.
• Experience selling into complex organisations.
• Demonstrable ability to originate and close high-value, project-based opportunities.
• Confidence presenting technical and commercial solutions to senior & executive stakeholders.
• Experience managing bids, tenders, and proposals, with a strong grasp of pricing strategy and margin control.

Responsibilities

• Identify, target, and secure new logo clients for assessment services, with a strong focus on project-based opportunities
• Develop and execute proactive business development strategies to penetrate this customer segment
• Own the full sales lifecycle from lead generation through qualification, bid submission, negotiation and contract award
• Build senior-level relationships with key stakeholders within target organisations
• Lead and contribute to strategic bids and tenders, shaping technical scope, commercial strategy and value propositions
• Collaborate with internal technical, operations, and delivery teams to ensure proposals are competitive, deliverable and margin-aligned
• Maintain a robust new business pipeline with accurate forecasting and reporting
• Meet and exceed monthly, quarterly and annual revenue targets
• Maintain CRM hygiene, forecast accurately and contribute to sales reporting
• Represent the business at industry events, conferences and client workshops

Job description

ManpowerGroup in the United Kingdom is seeking a Business Development Manager for assessment services in Birmingham. The role focuses on winning new logos and project-based work across priority industrial markets, with accountability for the full sales cycle and strategic bids.

Reporting to the UKI Head of Sales, you will build relationships with senior stakeholders, develop proactive strategies, and contribute to a strong new business pipeline while achieving revenue targets and maintaining CRM