Business Development Executive

Sterling Recruitment Solutions; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Training & development

Career progression opportunities

Employee perks

Job summary

Sterling Recruitment Solutions in Birmingham is seeking a proactive Business Development Executive to drive outbound sales and generate new business in the finance sector. You will identify opportunities, engage with prospective clients, and nurture relationships across property, finance and lending markets.

The role focuses on proactive outreach, qualifying funding requirements and presenting suitable finance solutions to business owners and decision-makers.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of regularly reaching and exceeding sales targets.
• Experience in outbound B2B sales and client acquisition.
• Ability to engage with business owners, brokers, investors and senior decision-makers.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective clients and new business opportunities.
• Outreach via cold calling, emails, and LinkedIn to generate leads.
• Understand client funding needs and propose appropriate finance solutions.
• Follow up on leads to convert interest into new business.
• Attend client meetings and industry events to develop relationships.
• Keep CRM records and reports up to date on activity and pipeline.
• Identify new market opportunities and share competitive insights.

Skills

Cold calling

Outbound prospecting

Relationship building

Negotiation

Job description

Business Development Executive – Finance

Location: Birmingham
Salary: £30,000-£35,000 DOE + Uncapped Commission + Benefits
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Working Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm (Office-Based)

The Opportunity

Are you a confident, driven sales professional who enjoys cold calling, generating new business and building relationships with prospective clients?

We're working with a growing specialist finance business based in central Birmingham, who are looking to recruit a Business Development Executive to join their team.

This is a proactive, outbound B2B sales role where you'll be responsible for identifying new business opportunities, engaging with prospective clients and developing relationships across the property, finance and lending sectors.

The Role

As a Business Development Executive, your primary focus will be generating new business through outbound prospecting, cold calling and relationship development.

You’ll be responsible for identifying prospective clients, understanding their funding requirements and introducing suitable finance solutions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Building and maintaining a strong pipeline of prospective clients and new business opportunities.
• Utilising a multichannel approach to outreach, including cold calling, email sequencing and LinkedIn prospecting.
• Understanding prospective clients' challenges and identifying suitable finance solutions.
• Following up on leads, enquiries and prospective opportunities to convert interest into new business.
• Attending client meetings, networking events and industry functions to develop new business relationships.
• Maintaining accurate CRM records, sales activity reports and pipeline updates.
• Identifying new market opportunities and providing feedback on competitor activity and industry developments.

About You

We're looking for a commercially minded, self-motivated sales professional who thrives in a target-driven environment and is confident picking up the phone to generate new business.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A proven track record of cold calling, outbound prospecting and generating new business.
• Experience developing and managing client relationships.
• Confidence engaging with business owners, brokers, investors and senior decision-makers.
• Strong communication, negotiation and objection-handling skills.
• A proactive, resilient approach to sales and achieving commercial targets.

Salary, Commission & Benefits

• Basic salary: £30,000-£35,000 depending on experience.
• Uncapped commission: Realistic additional earning potential of £10,000-£15,000 per annum.
• Company pension scheme.
• Structured training, mentoring and professional development.
• Career progression and development opportunities.
• Company events, team activities and employee perks.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to join a growing business where your hard work and sales performance will have a direct impact on your earnings and career progression.

You’ll have the opportunity to build your own network of clients, develop specialist knowledge within the property and finance market, and benefit from an uncapped commission structure.