Business Development Executive

Ford & Stanley Select; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford & Stanley Group is seeking a commercially minded Business Development Executive to join our Chesterfield team. You will coordinate enquiries, support quotes, and keep customers informed while liaising with suppliers and internal departments to drive accurate, timely orders.

Ideal candidates bring internal sales or customer-service experience, strong CRM skills, and a proactive, team-oriented mindset. This full-time, office-based role offers progression opportunities within a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Commercially experienced in internal sales, customer service or sales support.
• Organised & structured with accurate CRM records.
• Strong communicator via phone and email with a customer‑focused approach.
• Fast-paced and able to prioritise in a busy environment.
• Team-focused, collaborating with engineering, operations and purchasing.

Responsibilities

• Enquiry Management: handle incoming enquiries for existing products and repeat business, ensuring timely responses.
• Quotation Support: produce quotes via CRM, follow up with customers, maintain accurate records.
• Customer Communication: provide updates and answer queries, keep customers informed throughout the process.
• Supplier Liaison: source pricing and lead times from suppliers to support accurate quotations.
• Internal Coordination: work with engineering, operations and purchasing to progress orders smoothly.
• CRM & Data Management: keep customer activity, quote history and order information up to date.

Skills

Internal sales experience

Customer service

Sales support

CRM proficiency

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Job description

The Opportunity

If you enjoy being at the heart of a busy commercial team - managing enquiries, supporting customers, and keeping everything moving - this role gives you the chance to make a real impact. You’ll be the central point of coordination within the business development function, ensuring quotes are produced, followed up, and delivered with accuracy and pace.

This is a great opportunity for someone with internal sales or customer‑focused experience who wants to build their commercial career within an engineering environment. You’ll gain exposure to technical products, work closely with multiple departments, and develop towards future external sales opportunities.

For someone who thrives in a fast‑paced setting and enjoys keeping customers informed, suppliers aligned, and internal teams coordinated, this role offers variety, progression, and genuine influence.

Business Development Executive Responsibilities

• Enquiry Management: Handling incoming enquiries for existing products and repeat business, ensuring customers receive timely responses.


• Quotation Support: Producing quotes via CRM systems, following up with customers, and maintaining accurate records.


• Customer Communication: Managing updates, answering queries, and ensuring customers are kept informed throughout the process.


• Supplier Liaison: Sourcing pricing and lead times from suppliers to support accurate quotations.


• Internal Coordination: Working closely with engineering, operations, and purchasing to ensure orders progress smoothly.


• CRM & Data Management: Maintaining accurate customer activity, quote history, and order information.

Ideal Business Development Executive

• Commercially Experienced: Background in internal sales, customer service, or sales support.


• Organised & Structured: Able to manage multiple enquiries and maintain accurate CRM records.


• Strong Communicator: Confident via phone and email, with a professional and customer‑focused approach.


• Fast‑Paced & Responsive: Comfortable working in a busy environment with competing priorities.


• Team‑Focused: Works well with engineering, operations, and purchasing to keep orders moving.


• Technically Curious: Interested in learning about engineering products and developing towards external sales roles.

Location:

Chesterfield (Full‑time office‑based)

Business Development Executive Salary:

£28,000 - £32,000 depending on experience.

About Ford & Stanley Group

Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas – recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom.

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Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Disability Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.

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