Business Development Executive

CitySprint; Gatwick, Brighton; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Birthday day off

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Mental health support

Healthcare

Family-friendly days

Death in service cover

Car allowance

Job summary

CitySprint is seeking a field-based Business Development Executive to grow our SME customer base across a defined territory. You will identify, win and onboard opportunities, building a strong sales pipeline and collaborating with operations to ensure a smooth customer journey.

You will be proactive, sales-driven and confident working independently to spot opportunities, open doors and convert prospects into long-term CitySprint customers, with a car allowance and regular travel to client sites.

Qualifications

• Experience in sales or business development roles.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to prospect and close new SME accounts.
• Comfort with managing a sales pipeline and CRM updates.

Responsibilities

• Identify and win new SME customers.
• Build and manage a robust new-business pipeline.
• Generate leads via outbound activity and market research.
• Present tailored solutions and negotiate terms.
• Close deals and manage opportunities through the sales cycle.
• Ensure smooth handover to ops and account management.
• Maintain accurate Salesforce records and track KPIs.
• Collaborate with operations and marketing to optimise outcomes.

Skills

Sales

Business development

Negotiation

Communication

Relationship-building

Prospecting

CRM (Salesforce)

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Location : Gatwick/Brighton

Salary: £41,000 - £45,000 plus Car Allowance

Hours: Full time, Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent

What You'll Get At CitySprint

• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, and a day off for your birthday
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Free access to mental health support, including 1:1 therapy
• Healthcare and wellbeing benefits
• Extra family-friendly days for key life moments, plus death in service cover

The role

This is a field-based role focused on growing our SME customer base. As a Business Development Executive, you'll be responsible for identifying, winning and onboarding new business opportunities, building a strong sales pipeline, and working closely with operational teams to ensure a smooth and successful customer journey.

You'll be proactive, sales-driven, and confident working independently - spotting opportunities, opening doors, and converting prospects into long-term CitySprint customers.

Why CitySprint

What we do matters. From everyday deliveries to time-critical, business-critical services, CitySprint helps customers get things done right, first time.

You'll see the direct impact of your work as you bring new customers on board and help them succeed using our services. You'll also have the backing of a well-established, trusted brand with nationwide reach.

Who We Are

CitySprint is a UK-wide logistics business delivering same-day and time-critical services for customers who need pace, reliability and great judgement.

We're part of DPD and the wider Geopost group - giving us the stability, scale and investment of a leading international delivery network - while CitySprint continues to operate with its own distinct focus and fast-moving culture.

What You'll Be Doing

• Identifying and winning new SME customers through proactive prospecting
• Building and managing a robust new-business pipeline
• Generating leads via outbound activity, networking and market research
• Presenting tailored solutions, negotiating terms and closing deals
• Managing opportunities through the full CitySprint sales cycle
• Ensuring a smooth handover of new customers to operations and account management teams
• Maintaining accurate records in Salesforce and tracking performance against KPIs
• Working closely with operations and marketing to deliver the best customer outcomes

What We're Looking For

• Experience in a sales, business development or commercial role
• Strong communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills
• A proactive, target-driven mindset with the ability to work independently
• Confidence presenting solutions and handling objections
• Organised, resilient and comfortable managing a busy pipeline
• Previous experience using a CRM system (preferably Salesforce)
• Experience in logistics or a service-led industry is helpful, but not essential

Apply

This is a field-based role covering a defined geographical territory and requires regular travel to customer sites. The role includes a car allowance and therefore applicants must hold a valid driving licence.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Reasonable adjustments will be considered throughout the recruitment process and employment