Business Development Executive

McCarthy Recruitment; Liverpool City Region; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

McCarthy Recruitment in the Liverpool City Region is seeking a commercially minded Business Development Executive to help turn waste into opportunity. You'll identify opportunities, engage new customers, build long-term relationships and create sustainable commercial solutions in the construction and infrastructure sector.

This consultative, relationship-driven role suits those who enjoy speaking to people and tackling new challenges.

Qualifications

• Previous sales experience would be beneficial, but attitude and willingness to learn matter most.
• Comfortable speaking with new people and visiting customers face-to-face.
• Ability to identify opportunities and build long-term relationships.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities and engage new customers in construction and infrastructure.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships to create commercial solutions.
• Combine office work with field visits and customer-facing activities.

Skills

Relationship building

Cold calling

People skills

Job description

Business Development Executive

Turn Waste Into Opportunity. Build Relationships. Make Great Money.

Some sales jobs are all about selling the same product to the same people every day. This isn't one of them.

We're looking for a commercially minded, energetic Business Development Executive to join a growing, market-leading business operating in the construction and infrastructure sector. You don't need industry experience. In fact, we'd rather hire the right person with the right attitude.

What matters is that you're curious, driven, enjoy speaking to people and aren't afraid to roll your sleeves up to understand how things work.

One day you could be in the office identifying opportunities. The next, you're out visiting customers, walking a site, following a tipper lorry's journey, and uncovering commercial opportunities others have completely missed.

If the idea of spotting an opportunity, picking up the phone, building relationships and making things happen excites you, you'll fit right in.

What's the role?

You'll be helping construction businesses find smarter, more sustainable ways to move and reuse materials between sites. Think soil, aggregates, excavated material and construction by-products that would otherwise become waste. Your job is to identify opportunities, engage new customers, build long-term relationships and create commercial solutions that benefit everyone involved. This isn't a transactional sales role. It's consultative, relationship-driven and genuinely makes a positive environmental impact.

We're looking for someone who:

• Loves building relationships and talking to new people
• Is naturally curious and asks questions
• Enjoys getting out from behind a desk and meeting customers face-to-face
• Has the confidence to pick up the phone and create opportunities
• Gets a buzz from winning business
• Can spot opportunities others overlook
• Wants to learn a specialist industry from experienced experts
• Is self-motivated, resilient and happy working autonomously

Previous sales experience would be beneficial, but attitude, energy and a willingness to learn are far more important.

Why join?

• 35,000 basic salary
• Realistic OTE of 55,000+
• Established, growing and highly respected business
• Genuine career progression opportunities
• Hybrid mix of office, field and customer-facing activity
• Family-oriented culture with regular social and family events
• Supportive leadership team that genuinely invests in its people
• Unique, sustainable industry that's helping transform how construction materials are reused across the UK

The opportunity

This is the type of role where no two days are the same. You'll be learning something new, meeting different people, solving commercial challenges and helping build a greener, more sustainable construction industry. If you're ambitious, commercially aware and looking for a sales role that's a little different from the norm, we'd love to hear from you.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.