Business Development Executive

TurnerFox Recruitment; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

TurnerFox Recruitment is seeking a Business Development Executive to join a growing sales team in Mansfield (4 days in the office, 1 day remote). You will identify new opportunities across marketing, digital and business services and convert prospects into sales opportunities.

You will research potential customers, engage decision-makers, build a strong pipeline, and collaborate with the wider team to meet monthly targets. A proactive, target-driven approach and solid CRM skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in business development, lead generation or outbound sales.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Confident speaking with decision-makers.
• CRM and data-management proficiency.
• Excellent organisation and attention to detail.
• Proactive, target-driven approach.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Identify and research new business opportunities.
• Contact prospective customers via phone, email, LinkedIn and other channels.
• Identify key contacts and engage decision-makers.
• Qualify prospects and understand their business needs.
• Build and maintain a strong sales pipeline.
• Collaborate with the wider sales team to progress qualified opportunities.
• Manage activity and prospect information through the CRM.
• Monitor results and identify ways to improve conversion.
• Work towards and exceed monthly targets.

Skills

Business development

Lead generation

Outbound sales

Communication

Relationship-building

CRM

Data management

Organization

Target-driven

Teamwork

Job description

Role: Business Development Executive

Location: Manfield (4 days office 1 day remote)

Salary: 30-35k plus commission

The opportunity:

We're looking for a Business Development Executive to join a growing sales team and create new opportunities across marketing, digital, creative and business services.

This is a proactive new-business role for someone who enjoys opening doors, starting conversations and turning prospects into genuine sales opportunities.

You'll identify potential customers, engage with decision-makers and work closely with the wider sales team to build a strong pipeline.

What you'll be doing:

• Identify and research new business opportunities.
• Contact prospective customers through phone, email, LinkedIn and other channels.
• Identify key contacts and engage decision-makers.
• Qualify prospects and understand their business needs.
• Build and maintain a strong sales pipeline.
• Work with the wider sales team to progress qualified opportunities.
• Manage activity and prospect information through the CRM.
• Monitor results and identify ways to improve conversion.
• Work towards and exceed agreed monthly targets.

What we're looking for:

You’ll ideally have:

• Experience in business development, lead generation, outbound sales or a similar role.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Confidence speaking with decision-makers.
• Good CRM and data-management skills.
• Excellent organisation and attention to detail.
• A proactive, target-driven approach.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Experience within marketing, digital, ecommerce, creative, technology, fulfilment or business services would be advantageous.

Why join?

A great opportunity to play a key role in growing a successful business, with plenty of variety, autonomy and opportunity to develop your sales and business development career.

If you're commercially driven, enjoy opening new conversations and want to make an impact, we'd love to hear from you.

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