Business Development Manager

Pearson Whiffin Recruitment Group; Dartford; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Phone

Laptop

Benefits

Job summary

Pearson Whiffin Recruitment Group is seeking a Business Development Manager to drive new contract cleaning opportunities across Kent and London. You will identify prospects, build key relationships, manage tenders, and close profitable long-term contracts.

This role focuses on winning new business in education, commercial, corporate, retail, hospitality and healthcare sectors, with an emphasis on autonomous territory management and delivering growth for a fast-growing facilities management

Qualifications

• Direct experience selling contract cleaning services.
• Proven track record of winning new cleaning contracts, developing pipeline and managing the full sales process from prospecting to close.
• Experience selling into education, commercial, corporate, retail, hospitality or healthcare environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop new contract cleaning opportunities across Kent and London.
• Target organisations in education, commercial, retail, hospitality and healthcare sectors.
• Proactively identify prospects, build relationships with decision-makers, manage tenders and proposals, and convert opportunities into contracts.
• Collaborate with the operations team to ensure commercially viable, client-focused solutions.

Skills

Contract cleaning sales

New business development

Tenders & proposals

Key account relationships

Job description

Business Development Manager – Contract Cleaning

Kent & London

Company Car + Phone + Laptop + Benefits

For over a decade, this fast-growing commercial services business has built an outstanding reputation within the facilities management sector. From its roots in the South East, the company has continued to expand its footprint, successfully competing for and winning major commercial contracts across London and the Kent. With an impressive portfolio of clients, a strong reputation for service delivery and ambitious plans for further growth, this is an exciting time to join the business.

We are now recruiting for an experienced Business Development Manager to play a key role in that continued growth, with a specific focus on winning new contract cleaning business across Kent and London.

This is an excellent opportunity for an established sales professional who already understands the commercial cleaning / contract cleaning sector and has a proven track record of identifying, developing and winning new business.

The Role

You will take responsibility for developing new contract cleaning opportunities across Kent and London, targeting organisations within sectors including:

• Education
• Commercial & Corporate
• Retail
• Hospitality

This is a genuine new business development role. You will proactively identify target organisations, build relationships with key decision-makers, manage tenders and proposals, attend site visits and ultimately convert opportunities into profitable long-term cleaning contracts.

You will work closely with the wider operational team to ensure proposed solutions are commercially viable and meet each client's requirements.

What We're Looking For

• We are specifically looking for someone with direct experience selling contract cleaning services.
• You should be able to demonstrate a strong track record of winning new cleaning contracts, developing your own pipeline and managing the complete sales process from initial prospecting through to presentation, tender and close.
• Experience selling into education, commercial, corporate, retail, hospitality or healthcare environments would be particularly attractive.
• You'll need to be commercially astute, confident dealing with senior decision-makers and comfortable working autonomously across your territory.

Package

Realistic OTE of an additional £15,000 – £20,000

Company car

Laptop

Excellent opportunity to develop within a growing business

If you're currently working within the contract cleaning industry and are looking for an opportunity where you can genuinely influence growth across Kent and London, we'd like to hear from you.