Business Development Manager

Kairos Recruitment; Derby; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme / OTE

20 days' holiday + bank holidays

Company pension

Free on-site parking

Full-time, permanent position

Job summary

Kairos Recruitment is partnering with a well-established sign manufacturing business in Derbyshire to recruit a Sales Representative / Business Development Manager. The role focuses on proactively generating new business, building relationships, and converting prospects into long-term customers.

You will manage signage projects from quotation through completion, with opportunities for growth in a friendly, established team orientated environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in signage industry and a proven sales/business development background.
• Commercially minded, target driven and able to generate new business.

Responsibilities

• Identify and win new business opportunities.
• Develop relationships with new and existing customers.
• Make outbound calls and approach prospective clients.
• Visit customers and conduct site surveys.
• Prepare quotations and project costs; manage signage projects end-to-end.
• Coordinate with customers, suppliers and internal teams.

Skills

New business development

Outbound calls

Relationship building

Sales negotiation

Face-to-face meetings

Tools

Clarity

Job description

Sales Representative / Business Development Manager - Signage

Location: Derbyshire / East Midlands

Salary: Competitive, depending on experience

Bonus: OTE

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

Are you a sales professional with a background in the signage industry who thrives on winning new business?

We are working with a well-established and successful sign manufacturing business based in Derbyshire, who are looking for an ambitious and commercially driven Sales Representative / Business Development Manager to join their growing team.

This is a genuine business development opportunity where your ability to identify opportunities, open doors and convert prospects into long-term customers will be central to the role.

You will not simply be managing an existing customer base. The company is looking for someone with the drive and personality to proactively generate new business, build relationships and ultimately increase revenue.

The Role

As Sales Representative / Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for developing new business opportunities while also managing your own sales enquiries and signage projects.

• Proactively identifying and winning new business opportunities
• Building and developing relationships with new and existing customers
• Making outbound calls and approaching prospective clients
• Visiting customers and carrying out site surveys
• Responding to sales enquiries and developing opportunities
• Following up quotations and converting them into orders
• Managing your own signage projects from quotation through to completion
• Liaising with customers, suppliers, production and internal teams
• Preparing accurate quotations and project costs
• Keeping internal systems and job information up to date
• Attending regular sales meetings and working towards agreed targets
• Identifying opportunities to increase sales and expand the customer base

About You

We are looking for someone who genuinely enjoys sales and has the commercial drive to win new business.

You will ideally have an established background within the signage industry, combined with a proven track record in sales or business development.

The successful candidate will be:

• Commercially minded, ambitious and target driven
• Confident generating new business and making initial contact with prospective customers
• Comfortable with telephone-based sales and face-to-face meetings
• A strong communicator with excellent relationship-building skills
• Organised and capable of managing multiple projects and opportunities
• Confident preparing quotations and discussing costs with customers
• Able to work independently and take ownership of your results
• A confident negotiator with good attention to detail
• IT literate with good written English and communication skills
• Commercially aware and able to identify opportunities to increase revenue
• A strong team player who can also work independently

Experience within the signage industry is essential, along with a strong sales/business development background.

Previous experience managing signage projects and using Clarity or similar signage/project management software would be highly advantageous.

What's On Offer?

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Bonus scheme / OTE
• 20 days' holiday + bank holidays
• Christmas shutdown
• Company pension
• Free on-site parking
• Full-time, permanent position
• Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm
• Some flexibility around working hours
• Friendly and established working environment
• Genuine opportunity to develop and grow with the business