Business Development Manager

Headway Recruitment; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Company pension

Travel expenses

Direct access to leadership

Progression opportunities

Uncapped commission

Job summary

Headway Recruitment is seeking an experienced Business Development Manager with a healthcare recruitment background to join our Leeds team. You will identify new opportunities, win clients, and develop them into long-term, profitable accounts, supported by dedicated recruitment, compliance and operational teams.

In this new-business role you’ll manage the full sales cycle from initial approach to signed agreements and first bookings, building relationships with care home operators, children's

Qualifications

• Proven track record in business development within healthcare recruitment or healthcare staffing.
• Experience selling into care homes, children's services, supported living or similar organisations.
• Ability to own a pipeline and move opportunities through the sales cycle.
• Commercially driven with focus on long-term client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Identify and target new business across healthcare and social care sectors.
• Build relationships with owners, directors, and senior decision-makers.
• Manage full sales process from initial approach to signed agreement and first booking.
• Win new care groups, multi-site providers, and strategically important accounts.
• Develop new clients into profitable, sustainable partnerships.
• Maintain an accurate sales pipeline and forecast (HubSpot).
• Attend client meetings and industry events.
• Collaborate with recruitment and operations teams to deliver client requirements.

Skills

Business development

Healthcare recruitment

Client relationship building

Sales pipeline management

Tools

HubSpot

Job description

£50,000-£55,000 + £80,000 OTE Uncapped Commission Leeds City Centre

We're looking for an experienced Business Development Manager with a background in healthcare recruitment or healthcare staffing to join a growing healthcare staffing business in Leeds.

This is a genuine new-business role, focused on identifying new opportunities, winning clients and developing them into long-term, profitable accounts. You'll have dedicated recruitment, compliance and operational support behind you, allowing you to focus on building relationships and generating new business.

The role

• Identify and target new business across the healthcare and social care market.
• Build relationships with owners, directors, registered managers and senior decision-makers.
• Manage the full sales process from initial approach through to signed agreement and first booking.
• Win new care groups, multi-site providers and strategically important accounts.
• Develop new clients into sustainable, profitable partnerships.
• Maintain an accurate sales pipeline and forecast through HubSpot.
• Attend client meetings, networking events and industry forums.
• Work closely with recruitment and operational teams to ensure client requirements are delivered.

About you

You’ll have a proven track record in business development within healthcare recruitment or healthcare staffing, with evidence of personally winning new clients and generating revenue.

We're looking for someone who:

• Understands healthcare recruitment and staffing models.
• Has experience selling into care homes, children's services, supported living or similar organisations.
• Is confident prospecting, developing senior relationships and winning new business.
• Understands margins, gross profit and the importance of building profitable accounts.
• Can take ownership of a pipeline and consistently follow opportunities through.
• Is commercially driven but understands the importance of long-term client relationships.

What's on offer?

• £50,000-£55,000 basic, depending on experience.
• £80,000 OTE with uncapped commission linked to the gross profit you generate.
• Commission accelerators for exceeding targets.
• Genuine six-figure earning potential for exceptional performance.
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Company pension.
• Business mileage and agreed travel expenses.
• Direct access to the leadership team.
• Dedicated recruitment, compliance and operational support.
• Genuine opportunity to progress into a senior commercial leadership role.

If you're an experienced healthcare recruitment BDM who enjoys winning new business and wants the opportunity to play a key part in the next stage of a growing organisation, we’d like to hear from you.