Business Development Manager

Driver Hire Nationwide; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related bonus

Company car

Flexible diary

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Driver Hire is seeking a senior Business Development Manager to drive growth across the East Midlands and East of England, spanning York to Norwich. In this field-based role you will build a strong regional sales pipeline and mentor franchisees.

You'll lead the Sales Academy, develop strategies to win new business, support offices on candidate attraction and compliance, and travel across the region to maximise opportunities.

Qualifications

• Management-level recruitment agency experience essential.
• Strong track record in B2B sales across a multi-site/regional remit.
• Excellent relationship-building with franchisees and senior stakeholders.
• Full UK driving licence and eligibility to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement sales strategies to win new business across the region.
• Support and mentor franchisees through structured training programmes.
• Lead the Sales Academy, creating high-performing recruitment consultants.
• Provide ongoing business support for candidate attraction, retention and compliance.
• Travel throughout the East Midlands & East of England as required.

Skills

B2B sales

franchisee management

recruitment agency experience

relationship building

driving licence

Job description

Business Development Manager – East Midlands & East of England

Join the UK’s Leading Specialist Logistics Recruitment Group

Are you ready to take the next step in your B2B sales or recruitment sales career? Driver Hire, the UK’s market leader in logistics and transport recruitment, is seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to cover the East Midlands & East of England – spanning from York and Grimsby to Norwich and Ipswich.

As our fastest growing region in the UK, the East Midlands & East of England present a dynamic environment full of opportunity and ambition. This growth is driven byinnovation and entrepreneurial spirit, making it the perfect landscape for motivated professionals seeking to drive impactful results and contribute to our rapid expansion.

About the Role

As Business Development Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving the growth and success of 17 franchised recruitment offices. Your remit will include generating and converting sales opportunities, building a strong pipeline for franchisees, and maximising sales revenue through new business development and strategic growth of existing accounts.

In this senior, field-based position, you will:

• Develop and implement sales strategies to win new business and increase revenue across your region


• Support and guide franchisees – especially those new to the network – through a structured training programme


• Lead Driver Hire’s Sales Academy, mentoring and developing groups of recruitment consultants into high-performing sales professionals


• Provide ongoing business support to ensure offices excel in candidate attraction, retention, compliance, and resource management


• Work closely with senior management and have the opportunity to travel throughout the region


• Leverage Driver Hire Training as a unique source of leads, ensuring a steady flow of qualified introductions

About You

We’re looking for a dynamic and credible professional with:

• Management-level recruitment agency experience (essential), ideally within the logistics and driving or other blue collar sectors


• A proven track record in B2B sales, preferably in a multi-site/regional sales role


• Exceptional relationship-building skills and the ability to quickly establish rapport with franchisees


• Strong commercial awareness, including understanding of P&Ls


• A tenacious, proactive, and personable approach, with a flair for sales and the determination to succeed


• A full UK driving licence


• Eligibility to work in the UK

What We Offer

• A unique senior role within the recruitment industry


• Working with 17 separately owned businesses


• Performance-related bonus


• Close knit, supportive team within a great Company culture


• Flexible, self-determined diary


• Company car


• Hands-on sales and training experience


• Career development opportunities within a highly regarded recruitment group

This high-profile position provides direct interaction with the senior management team and offers excellent prospects for career progression – many Area Development Managers have advanced to senior roles within the business, both in the UK and internationally.

About Driver Hire

Driver Hire is the UK’s leading recruitment company for the transport and logistics sector. With over 100 offices nationwide, we supply more than 4,000 workers each day to clients including international transport companies and major retailers. We take pride in our reputation: 99% of our internal staff and 97% of our drivers say they’re proud to work for Driver Hire, and 98% of our customers rate our service as excellent or good.

Offices Covered

• Driver Hire Bedford


• Driver Hire Bury St Edmunds


• Driver Hire Cambridge


• Driver Hire Grimsby


• Driver Hire High Wycombe & Aylesbury


• Driver Hire Huddersfield


• Driver Hire Leeds East


• Driver Hire Leeds West


• Driver Hire Leicester


• Driver Hire Lincoln


• Driver Hire Milton Keynes


• Driver Hire Norwich


• Driver Hire Nottingham


• Driver Hire Peterborough


• Driver Hire Sheffield


• Driver Hire Wisbech & The Fens


• Driver Hire York