Business Development Manager

The Stepstone Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment solutions company in Manchester is seeking a Business Development Manager to drive sales growth by acquiring new clients and increasing market share. Ideal candidates will have expertise in B2B outbound sales, strong negotiation skills, and familiarity with Salesforce. This role offers a dynamic hybrid working model and a range of benefits including private healthcare and extensive holiday allowance.

Benefits

29 days holiday allowance + bank holidays

Private medical and dental healthcare

Matching pension contribution

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance Cover

Cycle to work scheme

Hybrid working model

Dog-friendly office on Wednesdays and Fridays

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in B2B outbound sales / new business acquisition.
• Proven track record in achieving sales targets and KPIs.
• In-depth understanding of the sales process.

Responsibilities

• Proactively generate leads through referrals and networking.
• Create compelling proposals tailored to client needs.
• Generate, negotiate, and close new business opportunities.
• Ensure that sales targets are met on a regular basis.
• Undertake accurate forecasting using Salesforce.

Skills

B2B outbound sales

Salesforce proficiency

Time management

Negotiation skills

Tools

Salesforce

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Client:

The Stepstone Group

Location:

Manchester, United Kingdom

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Posted:

01.08.2025

Expiry Date:

15.09.2025

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Job Description

Join our team and you’ll be responsible for working with a wide range of businesses to uncover and solve their hiring challenges. Your role will be to acquire new clients to increase Totaljobs market share. By developing a deep understanding of your prospects current and future needs you will be able to recommend the best of Totaljobs solutions to create both short- and long-term value.

Working in the Sales department you will work on the entire sales process from prospecting potential customers, outreach and selling our suite of online recruitment products through to client on-boarding into the account management team.

You will play a vital role as we reimagine the labour market to make it work for everybody.

Your responsibilities:

• Lead Generation:Proactively generate leads through referrals, networking, and marketing strategies.
• Proposal Development:Create compelling proposals tailored to client needs and preferences. Host potential prospect meetings when required and deliver thoughtful presentations and demonstrate solutions.
• Sales Execution: Generate, negotiate, and close new business opportunities with key and SMB clients.
• Meet Targets and KPIs: Ensure that sales targets are met on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis through acquisition whilst regularly growing and converting a pipeline of new business.
• Forecasting:Undertake accurate forecasting by effective use of Salesforce.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in B2B outbound sales / new business acquisition to drive sales growth.
• Proven track record in achieving sales targets and KPIs through strategic planning and execution.
• In-depth understanding of the sales process, from needs identification and objection handling to negotiation and successful closure in the B2B landscape.
• Proficiency in Salesforce or similar CRM software to effectively manage client interactions and track progress.
• Excellent time management and organisation skills as well as strong attention to detail.

Additional Information

We’re a community here that cares as much about your life outside work as how you feel when you’re with us. Because your job shouldn’t take over your life, it should enrich it. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• 29 days holiday allowance + bank holidays
• Private medical and dental healthcare
• Matching pension contribution of 4 or 5% (after 3 years of service up to 10%)
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance Cover
• Cycle to work scheme
• Hybrid working model (3 days working fromthe office)
• and you can bring your dog to the office on Wednesdays and Fridays!

Our commitment

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at The Stepstone Group are critical to our success as a global company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.

As a global business we further our DEI and sustainability progress by working with national and international bodies and are proud to have been recognised for our work - both locally and internationally, including:

• Fertility Friendly Employer, accredited by Fertility Matters at Work
• RIDI (Recruitment Industry Disability) Awards: Inclusive Technology Award 2024
• Stonewall: Gold Award
• Stonewall: Top 100 Workplace Equality Index (85)