Business Development Manager

Always Candid; Rugby; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing logistics company in the UK is seeking a Business Development professional to enhance their commercial team. This role involves identifying new business opportunities, building client relationships, and generating growth across transport and warehousing sectors. Ideal candidates will have 3-5 years of sales experience, a strong B2B background, and excellent interpersonal skills. The position offers a salary of up to £45,000, a bonus scheme, and a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Car allowance

Bonus scheme up to 20%

Pension plan

Hybrid working model

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of selling experience with a track record in new business development.
• Experience in B2B commercial roles is essential.
• Knowledge of transport/logistics markets is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Identify new prospects and opportunities across Transport and Warehousing.
• Build and maintain client relationships.
• Secure organic and new business.
• Present and communicate with customers effectively.
• Provide market insight and competitor understanding.

Skills

Relationship building

Business development

Interpersonal skills

Market insight

Job description

Overview

Logistics & Transportation – Business Development role - East & West Midlands. This role will suit a high potential commercial professional looking for a business where then can really make a difference and start to establish their commercial career. As an already established £200m business the business is set to undergo a companywide transformation and build out a best in class commercial function across the whole business. If you have strong business development and relationship building skills these positions will offer exceptional career opportunities and earning potnetial. Our client operates extensively in the UK Transport sectors. They have a very exciting growth journey so far with a real focus upon people and have built a strong local and national reputation that customers can trust. They are now looking to attract and very high quality commercial people to build out the commercial teams nationally. The role will report into the National Sales Director and work closely with the local General Managers to facilitate and expand the customer portfolios across Haulage & Network Customers.

Role accountabilities

• Identification of new prospects and opportunities across Transport, Warehousing and Network Growth across the Group.
• Client interface and relationship building activities
• Securing organic and new business
• Presenting and communicating with customers to a very high standard
• Market insight and competitor understanding
• Clear and concise account development activities with strong and accurate reporting
• Attending industry events and networking activities

The Profile

• You will have 3-5 years + selling experience with a strong track record of developing both new business and growing accounts.
• Ideally you will have some knowledge of the transport/ Logistics markets having either sold into them or worked closely with them.
• The most important factor is commercial experience and success in working in B2B.
• You will be ambitious, well-motivated and looking for an opportunity to really sink your teeth into.

The Person

• Really strong interpersonal skills
• High standards of themselves and others
• Resilient, positive nature who brings a passion and enthusiasm to what they do

The Reward

• Base Salaries Up to £45,000 dependent upon experience
• Car Allowance
• Bonus Scheme - up to 20%
• Pension
• Hybrid working model, travel to other sites also required

This is an excellent time to be joining this business. Under new leadership and with a real vigor to transform and grow the entire Group, the next 5 years will be truly an exciting chapter of the business's success story. Please get in touch to discuss.