Business Development Manager

Seymour John Ltd; Shrewsbury; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Uncapped bonus

Competitive salary

Private healthcare

Pension matching

Birthday leave

EV car scheme

Job summary

Seymour John Ltd is seeking a commercially minded Business Development Manager to expand its Private Sector presence across Shropshire and surrounding regions. The role centers on building meaningful client relationships, understanding organisational challenges, and opening doors for specialist consultants.

You will identify and develop new client relationships across sectors, working closely with our recruitment teams to arrange high-quality meetings and promote our executive search and people

Qualifications

• We’re seeking ambitious individuals with strong relationship-building ability.
• Experience in business development or professional services is helpful but not required.
• Regional networking, credibility and consultative approach are valued.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new client relationships across sectors including manufacturing, engineering, retail, construction, professional services, distribution, technology, and private businesses.
• Work with recruitment consultants and leadership to arrange high-quality meetings and introductions.
• Generate opportunities through networking, referrals, LinkedIn, events, and targeted prospecting.
• Promote capabilities across executive search, finance, HR, interim management, and people consultancy.
• Maintain a strong pipeline of future opportunities and act as a brand ambassador.

Job description

Business Development Manager

Private Sector Recruitment

Location: Telford / Hybrid Working

Salary: £Competitive Base + Uncapped Bonus + Generous Benefits

Seymour John: Building relationships. Delivering outcomes. Creating opportunities.

At Seymour John, we believe recruitment is about far more than filling vacancies. We help businesses make better hiring decisions, build stronger leadership teams, and access talent that traditional recruitment methods often miss. Our reputation has been built over many years through integrity, honest advice, exceptional service, thorough due dilligence, and genuinely caring about the outcomes we deliver for our clients and candidates.

As we continue to grow our Private Sector division, we are looking for an ambitious and commercially minded Business Development Manager to help expand our network across Shropshire, the West Midlands, Mid Wales, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and surrounding regions.

This is not a high-volume sales role

We’re looking for someone who enjoys building meaningful business relationships, understanding organisational challenges, and opening doors for our team of specialist consultants.

The Opportunity

You will be responsible for identifying and developing new client relationships across sectors including manufacturing, engineering, retail, construction, professional services, distribution, technology, and privately-owned businesses.

Working closely with our recruitment consultants and leadership team, you will:

• Generate new business opportunities through networking, referrals, LinkedIn, events, and targeted prospecting.
• Build relationships with Managing Directors, Finance Directors, CEOs, HR Directors, business owners and other functional Directors.
• Develop a detailed understanding of clients’ growth plans, challenges, and future hiring needs.
• Arrange high-quality meetings and introductions for our specialist recruitment teams.
• Promote Seymour John’s capabilities across executive search, finance recruitment, HR, customer journey, interim management, and people consultancy services.
• Maintain a strong pipeline of future opportunities.
• Represent Seymour John professionally within the regional business community.
• Act as a brand ambassador who genuinely cares about client outcomes rather than simply making sales.

About You

We’re less concerned about recruitment experience and more interested in attitude, credibility and relationship-building ability.

You may currently be:

• A Business Development Manager.
• A professional services salesperson.
• A Recruitment Consultant who enjoys winning business.
• A commercially minded account manager.

Someone with an extensive regional business network looking for a fresh challenge.

Most importantly, you’ll be:

• Naturally curious about businesses and how they operate.
• Comfortable engaging with senior decision-makers.
• Authentic, trustworthy and consultative in your approach.
• Energetic, resilient and self-motivated.
• Someone who enjoys opening doors and creating opportunities.
• Equally comfortable networking at events or picking up the phone.
• Motivated by long-term success rather than quick wins.

Why Seymour John?

We are proud to be an independent, owner-managed business that values quality over volume. Our consultants are encouraged to build genuine expertise, develop lasting relationships, and operate with integrity in everything they do.

You will join a supportive, collaborative team where ideas are welcomed, success is celebrated, and people genuinely enjoy working together.

In return we offer:

• Competitive basic salary.
• Uncapped bonus scheme.
• Hybrid working.
• Genuine autonomy and trust.
• Strong regional brand and reputation.
• Ongoing development and support.
• Opportunity to influence the future growth of the business.
• 30 days annual leave, plus your birthday if it lands on a weekend
• 4% matched pension contribution
• Private family healthcare policy after 6 months’ probation period
• EV car scheme via salary sacrifice after 6 months’ probation period