Business Development Manager

Brooklyn Recruitment; Talke; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based recruitment agency is searching for a Business Development Manager in the Haulage sector. The role involves acquiring new business in the first year, with subsequent years focused on maintaining existing clients. You will primarily work from home, visiting customers frequently, with occasional office days in Burton-upon-Trent. Required skills include domestic road haulage sales experience and strong communication abilities. In return, a competitive salary, bonuses, and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Generous salary and bonus scheme

Laptop

Phone

Company car

Pension

Qualifications

• Experience in selling within the domestic road haulage market is essential.
• Excellent communication skills are required.
• Self-motivated individuals will thrive in this role.

Responsibilities

• Focus on new business acquisition for the first year.
• Maintain and improve sales with existing clients in subsequent years.
• Set your own diary and manage customer visits.

Skills

Selling experience in domestic road haulage

Excellent communication

Self-motivated

Job description

Business Development Manager – BDM – Haulage – Logistics – Burton

Brooklyn Recruitment are currently working with a Haulage / Logistics company based in the Burton-upon-Trent area of Staffordshire to recruit a Business Development Manager. This role is within a small friendly sales team and reports directly to the UK Director. This role can be home based as you would be expected to be out visiting customers the majority of the time with 1 day a week ideally being spent in the office in the Burton-on-Trent area.

In this role as Business Development Manager your first year will be 100% new business and then succeeding years with be retaining and improving sales with existing clients as well as adding new ones. The company focus on automotive and chemical haulage but can transport most goods so you would have a lot of prospects.

As Business Development Manager you would be setting your own diary so any overnight stays away would be led by you but aren’t a major part of the role. You may very occasionally have to visit the company’s headquarters in Europe but this would be very rarely.

To be suitable for this Business Development Manager’s role within the Haulage sector you should have experience of selling within the domestic road Haulage market and be an excellent communicator. You should also be self motivated.

In return for your hard work as Business Development Manager / BDM you will be rewarded with a generous salary and bonus scheme, a laptop, phone, company car, pension and lots more.

Keywords : Business Development Manager, BDM, Field Sales Representative, Staffordshire, Burton-upon-Trent, Derby, Derbyshire, Tamworth, Stafford, Nottingham, Birmingham, Lichfield