Business Development Manager

SF Recruitment; Tyseley; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Business Development Manager for a 12-month maternity cover in Birmingham. The role involves generating and managing projects to create jobs in the region, focusing on the Life Sciences sector. Candidates should have a strong background in business development and effective relationship management. The position offers a salary up to £50,000 with a full-time hybrid working pattern (2 days in the office, 3 from home).

Responsibilities

• Generate and manage a pipeline of projects for job creation in the region.
• Progress and convert the pipeline owned by the incumbent BDM.
• Identify strengths and opportunities in the West Midlands to attract investment.
• Work closely with SBDM Life Sciences for efficient project handling.
• Undertake marketing and lead generation activities to showcase regional strengths.
• Monitor and refine business development strategies for opportunity exploitation.
• Lead account management of strategic businesses in the sector.
• Collaborate with DBT on account management plans for FDI.
• Develop relationships with key industry associations for lead generation.
• Use CRM systems for effective evaluation and transparency of activity.

Job description

SF Recruitment has partnered with a regionally focused organisation based in Birmingham City Centre to recruit a Business Development Manager on a 12‑month maternity cover.

Salary: up to £50,000
Working pattern: full time hybrid, 2 days working from the office, 3 from home

Responsibilities

• Generate and manage own pipeline of projects to deliver job creation in the region by undertaking external business development activity to identify, support and secure inward investment and expansion projects.
• Progress and convert the pipeline owned by the incumbent BDM for Life Sciences, supporting those companies through the process of locating or expanding in the West Midlands, and recording job creation for reporting purposes.
• Identify and translate the strengths of, and opportunities within, the West Midlands into a compelling value proposition to attract job‑creating investment within the Life Sciences sector from key global and domestic investment markets.
• Work closely with the SBDM Life Sciences and the Life Sciences Strategic Lead to ensure efficient handling of projects across a range of sub‑sectors and project sizes.
• Where a strong case can be made for return on investment, undertake planned marketing and lead generation activities (trade fairs, exhibitions etc.) to showcase the strengths and opportunities within the geography, in particular the strengths of our university and commercial partners.
• Monitor, review and refine business development strategies, together with marketing and communications programmes, to fully exploit business opportunities for the benefit of both the organisation and the region.
• Take a lead role in account management of strategic businesses specific to the sector across the geography, in collaboration with local partners, with the aim of generating business growth and securing expansion projects.
• Work closely with the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and their relevant sector teams on agreed account management plans for strategic foreign direct investors (FDI) in the geography, aimed at generating/supporting inward investment expansion projects.
• Forge and develop effective relationships with key industry associations, trade bodies and other intermediaries relevant to the sector for lead generation, identify a target list of such intermediaries for regular engagement and engage with individuals from the list with agreed regularity.
• Efficiently, thoroughly and consistently use current customer relationship management (CRM) systems to ensure regular and effective evaluation of activity, and transparency of lead generation across the region.