Business Development Manager

n8 Talent; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Healthcare

25 days holiday

Industry-leading pension scheme

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in the UK seeks a Business Development Manager to drive new business through consultative B2B sales in the FMCG and Retail sectors. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of successful sales experience and a strong consultative approach. This hybrid role offers competitive remuneration and benefits including a car allowance and healthcare.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a quota-carrying B2B sales role with a track record of meeting or exceeding targets.
• 2+ years of B2B sales experience with exposure to FMCG and/or Retail clients.
• Proven consultative sales approach focused on long-term client relationships.
• Self-motivated, proactive, resilient, and able to work independently.
• Excellent communication and networking skills with senior decision-makers.

Responsibilities

• Execute the full sales cycle from outreach and relationship building to securing new business.
• Build, manage, and forecast a robust sales pipeline.
• Engage with senior decision-makers across FMCG and Retail sectors.
• Engage with senior decision-makers across the FMCG and Retail ecosystem, virtually and in person.
• Ensure new business activity aligns with the client’s strategy for sustainable growth.

Skills

Quota success

Consultative approach

Excellent communication

Self-motivation

Networking skills

Independent working

Job description

Job title

Business Development Manager | Consultative B2B Sales

Hybrid - 2 days in the office

The opportunity

Drive new business for an established B2B consulting firm. This is a pivotal hire during a period of growth for a well-known, reputable client supporting manufacturers, retailers, and service providers.

As a hunter with a consultative approach, you will convert warm and cold prospects into long-term, high-value clients and contribute to sustainable, high-quality growth.

The Role & Responsibilities

Reporting directly to the Head of Business Development, you will take full ownership of the sales process with autonomy. Key responsibilities include:

• Client Acquisition: Execute the full sales cycle from outreach and relationship building to securing new business conversions.
• Consultative Approach: Understand prospective clients’ challenges to propose the most appropriate first-step solutions from the service portfolio.
• Pipeline Management: Build, manage, and forecast a robust sales pipeline with up-to-date hygiene and reporting.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with senior decision-makers across the FMCG and Retail ecosystem, virtually and in person.
• Strategic Alignment: Ensure new business activity aligns with the client’s strategy for sustainable growth.

The Ideal Candidate

We are seeking a true “people-person” with a demonstrable history of success in B2B subscription or data sales, ideally within the FMCG or retail sectors.

Experience & Attributes:

• Quota success: 3+ years in a quota-carrying B2B sales role with a track record of meeting or exceeding targets.
• Sector expertise: 2+ years of B2B sales experience with exposure to FMCG and/or Retail clients; sector familiarity is preferred.
• Sales style: Consultative approach focused on long-term client fit over short-term wins.
• Drive & initiative: Self-motivated, proactive, resilient, and capable of working independently while collaborating as a team.
• Executive presence: Excellent communication and networking skills with confidence to engage senior decision-makers.
• Network advantage: Ideally an existing network in FMCG/Retail, or experience in B2B consultative selling from another consultancy.

This role suits an ambitious professional aiming to elevate their career in a high-performance, customer-focused environment.

Remuneration & Benefits

The client offers a strong overall remuneration package, including a car allowance, healthcare, 25 days holiday and an industry-leading pension scheme.

About the recruitment

N8 Talent are operating as a recruitment partner for this vacancy.