Business Development Manager

New Resource Group; Westbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

New Resource Group is seeking a proactive Business Development Manager to join its expanding commercial team in the UK. This field-based role focuses on identifying opportunities, building relationships, and converting prospects into long-term partnerships.

You will work with an established internal team and leverage a strong operational platform to win new business. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in Sales/BD, excels at lead generation, negotiation, and presenting to decision-makers, and holds

Qualifications

• A proven track record in B2B sales and business development.
• Strong experience generating your own leads and winning new business.
• A minimum of 5 years' experience in Sales and/or Business Development.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong negotiation and influencing ability.
• The confidence to engage with decision makers at all levels.
• A highly proactive and self-motivated approach.
• Excellent relationship-building skills.
• Strong organisation and time-management abilities.
• Commercial awareness and a genuine desire to grow revenue.
• The ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with an internal team.
• A full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Identifying and developing new business opportunities.
• Proactively generating leads and developing a strong sales pipeline.
• Researching prospective customers and identifying commercial opportunities.
• Building relationships with key decision makers and senior stakeholders.
• Arranging and attending customer meetings and presentations.
• Understanding customer requirements and developing appropriate commercial solutions.
• Preparing proposals and quotations.
• Managing opportunities through the complete sales cycle.
• Negotiating and closing new business.
• Developing existing customer relationships and identifying opportunities for growth.
• Maintaining accurate records of sales activity and opportunities.
• Working closely with internal teams to ensure customer requirements are delivered effectively.
• Representing the business professionally at meetings, events and industry functions where required.
• Consistently working towards and exceeding agreed sales targets.

Skills

B2B sales

Lead generation

Relationship building

Negotiation

Communication

Time management

Driving licence

Job description

Business Development Manager

Full Time | Permanent | Competitive Salary + Commission

New Resource Recruitment are exclusively partnering with a successful and established UK business to recruit an experienced Business Development Manager to join its expanding commercial team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a driven and commercially minded sales professional who enjoys winning new business, developing relationships and creating long-term commercial partnerships.

The successful candidate will join an established organisation with an impressive customer base, strong operational infrastructure and significant opportunity for further growth.

The Opportunity

This is a genuine business development role for someone who enjoys being proactive, building a pipeline and getting in front of prospective customers.

You will be responsible for identifying and developing new commercial opportunities, building relationships with key decision makers and taking opportunities from initial contact through to successful conversion.

You will have the support of an established internal team and a strong operational platform, allowing you to focus on what you do best, developing relationships and winning business.

The role will involve a combination of proactive outreach, meetings, presentations, account development and face-to-face customer engagement.

What You'll Be Doing

• Identifying and developing new business opportunities.
• Proactively generating leads and developing a strong sales pipeline.
• Researching prospective customers and identifying commercial opportunities.
• Building relationships with key decision makers and senior stakeholders.
• Arranging and attending customer meetings and presentations.
• Understanding customer requirements and developing appropriate commercial solutions.
• Preparing proposals and quotations.
• Managing opportunities through the complete sales cycle.
• Negotiating and closing new business.
• Developing existing customer relationships and identifying opportunities for growth.
• Maintaining accurate records of sales activity and opportunities.
• Working closely with internal teams to ensure customer requirements are delivered effectively.
• Representing the business professionally at meetings, events and industry functions where required.
• Consistently working towards and exceeding agreed sales targets.

About You

We're looking for an experienced Business Development Manager or Field Sales professional who is confident, commercially aware and motivated by results.

You will ideally have:

• A proven track record in B2B sales and business development.
• Strong experience generating your own leads and winning new business.
• A minimum of 5 years' experience in Sales and/or Business Development.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong negotiation and influencing ability.
• The confidence to engage with decision makers at all levels.
• A highly proactive and self-motivated approach.
• Excellent relationship-building skills.
• Strong organisation and time-management abilities.
• Commercial awareness and a genuine desire to grow revenue.
• The ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with an internal team.
• A full UK driving licence.

The Personality We're Looking For

• Driven to succeed – you're motivated by targets and enjoy seeing the results of your work.
• Naturally confident – you're comfortable picking up the phone, arranging meetings and presenting to customers.
• Commercially curious – you ask the right questions and understand how to turn customer requirements into opportunities.
• Relationship focused – you understand that successful business development is about building trust and long-term relationships.
• Proactive – you create opportunities rather than waiting for them to appear.
• Organised and reliable – you can manage a busy pipeline while maintaining excellent attention to detail.

What's On Offer?

• Permanent, full-time position
• Competitive basic salary + commission
• Opportunity to join an established and successful organisation
• Excellent opportunity for career and commercial development
• Strong internal support and operational infrastructure
• A varied role with significant customer interaction
• Field-based flexibility for the right candidate
• Opportunity to make a genuine impact on business growth

New Resource Recruitment are managing this appointment exclusively on behalf of our client.

To protect our client's confidentiality, further details regarding the company, market and specific product offering will be provided to shortlisted candidates.