Business Development Manager

Ashdown Group; Worcester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Pension

Car allowance

Bonus 25%

Job summary

Ashdown Group is seeking a Business Development Manager with proven construction industry experience to drive growth with major asset holders and Tier 1-2 contractors. The role is national, but the candidate should be within an hour’s drive of Worcester for a two-day-per-week office presence and field work across the region.

The successful candidate will lead tendering and estimating for multimillion-pound contracts and aim to progress to Sales Director within 18 months, joining the Senior

Qualifications

• 5+ years of sales or business development experience.
• Experience in large scale property refurbishment, Tier 1-2 contractors, civil engineering or construction sectors.
• Based in Midlands / South Central England area and eligible to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of the company’s sales strategy and build strong new customer relationships.
• Build and lead a high performing sales team to drive growth; national scope with Worcester-based office presence.
• Progress from Sales Director designates to Sales Director and contribute to Senior Management Team discussions.

Skills

Sales/BD experience

Tendering & estimating

Client relationship building

CRM

MS Office

Numerate

Education

Higher education qualification

Tools

CRM software

MS Office

Job description

An innovative building solutions business is looking for a Business Development Manager with proven construction industry/contracting experience and success to spearhead their growth within the construction framework sector, specifically with large property asset holders and tier 1-2 framework contractors in the social housing, large scale property asset owners and care home sectors.

The successful candidate will play an active role in leading the development of the company’s sales strategy by building strong new customer relationships. This is a Sales Director Designate position and it is expected the successful candidate will attain the position of Sales Director in 18 months and take a seat on the Company’s Senior Management Team Board.

As Sales Director the candidate will be responsible for building a high performing sales team to drive further new business growth. The role is national but the ideal candidate will be based within 1 hours’ drive of Worcester (office based 2 days per week).

The candidate is likely to have a higher qualification and several years’ experience in sales. They will have experience in tendering and estimating including multimillion pound contracts and dealing with Tier 1 and 2 contractors.

The position is paying£65,000 - £75,000 as BDM, rising to £100,000 as Sales Director, with a possible bonus of 25% base salary, fully expensed car or car allowance (plus life insurance pension and PMI after qualifying). The role is office based (Worcester) 2 days a week, with the expectation being you’ll be with clients/on the road at sales meetings the other 3 days.

Essential requirements

• 5 years+ sales or business development experience
• Large scale property refurbishment, Tier 1-2 contractor, civil engineering or construction sector experience
• Candidate based in Midlands / South Central England area
• Higher education qualification
• Good standard of spoken and written English
• Numerate and with competent IT skills in CRM, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• The candidate will need to demonstrate drive, energy, commitment and resilience