Business Development Manager / Sector Lead

Johnsons 1871; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Johnsons UK Services Limited in Knutsford, United Kingdom, is seeking a proactive Business Development Manager to join our team and drive growth across sectors.

You will build relationships, identify opportunities and close deals while coordinating with Estimating and Account Management to ensure timely responses and client satisfaction. A nationwide travel requirement and a driving license are essential for success in this role. We offer a company pension and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong B2B sales background across multiple product or service lines.
• Proven experience in account management and growing client relationships.
• Excellent written, verbal and face-to-face communications skills.
• High level of professionalism with ability to influence and negotiate at all levels.
• Comfortable using CRM systems and MS Office applications.
• Organised and detail-oriented with ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow sales within defined sectors.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities through proactive prospecting, networking and relationship building.
• Support and motivate sales development to drive revenue growth.
• Follow up on leads generated by marketing and lead generation teams.
• Develop and manage effective contact networks and strategic partnerships.
• Work closely with internal teams to ensure timely responses and client satisfaction.
• Accurately forecast and report on sales performance.
• Maintain CRM records and dashboards and contribute to performance reports.
• Maintain a positive, professional approach when dealing with clients and colleagues.
• Offer product and service expertise and address customer queries.

Skills

B2B sales

Account management

Communication skills

Negotiation

CRM systems

Organised

Team collaboration

Driving license

Tools

CRM systems

MS Office

Job description

Johnsons UK Services Limited | Permanent

Business Development Manager / Sector Lead

Knutsford, United Kingdom | Posted on 28/10/2025

Our services are diverse and our delivery more so. With depots throughout the UK, we offer the opportunity to welcome you into a community which thrives on inspiring the future pioneers of our industry, whilst upholding our old-fashioned values. Our aim is to invest in the best people, training and processes and we never stop adapting and evolving to suit to needs of our changing world.

Job Description

At Johnsons 1871, we’re excited to offer a new opportunity for apassionate and driven Business Development Manager to join our team.

We’re looking for someone who thrives on building relationships,creating opportunities, and closing deals. If you’re commercially minded,proactive, and motivated by results, you could be the perfect fit to help usgrow our wide range of services and solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and grow saleswithin defined sectors
  
• Identify and develop newbusiness opportunities through proactive prospecting, networking andrelationship building
  
• Support and motivatesales development to drive revenue growth
  
• Follow up on leadsgenerated by marketing and lead generation teams
  
• Develop and manageeffective contact networks and strategic partnerships
  
• Work closely withinternal teams, including Estimating and Account Management, to ensuretimely responses and client satisfaction
  
• Accurately forecast andreport on sales performance
  
• Maintain CRM records,update dashboards and contribute to performance reports
  
• Maintain a positive,professional approach when dealing with clients and colleagues
  
• Offer product andservice expertise, confidently addressing customer queries
  

Requirements

What We’re Looking For

• Strong B2B salesbackground, ideally with experience across multiple product or servicelines
  
• Proven experience inaccount management and growing client relationships
  
• Excellent communicationskills – written, verbal, and face-to-face
  
• High level ofprofessionalism with the ability to influence and negotiate at all levels
  
• Comfortable using CRMsystems and MS Office applications
  
• Organised,detail-oriented and able to manage multiple priorities
  
• A collaborative,team-first mindset with a proactive attitude
  
• Comfortablecommunicating to all levels and be flexible enough for client entertainmentoutside of working hours
  
• This is a role that requires nationwide travel, therefore a driving license is required.
  
• Minimum 3 years in salesroles
  
• Minimum 1 year inaccount management
  
• Experience working withmultiple stakeholders
  
• Demonstrated success incross-selling or multi-product environments
  
• Driving License Required
  

Equal Opportunity Statement:

All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other status protected by law.

We have a long heritage of being an inclusive employer which provides training and development in a positive learning environment.

What We Offer

• Company pension scheme
  
• Supportive,high-performance team environment with career development opportunities