Business Development Representative

Hawk Brown Recruitment; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the United Kingdom is seeking a Business Development Representative in Basingstoke. This role focuses on outbound lead generation and involves proactive outreach to drive customer interest. Candidates should possess strong emotional intelligence, excellent communication skills, and a full UK driving license. Benefits include a company pension scheme, a bonus structure, and generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

Company Pension scheme (5% contribution from the Company)

iPhone and MacBook for business use

25 days holiday + BH

Bonus scheme, paid quarterly

Individual Private Healthcare

Death in Service benefit (4x basic salary)

Company car allowance

Qualifications

• Strong emotional intelligence and ability to build rapport quickly.
• Clear and empathetic communication skills.
• Quick thinking with adaptability in various situations.

Responsibilities

• Proactively source and qualify new business leads.
• Use outreach techniques to connect with decision-makers.
• Nurture early-stage conversations with prospects.

Skills

Emotional intelligence

Building rapport

Empathetic communication

Quick thinking

Commercial awareness

Flexibility

Driving license

Resilience

Motivation

Openness to feedback

Job description

Overview

Business Development Representative

Basingstoke - Office and field based

£28K - £32K, OTE £42K - Uncapped commission

Role overview

Due to continued growth my client is seeking a Business Development Representative to join their team in Basingstoke. You will be focussing on outbound lead generation to support their growth strategy. You'll be the first point of contact with prospective customers, helping drive awareness and demand for their solutions. Reporting to the Sales Director you will:

• Proactively source and qualify new business leads through targeted outbound outreach
• Use a mix of proactive outreach techniques including cold calling, email sequencing and other methods to connect with key decision-makers and generate interest
• Book high-quality meetings by understanding prospect challenges, needs and timelines
• Work collaboratively with marketing and sales to refine campaigns and outreach strategy
• Keep CRM activity accurate and up to date to maintain momentum in the sales funnel
• Nurture early-stage conversations and help move prospects closer to becoming customers
• Stay informed on market trends and competitor developments to sharpen outreach
• Attend relevant events to represent the client and create meaningful business connections
• Share prospect feedback and learnings to support continuous improvement in lead generation

Qualifications

• Have strong emotional intelligence
• Have the ability to build rapport quickly
• Have clear and empathetic communication skills
• Be quick thinking and have adaptability
• Have sound commercial awareness
• Be flexible in approach depending on the audience or situation
• Have a Full UK driving license
• Be resilient, with the ability to stay motivated and focused under pressure
• Be enthusiastic and open to feedback
• Be self-motivated and takes ownership of their own development

Working hours

Working hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm.

Benefits

• Company Pension scheme (5% contribution from the Company)
• iPhone and MacBook for business use
• 25 days holiday + BH
• Bonus scheme, paid quarterly, upon successful completion of probation
• Individual Private Healthcare (Vitality - includes Employee Assistance Programme)
• Death in Service benefit (4x basic salary)
• Company car allowance