Business Development Team Manager

Juice Recruitment; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free breakfast

In-house massage

Ping Pong

Coffee machines

Job summary

Juice Recruitment is supporting a growing business to appoint a Business Development Team Manager on a temporary maternity cover basis. The role leads the Business Development team, translating commercial strategy into measurable results and partnering with senior leadership to drive revenue and pipeline.

The successful candidate will have proven Business Development or sales leadership experience, strong Salesforce expertise, and a track record of coaching a team to meet ambitious targets.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Business Development or sales leadership.
• Strong Salesforce experience is essential.
• Experience coaching and motivating a team to achieve targets.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to interpret sales data.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop the Business Development team to achieve revenue targets.
• Coach team members through feedback, performance conversations and development.
• Drive performance against pipeline, activity, conversion and growth targets.
• Monitor KPIs and implement improvement plans.
• Lead pipeline reviews, forecasting and performance meetings with stakeholders.
• Promote best practice in Salesforce usage and data quality.

Skills

Salesforce experience

Team leadership

Sales performance analysis

CRM reporting

Commercial awareness

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TEAM MANAGER

£35,000–£45,000

Hybrid Working

Temporary Maternity Cover

Immediate Start

Are you an experienced Business Development professional with a passion for leading teams, driving sales performance and achieving ambitious commercial targets?

Juice Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a growing business in the search for a Business Development Team Manager to join their team on a temporary maternity cover basis. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, target-driven environment and enjoys developing people, improving sales performance and driving commercial success.

PLEASE NOTE: Proven Salesforce experience is essential and non-negotiable for this position. Candidates without Salesforce experience will not be considered. You must also be immediately available to start.

THE ROLE:

As Business Development Team Manager, you will lead, develop and motivate the Business Development team, ensuring commercial strategy is translated into measurable results. Working closely with senior leadership, you will drive performance, accountability and sales excellence across the team.

DAY TO DAY:

• Lead, motivate and develop the Business Development team, building a high-performance, collaborative and results-driven culture.
• Coach team members through regular feedback, performance conversations and ongoing development.
• Drive performance against revenue, pipeline, activity, conversion and growth targets.
• Monitor team KPIs, identify performance gaps and implement improvement plans where required.
• Lead regular pipeline reviews, forecasting and performance meetings to maximise commercial outcomes.
• Act as the team's Salesforce subject matter expert, promoting best practice, data quality and consistent CRM usage.
• Use sales data and reporting to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and succession planning within the team.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders to deliver wider commercial objectives and business development strategy.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

• Proven experience in Business Development, sales management or a similar commercial leadership role.
• Strong Salesforce experience is essential, including reporting, CRM utilisation and driving best practice.
• Experience managing, coaching and motivating a team to achieve ambitious targets.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to interpret sales data and performance metrics.
• Experience managing pipelines, forecasting and KPIs.
• Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• A resilient, proactive and results-focused approach, with the ability to drive accountability and continuous improvement.
• Immediate availability to start the assignment.

WHAT'S ON OFFER?

• Salary equivalent of £35,000–£45,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• Hybrid working.
• Temporary maternity cover opportunity - 12 months +
• A fantastic working environment with excellent workplace benefits, including free breakfast every morning, in-house massage sessions, ping pong and coffee machines etc...
• The opportunity to make a real impact on team performance and commercial growth.

Please note: You must have proven Salesforce experience and be immediately available to start to be considered for this position.