Business Development Manager

TN United Kingdom; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Business Development Manager in Portsmouth to drive sales growth by acquiring new clients and solving hiring challenges. The role involves lead generation, proposal development, and sales execution, requiring strong B2B sales expertise. Join a supportive community that values work-life balance and offers extensive benefits including medical care and training opportunities.

Benefits

29 days holiday allowance + bank holidays

Private medical and dental healthcare

Pension contribution up to 10%

Training and development opportunities

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in B2B outbound sales.
• Proven track record in achieving sales targets.

Responsibilities

• Proactively generate leads through referrals and networking.
• Create compelling proposals tailored to client needs.
• Ensure sales targets are met on a monthly basis.

Skills

B2B outbound sales

Sales targets

Time management

Attention to detail

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Social network you want to login/join with:

Business Development Manager, Portsmouth

col-narrow-left

Client:

The Stepstone Group

Location:

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

-

EU work permit required:

Yes

col-narrow-right

Job Reference:

b89fc17460e7

Job Views:

5

Posted:

19.05.2025

Expiry Date:

03.07.2025

col-wide

Job Description:

Job Description

Join our team and you’ll be responsible for working with a wide range of businesses to uncover and solve their hiring challenges. Your role will be to acquire new clients to increase Totaljobs market share. By developing a deep understanding of your prospects current and future needs you will be able to recommend the best of Totaljobs solutions to create both short- and long-term value.

Working in the Sales department you will work on the entire sales process from prospecting potential customers, outreach and selling our suite of online recruitment products through to client on-boarding into the account management team.

You will play a vital role as we reimagine the labour market to make it work for everybody.

Your responsibilities:

• Lead Generation: Proactively generate leads through referrals, networking, and marketing strategies.
• Proposal Development: Create compelling proposals tailored to client needs and preferences. Host potential prospect meetings when required and deliver thoughtful presentations and demonstrate solutions.
• Sales Execution : Generate, negotiate, and close new business opportunities with key and SMB clients.
• Meet Targets and KPIs : Ensure that sales targets are met on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis through acquisition whilst regularly growing and converting a pipeline of new business.
• Forecasting: Undertake accurate forecasting by effective use of Salesforce.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in B2B outbound sales / new business acquisition to drive sales growth.
• Proven track record in achieving sales targets and KPIs through strategic planning and execution.
• In-depth understanding of the sales process, from needs identification and objection handling to negotiation and successful closure in the B2B landscape.
• Proficiency in Salesforce or similar CRM software to effectively manage client interactions and track progress.
• Excellent time management and organisation skills as well as strong attention to detail.

Additional Information

We’re a community here that cares as much about your life outside work as how you feel when you’re with us. Because your job shouldn’t take over your life, it should enrich it. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• 29 days holiday allowance + bank holidays
• Private medical and dental healthcare
• Pension contribution up to 10%
• Training and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme

Our commitment

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at The Stepstone Group are critical to our success as a global company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.