Graduate Business Development Manager

BMS Engineering Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is looking for a proactive Junior Business Development Manager for a graduate sales role starting January 2026 in the Northwest of England. This entry-level position does not require prior sales experience but does require a full UK driving license. The ideal candidate will engage with potential clients through cold calling and social selling, aiming to build a strong sales pipeline. Total earnings potential includes a base salary of £28,000-30,000 plus commission and car allowance, alongside a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

25 days holiday & bank holidays

Car allowance + fuel paid for

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• No previous sales experience required.
• Full UK driving licence is needed.
• Transferable skills relevant to sales are ideal.

Responsibilities

• Join existing sales team as a Junior Business Development Manager.
• Field sales covering the Northwest region.
• Proactively reach out to potential new clients.

Skills

Competitiveness

Resilience

Relationship building

Initiative

Job description

Overview

• Graduate sales job in the Northwest, January 2026 start
• Selling a software platform built for the legal market
• Ideal candidate locations include Manchester, Warrington, Stockport
• Client facing, full UK driving license required
• £28-30k base salary & commission scheme & car allowance

Ready to kickstart your graduate sales career in 2026? Excited about the idea of leaving Christmas in retail/hospitality behind and starting something new? Read more!

Package

• £28,000-30,000 base salary
• £60,000 OTE
• 25 days holiday & bank holidays
• Car allowance + fuel paid for
• Comprehensive benefits package

Requirements for a Junior Business Development Manager

This is an entry level role, meaning no previous sales experience is required. The right individual for this role will have a mix of transferable skills that, accompanied with the right training, will be suited for sales. A full UK driving licence is also needed!

Competitiveness, resilience, relationship building and initiative are all clear skills that salespeople need. The successful candidate may have picked these skills up through work experiences alongside education such as hospitality, retail and customer service. People that have played high level sport could also be well suited to this fast-paced, target driven industry.

Hiring Company

This company help property and mortgage professionals simplify their work. Their platform provides fast, accurate service solutions that remove administrative headaches and help clients convert leads more effectively.

Role Description

Working as a Junior Business Development Manager, you’ll join an existing sales team in an entry level role. It’s a field sales role covering the Northwest across to Sheffield, meaning the ideal candidate will be based around the centre of the patch – Manchester, Warrington and Stockport are all good locations.

A typical day-to-day to build pipeline will consist of reaching out to potential new clients proactively through cold calling, social selling and email campaigns. This will be the process for around 2 days per week, the aim being able to book face-to-face meetings that you’ll conduct across your patch over the rest of the week.

Applications will be managed by BMS Performance, market leaders in sales recruitment.