Graduate Business Development & Sales Associate

Playbook Direct; Manchester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

OTE pay with uncapped commissions

Tailored training in sales, leadership

One-on-one mentorship

Clear progression paths

Team trips and events

Job summary

Playbook Direct in Manchester is seeking graduates for a Graduate Business Development & Sales Associate role. This high-energy, performance-driven environment offers hands-on experience across all areas of business growth—from sales to leadership development.

You’ll learn the playbook that helps scale brands and drive real results in the UK. As you progress, you’ll gain leadership exposure, mentoring opportunities, and a path into client management or business development, with weekly pay

Qualifications

• Graduate with mindset rooted in sport, competition, coaching or high-performance environments.
• Strong communicators who enjoy face-to-face interaction and relationship building.
• Driven individuals who take goals seriously and enjoy being pushed.

Responsibilities

• Prospecting & Lead Generation – identify and engage with potential customers at events or pop-ups.
• Customer Engagement – build rapport and represent clients’ products with energy and professionalism.
• Sales Execution – manage full sales cycle and hit personal targets with uncapped rewards.
• Campaign Development & Feedback – support strategy, analyse performance and provide insights.
• Team Collaboration – work with others toward shared goals and high standards.
• Leadership Exposure – mentor new starters and help manage small projects.

Skills

Competitive mindset

Strong communication

Team player

Coachable

Driven and goal-oriented

Face-to-face engagement

Education

University graduate

Job description

Graduate Business Development & Sales Associate

For the Competitive & Coachable - You have the skills we have the Playbook!

Immediate Start

Manchester

Have you finished university and looking to turn your competitive mindset into a real career? Maybe you've already taken your first step but you're hungry for more opportunity, more growth, and more responsibility.

At Playbook Direct, we believe that the same values that build successful athletes — discipline, drive, teamwork, and a student mentality — are the same ones that build exceptional business leaders.

If you've ever thrived on competition, pushed through setbacks, or celebrated wins with your team — you'll feel right at home here.

About the Role:

As a Graduate Business Development & Sales Associate, you'll join a high-energy, performance-driven environment where training, effort, and mindset are everything. This is your chance to gain hands-on experience across all areas of business growth, from sales to leadership development. You’ll learn the playbook that’s helped us scale fast and deliver real results for some of the UK’s most recognisable brands.

What You’ll Be Doing Day-to-Day:

• Prospecting & Lead Generation – Just like studying the competition before a big game, you’ll learn to identify and engage with potential customers through targeted face-to-face campaigns at events, in pop-ups, or residential areas.
• Customer Engagement – Build rapport like a team captain. Represent our clients’ products with energy, professionalism, and a focus on delivering tailored solutions.
• Sales Execution – Drive results from start to finish. Manage the full sales cycle and hit your personal targets — with uncapped rewards.
• Campaign Development & Feedback – Use your critical thinking to support strategy development, analyse performance, and feed back key insights to improve results.
• Team Collaboration – We win together. Work with like-minded individuals who thrive off shared goals, high standards, and pushing one another to be better.
• Leadership Exposure – As you level up, you'll take on more responsibility — from mentoring new starters to managing small projects and setting the pace for the team.

What We Offer:

• Weekly OTE pay - offering the security of consistent pay with enhanced engagement rates, additional personal commissions (uncapped), ensuring people are incentivised to improve and not penalised for excelling.
• Tailored training in sales, leadership and communication
• One-on-one mentorship with leaders who started right where you are
• Clear progression paths into leadership, client management, or business development
• Team trips, networking events, and a culture that thrives on shared wins and personal breakthroughs

Who Thrives Here:

• Graduates with a background or mindset rooted in sport, competition, coaching, or high-performance environments
• Strong communicators who enjoy face-to-face interaction and relationship building
• Driven individuals who take goals seriously and enjoy being pushed
• People who are coachable, open to feedback, and always ready to learn
• Team players who bring energy, discipline, and accountability to every opportunity

Why Playbook Direct?

We’re one of the North West’s fastest‑growing face‑to‑face sales and promotions companies, working with top brands to help them scale — and doing the same for our team.

We don’t hire based on experience — we hire based on attitude, potential, and work ethic.

If you’ve ever trained for a season, competed for a spot, or led your teammates through tough times — you already know the foundation it takes to succeed here.