Mid Market BDM - NB

Lyreco; Leicester; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension

Life Assurance

23 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Employee Discount

Job summary

Lyreco in the Leicester area is seeking a driven New Business Development Manager to secure and onboard new accounts, build a robust pipeline, and hand over wins to Account Managers.

The role requires B2B sales experience, a proven track record of hitting targets, and excellent relationship skills. Base salary up to £38k per annum + commission, company car, laptop and phone, with a Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm schedule and additional incentives.

Qualifications

• Experience in business‑to‑business sales (B2B).
• Proven track record of achieving sales targets.
• Ability to build and develop a pipeline of new business.
• Excellent customer relationship skills.
• Able to sell and negotiate at all levels within an organisation.
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Consistently win new customers within a defined prospect area.
• Implement and set up new accounts with focus on product penetration and profit.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships.
• Negotiate pricing and margin with customers as needed.
• Work with the wider team to grow and develop business in the Leicester area.

Skills

B2B sales experience

Target achievement

Pipeline development

Relationship building

Excel proficiency

Job description

New Business Development Manager

Covering Leicester area

Base salary: Up to £38k per annum + commission, Company car, laptop, phone

Additional incentives for top achievers

Mon- Fri- 9am-5.30pm.

Lyreco are the market leader in Workplace Solutions and specialise in providing workplace solutions to businesses globally, across a variety of sectors.

We have an exciting opportunity for a New Business Development Manager to join our growing team. The Business Development Manager will consistently win and implement new accounts.

You will build and maintain a new business pipeline, working alongside Account Managers to effectively secure and handover new accounts.

Key Responsibilities of the Business Development Manager:

• Consistently win new customers within a defined prospect area
• Implement and set up new accounts, with a focus on product penetration and profit
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships
• Negotiate pricing and margin with customers as needed
• Work closely with the wider team to grow and develop successful business in the Central London area

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• The Business Development Manager should have experience of working in a business-to-business sales role
• Proven track record of achieving sales and margin targets
• Ability to build and develop a pipeline of new business
• Excellent customer awareness, ability to build solid working relationships
• Able to sell and negotiate at all levels within an organisation
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel

Workplace Benefits:

• Clear career pathways and development programmes to support your growth
• Company Pension
• Life assurance
• 23 days holiday, increases the longer you are with us, + 8 Bank Holidays
• Employee discount scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), well-being support when you need it
• Health and wellness initiatives

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes our staff, customers, suppliers and our local community. We're committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment.

Agency CV's will not be accepted.