Senior Business Development Manager

The People Pod; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped bonus

Company benefits

Career progression

Direct exposure to leadership

European collaboration

Job summary

The People Pod in Blackburn is seeking a Senior Business Development Manager to drive UK growth and build strategic customer relationships. You will identify opportunities, manage prospects to contract, and contribute to a growing sustainability-focused portfolio.

Reporting to the Country Manager, you will collaborate with leadership across Europe, enjoy uncapped bonus potential, and advance your career in a fast-paced, circular-economy business.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in winning new business and building lasting customer relationships.
• Experience in B2B sales and strategic account development.
• Comfortable engaging with senior decision-makers and managing complex deals.

Responsibilities

• Develop new business opportunities across the UK.
• Build relationships with key commercial decision-makers.
• Manage opportunities from prospecting through to contract award.
• Develop strategic accounts and long-term partnerships.
• Support major tenders and commercial proposals.
• Represent the business at customer meetings and industry events.
• Maintain a healthy sales pipeline and deliver growth targets.
• Identify new markets and commercial opportunities.

Skills

Relationship building

Commercial acumen

Self-motivated

Stakeholder engagement

Proactivity

Customer service

Job description

Senior Business Development Manager

Recycling & Circular Economy

£45,000 Basic + Uncapped Bonus + Benefits

Blackburn, Lancashire

Help Shape the Future of Sustainable Business

We're recruiting on behalf of a growing UK business at the forefront of the circular economy, helping organisations recover, recycle and reuse valuable materials while improving their sustainability performance.

Reporting directly to the Country Manager, you'll play a key role in driving new business growth, developing strategic customer relationships and identifying new commercial opportunities across the UK.

As part of a successful European Group owned by one of the world's largest retail organisations, you'll enjoy the stability of a global business while working within an ambitious UK operation. You'll also have the opportunity to collaborate with sister companies across Europe, sharing knowledge and supporting wider commercial initiatives.

The Opportunity

This is a genuine new business role where you'll have the freedom to develop your own pipeline, win new customers and build long-term commercial partnerships.

Working closely with the Country Manager and senior leadership team, you'll help shape future growth by identifying new markets, securing strategic accounts and delivering tailored recycling and resource recovery solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop new business opportunities across the UK.
• Build relationships with key commercial decision-makers.
• Manage opportunities from prospecting through to contract award.
• Develop strategic accounts and long-term partnerships.
• Support major tenders and commercial proposals.
• Represent the business at customer meetings and industry events.
• Maintain a healthy sales pipeline and deliver growth targets.
• Identify new markets and commercial opportunities.

About You

You'll be an experienced B2B Business Development professional with a proven track record of winning new business and building lasting customer relationships.

Experience within recycling, waste management, environmental services, logistics, manufacturing or industrial sectors would be advantageous, but we're equally interested in commercially driven individuals who enjoy consultative selling and developing long-term partnerships.

You'll be:

• A confident relationship builder.
• Commercially aware and self-motivated.
• Comfortable engaging with senior decision-makers.
• Proactive, resilient and results driven.
• Passionate about delivering outstanding customer service.

What's on Offer?

• £45,000 Basic Salary
• Uncapped Bonus
• Company Benefits
• Genuine Career Progression
• Direct exposure to the Country Manager and senior leadership team.
• Opportunity to work with colleagues across Europe.
• Join a growing business backed by a major international group.