Senior Business Development Manager

VARGO Group; Remote; GBP 56,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

An established commercial finance business is seeking a Senior Business Development Manager to drive new business opportunities. The role is fully remote with a requirement to be present in Doncaster once a month. Ideal candidates will have a background in commercial finance sales, a strong network of brokers, and excellent communication skills. Responsibilities include managing key clients, collaborating with the back-office team for new acquisitions, and reporting to senior management. Salary is up to £67,000.

Qualifications

• Previous sales experience within commercial finance, whether factoring, invoice discounting, asset finance or commercial banking.
• Seasoned sales experience with a proactive attitude.
• Strong knowledge of CRM systems.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Identifying and developing new business opportunities, building relationships with introducers and key decision‑makers.
• Working collaboratively with an experienced back-office team for new client acquisitions.
• Managing key clients and driving their growth.
• Planning sales drives, initiatives, and activities supported by the senior management team.
• Reporting sales activity and progress to the senior management team.
• Attending events and business conferences to develop new sales pipelines.

Skills

Sales experience within commercial finance

Knowledge of CRM systems

Excellent written communication skills

Excellent oral communication skills

Proactive attitude

Job description

Job Title: Senior Business Development Manager

Location: Fully remote, once a month in Doncaster

Type: Full-time

Salary: up to £67,000

Experience in the commercial lending sector is a prerequisite for this position.

Our client is an established commercial finance business that offers a flexible working‑capital solution. They have extensive experience within their market and service a broad range of industries and clients. They have recently developed a central system to not only give extra functionality to their clients, but to support the next phase of their business growth.

This role will suit a business development manager who enjoys lots of autonomy and a large geographical sales region to attack. Ideally you will have a network of existing brokers and introducers within the debt finance space.

The core duties will include:

• Identifying and developing new business opportunities, building relationships with introducers and key decision‑makers within the market.
• Working collaboratively with an experienced back‑office team for new client acquisitions
• Managing key clients and driving their growth
• Planning sales drives, initiatives, and activities supported by the senior management team (SMT)
• Reporting sales activity and progress to the SMT
• Attending events and business conferences to develop new sales pipelines

Required Skill Set

• Previous sales experience within commercial finance, whether factoring, invoice discounting, asset finance or commercial banking
• Seasoned sales experience with a proactive attitude
• Strong knowledge of CRM systems
• Excellent written and oral communication skills