Senior Business Development Manager

Headway Recruitment; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,500 - 49,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped commission

Gym membership support

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Leeds City Centre office

Job summary

Headway Recruitment in Leeds is seeking a Senior Business Development Manager to drive new client acquisition in Healthcare Staffing. You will win contracts and build long-term partnerships across the healthcare sector, working with dedicated teams to deliver outcomes.

This pure sales role focuses on developing new business, growing client accounts, and maintaining an active CRM pipeline, with a base circa £45,000 and uncapped commission. Leeds City Centre office.

Qualifications

• Proven BD experience within Healthcare Recruitment or Healthcare Staffing.
• History of generating new clients and growing accounts.
• Strong commercial acumen with a consultative sales approach.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Self-motivated with a target-driven mindset.

Responsibilities

• Generate new business within healthcare and social care sector.
• Develop relationships with care homes and providers.
• Manage full sales cycle from prospecting to contract negotiation.
• Maintain active sales pipeline using CRM.
• Collaborate with internal delivery teams to ensure client experience.

Skills

Business development

Healthcare recruitment

Sales

CRM

Job description

Senior Business Development Manager

Healthcare Staffing | Leeds City Centre | circa £45,000 + Uncapped Commission

Our client is an ambitious and fast‑growing healthcare staffing provider, delivering workforce solutions to care homes, supported living services, nursing homes and specialist care providers across the UK. As the business continues to expand, they're looking for an experienced Business Development Manager with a proven background in Healthcare Recruitment or Healthcare Staffing Sales to drive new client acquisition and accelerate commercial growth. This is a pure sales role. You'll focus exclusively on developing new business and growing client accounts, supported by dedicated Recruitment, Compliance, Payroll and Operations teams who manage delivery.

The Opportunity

You’ll be responsible for identifying new opportunities, securing new contracts and building long‑term partnerships across the healthcare sector. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on winning business, opening new markets and delivering commercial growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate new business within the healthcare and social care sector.
• Develop relationships with care homes, supported living providers, nursing homes and specialist care organisations.
• Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting through to contract negotiation and account growth.
• Maintain an active sales pipeline using CRM systems.
• Collaborate with internal delivery teams to ensure an exceptional client experience.

About You

We're looking for someone with a strong track record of winning business within the healthcare recruitment or staffing sector. You'll ideally have:

• Proven Business Development experience within Healthcare Recruitment, Healthcare Staffing or Social Care Recruitment.
• A successful history of generating new clients and growing existing accounts.
• Strong commercial awareness with a consultative sales approach.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship‑building skills.
• A self‑motivated, target‑driven mindset with the ability to work autonomously.

What's on Offer

• Basic salary circa £45,000 (DOE)
• Uncapped commission with earnings on every hour generated
• Realistic six‑figure earning potential for high performers
• Performance‑related Christmas bonus
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Gym membership support
• Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm
• Leeds City Centre office

If you've built your career winning business within Healthcare Recruitment and are looking for a genuine opportunity to influence the growth of an ambitious healthcare staffing business, apply now or contact Sally at Headway Recruitment.