Tech Business Development Exec – Outbound SaaS

LJ Recruitment; Betton Strange; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Basic salary £25k-£35k

OTE up to £50k

Uncapped commission

Annual performance bonus

Commission on originated orders

Additional company benefits

Job summary

LJ Recruitment is seeking a proactive Business Development Executive in Shrewsbury to identify and engage prospective customers, generating new sales opportunities and booking qualified meetings for the wider commercial team.

This phone-led outbound role leverages an existing, researched database of target organisations and decision-makers to turn research into conversations, using telephone, email and LinkedIn to drive results.

Qualifications

• Confidence speaking to senior decision-makers on the telephone.
• Comfortable making outbound and cold calls.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work independently and manage your own workload.
• Good organisation and attention to detail.
• A disciplined approach to follow-up and CRM management.
• Resilience and persistence in sales conversations.
• Genuine interest in technology and new business.
• Right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Proactively contacting prospective customers by telephone, email and LinkedIn.
• Researching target organisations and identifying relevant decision-makers.
• Making confident, professional cold calls to senior stakeholders.
• Introducing the company's technology and value proposition clearly and credibly.
• Qualifying opportunities and booking high-quality meetings for the sales team.
• Following up marketing campaigns, events and inbound enquiries.
• Maintaining accurate prospect and activity information within the CRM.
• Managing your own pipeline, diary and follow-up activity.
• Working towards agreed activity, opportunity and revenue targets.
• Developing new markets and opportunities with senior commercial colleagues.

Skills

Confidence speaking to decision-makers

Outbound calling

Cold calling

Clear communication

Job description

LJ Recruitment is seeking a proactive Business Development Executive in Shrewsbury to identify and engage prospective customers, generating new sales opportunities and booking qualified meetings for the wider commercial team.

This phone-led outbound role leverages an existing, researched database of target organisations and decision-makers to turn research into conversations, using telephone, email and LinkedIn to drive results.