Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager

Location: High Wycombe, covering Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Salary: £35,000–£50,000 basic DOE + uncapped bonus scheme
Job Type: Permanent
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm
Benefits: Company car, bonus scheme, 24 days holiday + bank holidays, ongoing training

We're looking for an ambitious Business Development Manager to join a successful and well-established business. This is a field-based role where you'll spend four days each week visiting customers across your territory and one day in the office managing quotations, administration and planning your pipeline.

Key Responsibilities of the Business Development Manager:

• Develop and grow relationships with both existing and prospective customers.
• Identify and secure new business opportunities across your territory.
• Work closely with the Internal Sales Team to generate enquiries, progress quotations and convert opportunities into profitable sales.
• Take direct responsibility for achieving agreed sales and margin targets.
• Plan and manage your own diary, customer visits and sales activity effectively.
• Complete sales reports and provide regular updates to management.
• Attend sales meetings, product training and occasional company functions outside normal working hours.
• Work with branch management to continually improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Assist with the annual stocktake.
• Work occasional Saturday mornings when required.
• Provide occasional holiday and sickness cover for the wider team, supporting customer enquiries, quotations, purchase orders, trade counter activities and general administration.
• Support goods-in procedures, including checking deliveries and maintaining accurate stock records.
• Occasionally assist with picking, packing, loading and unloading customer orders.
• Make local deliveries using a company vehicle when required and authorised.

Key Requirements of the Business Development Manager:

• Previous experience in business development, field sales or account management.
• Confident winning new business and developing existing customer accounts.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to achieve sales and margin targets.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Self-motivated with the ability to manage your own territory.
• Well organised with good time management skills.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office and CRM systems.
• Happy to travel across Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.
• Full UK driving licence.

What's on Offer:

• £35,000–£50,000 basic salary depending on experience.
• Uncapped bonus scheme.
• Company car.
• Field-based role with 4 days visiting customers and 1 office-based administration day each week.
• Monday to Friday, 8:00am–5:00pm.
• 24 days' holiday plus bank holidays.
• Join a successful, growing business with genuine long-term career opportunities.