Were looking for an ambitious and driven Business Development Manager to join a team. In this role, youll be responsible for generating new business opportunities, nurturing strong client relationships, and turning enquiries into successful outcomes.
Working closely with the Head of Business Development and wider commercial team, youll play a key role in driving growth across our target markets through strategic planning, market insight, and collaboration with internal departments.
What Youll Be Doing
Identifying and developing sales leads to build and manage a strong, active pipeline
Researching new markets and potential clients, presenting recommendations to key stakeholders
Maintaining accurate records of all client interactions within the CRM system
Collaborating with internal teams to prepare accurate and competitive quotations
Building long-term relationships with new and existing clients
Managing and prioritising quotations to meet targets and exceed customer expectations
Reporting on business development activity, including wins, losses, and key performance insights
Meeting and exceeding monthly sales targets
Negotiating effectively with clients and suppliers to secure the best possible terms
Managing tender processes and ensuring timely, high-quality submissions
Collecting and maintaining up-to-date client testimonials to support business growth
Reviewing feedback on quotations and tenders to continuously improve success rates
What Were Looking For
Proven experience in a similar Business Development role within the Traffic Management and/or Civil Engineering sector
Strong commercial awareness with excellent negotiation and communication skills
Ability to build and maintain lasting relationships with clients and stakeholders
Highly organised, proactive, and target-driven approach
Uniting People blends decades of expertise with unwavering determination, zeal and dynamism to cultivate robust client relationships.
As a well-funded recruitment enterprise (Plimsoll rated: STRONG), we are forged by a seasoned senior leadership team and backed by a visionary founder renowned for shaping thriving recruitment ventures over the past twenty years.
Our bespoke approach empowers you to effectively delegate the recruitment challenge, ensuring the acquisition of top-tier talent to propel your business towards its goals.
Currently serving clients in the UK, our vision extends to providing our services throughout Europe.
Uniting People collaborates with PE/VC backed fast-growth, entrepreneur-led SMEs, as well as some of the world's largest and most renowned corporations.
Drawing from our collective expertise, we specialise in recruiting for your entire head office spectrum, focusing on emerging technology, sales, contact centre, operations, finance, marketing and more.
Tailored solutions guarantee seamless integration as an adjunct to your HR department, fostering the development of your company's most vital asset – your workforce!
We uphold values of inclusivity, transparency, accountability, open-mindedness and diversity.
Driven by a passion for achieving exceptional outcomes, we thrive on crafting custom-tailored solutions.
We empower our teams to make impactful, future-oriented decisions, with the well-being of our colleagues and communities as a paramount concern.
We have a Google 4.9 rating and we are proud to be an FCSA recruitment partner.
