As our next Business Development Representative, you'll play a key role in helping us build the UK's go-to home improvement marketplace. You'll sit right at the top of our sales funnel, sparking the conversations that turn cold prospects into real opportunities for our account management team to run with. It's a role for someone who gets a kick out of the chase of a fresh lead, and who's ready to turn that hustle into a genuine career in sales.
Forget long lists, here's what you'll actually spend your time on:
Hunting down and researching potential leads across multiple channels, then sizing up whether they're a genuine fit for Checkatrade.
Picking up the phone (and firing off emails) to start conversations that uncover what prospects actually need and where it hurts.
Making Checkatrade's value proposition land clearly and quickly, in a way that sparks real curiosity.
Warming leads up through the early stages of their journey, then handing them over cleanly to account management for the next chapter.
Keeping Salesforce spotless with accurate, up-to-date records of every conversation and lead.
Teaming up with account management and other teams to swap insights, sharpen outreach, and squeeze more conversions out of every lead.
It's not about ticking every box. It's about turning up curious, ready to crack on. You'll do well here if you bring:
0-2 years' experience in business development, lead generation, client outreach or another customer-facing role.
A results-driven streak, with the resilience to keep finding and qualifying new opportunities even when the first few calls don't land.
Communication that builds rapport fast and gets your point across clearly and concisely.
A proactive, organised approach to managing your pipeline, plus experience with Salesforce or a similar CRM (or eagerness to learn, we'll train you up).
We believe great work deserves great rewards. Here's just a taste:
Competitive salary + commission.
Employee Share Programme.
Health, well-being and learning support.
Gym membership, Smart Tech Scheme and Cycle Scheme.
Birthday/Special day leave.
Buy & sell holiday scheme.
1 week's paid charity leave and much more!
How we'll get to know each other:
Screening call with one of our Talent Acquisition Partners.
2nd Stage interview with our Head of Sales SMB & Sales Operations Manager
3rd Stage interview with our VP of Sales
At the moment, this role isn’t open to visa sponsorship applications.
As part of our current hybrid working model, this role requires attendance at our Moorgate office 4 days per week.
If this sounds like the place where you can do your best work, we'd love to hear from you, even if you don't tick every box.
Want to join our Talent Community and be one of the first to know about our vacancies? Register your interest on our Registration Form: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/checkatrade/form/register-interest
About us
We’re Checkatrade – the UK’s leading platform for finding a tradesperson. With more than 50,000 trades listed and over 6 million reviews, we help homeowners get jobs done right and help tradespeople grow their business.
We’re growing fast, with big plans to become the go-to brand for home improvements. If you care about great work, take pride in the details, and want to make an impact, you’ll fit right in.
Checkatrade is one of the UK’s top online marketplaces for home improvements and repairs.
Our mission is to be the trusted foundation of every home by connecting people with trades and tools to make home improvements easy – because we believe safe and happy homes improve lives, support livelihoods, and build communities.
From our humble beginnings in 1998 to becoming a national household name, we’re on an exciting journey. For more than 25 years Checkatrade has stood for reputation and raising standards – whether that is for our trade members, consumers, or our colleagues. We think big and are passionate about changing the face of home improvements and repairs.
Today, we are a modern online marketplace and a force for good. We strive every day to support people to improve their homes and we don’t settle for the status quo – we are evolving, innovating, and growing.
With generous investment from private equity partners Brookfield, we have an ambitious growth plan and a robust roadmap to get there. Led by our values – All In, Customer Obsessed and AI Powered – we are 500 high-performing individuals working across the UK, with high-spec offices in London and Portsmouth.
We are here to be the best and inspire others to do the same, and to get there we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people – so if that sounds like you, you couldn’t join at a better time!
