Business Development Executive
Remote
Basic + Car + Uncapped Commission
Region - Midlands
My client is a leading manufacturer and installer of patient care and handling equipment. The company’s ethos is to improve the lives of disabled people and elderly people needing care, in a manner that promotes independence, dignity and well-being, taking daily care beyond routine.
Are you a Business Development Executive looking for the next step in your career? Join a fast-growing company with many exciting opportunities to play an integral part in the company’s future growth within social services.
They are seeking a person with B2C Business Development Experience, both inbound and outbound lead qualification & generation; validate the opportunities, engage the customer and when ready hand them over to the Sales Force. The role will have specific responsibility for business development in our drive to continue to grow in social services grant funded business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify and engage with opportunities.
- Contact social services children’s and adult teams in geographical area beginning with the South of the UK, then expanding into the North in early 2026.
- Promote, arrange and successfully book CPD sessions and Team Meetings (continuing professional development, certification) with occupational therapists and other professionals linked and related to social services.
- Strengthen existing relationships with our current client base.
- Develop new business relationships within social services and other state funded channels.
- Qualify inbound leads, and feed key information back to the sales teams.
- Public speaking to large and intimate groups of professionals.
- Organize webinars and team meetings.
Attributes for the Role:
- Driven self-initiator, with a high level of personal motivation to achieve targets.
- Great communicator with the ability to write and speak appropriately to/with a B2C audience.
- Efficient multi-tasker.
- Outstanding planning and organizational skills.
- Naturally inquisitive and keen to learn new skills.
- Outgoing, gregarious personality.
- Public speaking ability.
- Professional telephone manner.
- Ability to travel when required.
Measures of Success:
- Number of validated conversations that are passed to the sales team, that end up in quotations.
- Organization and booking of CPD and Team Meetings.
- Senior Level Meetings with social services.
- The company becoming specified within social services, directly leading to orders.
- Contributing with incremental orders through effective sourcing, validating and handing over to the sales team.
Qualifications/Competencies:
- At least 2 years in a Business Development role, in B2C/B2B channel.
- Experience of working with Senior Management, reporting directly to the Sales Director.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, and strong understanding of Microsoft Office.
- Organized with the ability to update systems with tracking of opportunities via SAP and CRM systems.
Benefits:
- Industry relevant training.
- Competitive salary.
- Flexible working.
- Employer pension contributions.
- 28 days basic holiday allowance increasing with service.
- Factory shut down between Christmas and New Year with extra days off.
- Birthday off if it falls on a weekday.
- Fruit box delivered to canteen weekly.
- Discretionary bonus and incentives.
- Social events laid on.
- Event travel expenses covered by the company.
- Hotel costs covered by the company.