Business Development Manager
3 days ago
Manchester
Business Development Manager (BDM) Digital Marketing Agency | SEO | PPC | Paid Social | Digital PR 📍 Manchester Area (Hybrid – 2 days in office) 💷 £40,000 – £45,000 basic + uncapped commission Sales. Proper sales. Not customer success. Not account management. Not growth hacking. This is Business Development — and sales is celebrated. Our client is an ambitious, fast-growing search and performance marketing agency based in Manchester. Due to continued growth, they are expanding their Sales & Marketing team and are looking to appoint a commercially driven Business Development Manager to accelerate new client acquisition across multiple sectors. This is a hybrid role (2 days per week in the office). The Role – Business Development Manager Reporting directly to the Head of Business Development, the successful candidate will take full ownership of new business generation, with a strong focus on outbound B2B sales activity. You will identify, engage and convert Senior Marketing Managers, Business Owners and Directors into long-term agency clients. You will be selling high-value digital marketing solutions, including: • SEO (Search Engine Optimisation), • PPC / Paid Search, • Paid Social, • Digital PR This is a consultative, relationship-led sales role, not transactional selling. Key Responsibilities • Achieve and exceed monthly sales targets, • Proactively generate new business through LinkedIn outreach, email, cold calling and face-to-face meetings, • Build and manage a self-generated sales pipeline, • Identify ideal client profiles and engage key decision-makers, • Deliver tailored, value-led sales messaging throughout the sales journey, • Lead discovery calls, sales meetings and client pitches, • Scope opportunities and collaborate with internal teams to deliver compelling audits and proposals, • Present digital marketing strategies aligned to client objectives and commercial goals, • Maintain accurate CRM records, pipeline stages and sales forecasts, • Work closely with marketing and delivery teams to ensure a seamless handover post-sale About You You are a results-driven Business Development professional with a passion for sales, relationship building and problem solving. Skills & Experience • Proven experience in Business Development / B2B Sales, • Experience within a digital marketing agency or marketing services environment is highly desirable, • Strong understanding of digital marketing channels and how they integrate, • Working knowledge of SEO, PPC, Paid Social and Digital PR, • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, • Confident engaging with senior stakeholders and decision-makers, • Commercially astute with an understanding of B2B and B2C metrics, • Highly organised with strong time management skills, • Target-driven and motivated by uncapped commission, • Comfortable working under pressure in a fast-paced environment, • Proactive, inquisitive and solutions-focused, • A good sense of humour is welcomed What’s On Offer • £40,000 – £45,000 basic salary (DOE), • Uncapped commission – significant earning potential, • Hybrid working – 2 days per week in the office, • Flexitime, • 27 days annual leave plus birthday off, • Mental wellbeing support programme, • Carbon-offset role via an environmental initiative, • Opportunity to join a high-growth digital marketing agency, • Supportive, collaborative and ambitious team culture The Opportunity This role offers the chance to make a real impact — for clients, the agency and your own career. If you are looking for a serious sales role with autonomy, progression and uncapped earning potential, this is an outstanding opportunity. Hybrid role – no fully remote applications. • Business Development Manager, • BDM, • New Business Manager, • Sales Manager, • Business Development Executive, • Digital Sales Manager, • Agency Sales Manager, • B2B Sales, • New Business Development, • Outbound Sales, • Consultative Sales, • Pipeline Management, • Lead Generation, • Prospecting, • Cold Calling, • LinkedIn Outreach, • Sales Targets, • Commission, • Uncapped Commission, • Revenue Growth, • Commercial Sales, • SEO, • Search Engine Optimisation, • PPC, • Paid Search, • Paid Social, • Digital PR, • Performance Marketing, • Online Marketing, • Marketing Services, • Marketing Solutions