Business Development Manager
hace 4 días
Birmingham
Business Development Manager Contract Type: Permanent Location: Birmingham (Hybrid – 3 days office / 2 days home) Salary: £100,000 per annum Car Allowance: £680 per month Car Lease Allowance OR £730 per month Car Cash Allowance Pension: 5% employer contribution Annual leave: 28 days annual leave (excluding public holidays) Travel: Yes 20% travel to and from other sites around the midlands area and adhoc travel to Europe Medical Cover: Family Medical Cover About the Role We are seeking a driven and commercially astute Business Development Manager (BDM) to play a pivotal role in identifying, developing, and transferring new business opportunities within the warehousing sector. Working closely with Marketing and Sales, you will share market insights, generate high-quality leads, and help shape future growth. This is a strategic position focused on sustainable growth, brand elevation, and early engagement with senior customer stakeholders. Key Responsibilities: • Execute strategic business development initiatives within the warehousing sector, • Proactively identify new business opportunities and drive lead generation, • Develop and manage target account lists across designated verticals, • Prepare high-level ROM (Rough Order of Magnitude) estimates prior to formal Sales handover, • Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, partners, and consultants, • Engage senior decision-makers early to position the company’s value proposition, • Identify key stakeholders and assess their role in the buying process, • Ensure seamless handover of qualified leads to Sales and Sales Engineering, • Conduct market research and competitive analysis to inform business development strategy, • Identify market trends and translate insights into actionable growth plans, • Collaborate with Marketing and Sales to generate and qualify MQL and SQL leads, • Enhance brand awareness and drive interest in solutions, • Represent the company at trade shows, networking events, and industry forums, • Manage targeted lead generation campaigns and digital initiatives, • Design and optimise channel and vertical market structures, • Develop and implement integrator partner programmes, • Coach and mentor Business Development colleagues, • Promote continuous professional development through training and mentoring Skills & Experience • Strong commercial acumen, including ROI, payback period, and NPV analysis, • Proven experience building sales pipelines in complex B2B environments, • Ability to visit customer sites, identify opportunities, and engage senior leadership, • Excellent networking and relationship-building skills, • A strategic mindset with a long-term growth focus, • Self-motivation, proactivity, and a results-driven approach, • Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities, • Experience conducting market research and translating insights into strategy, • Knowledge of digital marketing and communications, • Experience owning demand generation via digital tools, email, and social media, • Ability to develop solution-focused campaigns to maximise engagement, • Understanding of digital optimisation across website, social media, and marketing technology, • Experience transitioning from traditional media to interactive digital communications