Business Development Manager - Logistics
7 days ago
Nottingham
Location: Midlands/North of England Salary: £75,000.00 + car allowance + commission Summary: Our client is a leading global logistics and supply chain partner, offering tailored, value‑driven solutions across multiple transport modes and industry sectors. They are seeking an ambitious and commercially driven Business Development Manager to support and accelerate the growth strategy in the UK. This is a high‑impact role focused on winning new business, developing long‑term customer relationships, and expanding their freight service offering across new sectors and geographies. Key Responsibilities Drive new business acquisition in line with the growth strategy Build, manage, and maintain a strong and accurate sales pipeline within the CRM Prospect and generate leads through proactive outreach and follow‑up Lead new customer onboarding, ensuring seamless business integration Identify opportunities to upsell and cross‑sell the full range of logistics services Develop long‑term, profitable customer relationships through a value‑led sales approach Prepare and present analytical data, including monthly and annual sales reports and forecasts Predict future customer revenue and volume trends Act as the primary point of contact for allocated customers, resolving queries and complaints effectively Arrange, attend, and lead customer meetings, including minute‑taking and action follow‑up Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to deliver a best‑in‑class customer experience Represent the company at industry, trade, and professional networking events Experience: Proven experience in a senior business development or commercial sales role, within logistics or supply chain Demonstrated success in building and converting a strong sales pipeline Experience selling across multiple transport modes Strong influencing and communication skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders Customer‑focused mindset with the ability to anticipate needs and deliver on commitments Solution‑focused thinking with strong active listening skills A continuous improvement mindset and appetite for growthProcessing Your Data Bis Henderson Recruitment is a leading provider of recruitment, interim management and consultancy services to the supply chain and logistics industry. Should you respond to this advertisement we may store your CV and contact details and will process this data for recruitment purposes only. Should we process your data, then we will always tell you that we are doing so. Please visit our website to read our Privacy Policy in full, in this Policy you will find information about our compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulations. All applicants must have an unrestricted right to work in the UK as our client will not support visa sponsorship for this role