Business Development Executive
Full Time Permanent
£30,000-£45,000 DOE + OTE
Office and field based#
Our client is offering a high autonomy, revenue driving opportunity for a commercially minded Business Development Executive who wants real ownership, visible impact, and uncapped potential. You will be trusted to shape your own pipeline, build meaningful partnerships, and directly influence commercial growth across hospitality, sponsorship, and partnership offerings.
If you are someone who thrives on momentum, relationship building, and closing deals, and you enjoy seeing your efforts translate directly into results and commission, this role gives you the platform to do exactly that.
The opportunity
You will play a key role in accelerating commercial revenue through a blend of outbound sales, field activity, and face to face engagement. This is a hands on role with genuine variety, combining proactive sales activity with live events, networking, and ongoing account management.
You will be empowered to run your own desk, manage the full sales lifecycle, and work closely with senior leadership to grow and evolve the commercial offering.
Key responsibilities
Sales and revenue generation
Proactively identify and win new business through field sales, outbound calls, email campaigns, LinkedIn outreach, and in person networking
Sell a range of commercial offerings including hospitality packages, sponsorships, and partnership opportunities
Own the full sales cycle from first conversation through to close and long term relationship management
Work towards individual and team revenue targets, with performance based commission and incentives
Relationship management
Build strong, long term relationships with new and existing commercial clients
Act as a key point of contact for partners, ensuring a professional and high quality client experience
Spot opportunities to upsell and cross sell additional commercial offerings
Events and on site activity
Represent the organisation at events, networking functions, and client engagements
Support the delivery of commercial activations and live events
Occasional Saturday working required, with time off in lieu during the week
Organisation and follow up
Maintain accurate records of leads, opportunities, and follow ups using CRM or internal systems
Ensure consistent, timely follow up to maximise conversion rates
Work alongside a colleague handling lower level sales activity to support overall commercial performance
Collaboration and reporting
Work closely with senior leadership and marketing teams to align sales activity with wider commercial strategy
Provide regular updates on pipeline health, forecasts, and performance
What we are looking for
You will suit this role if you have proven experience in business development or sales, ideally within hospitality, events, partnerships, or a similar commercial environment
You are highly motivated by targets, commission, and revenue growth
You are confident selling both over the phone and face to face
You are organised, persistent, and excellent at follow up
You enjoy relationship building but are equally driven to close deals
You are comfortable with flexibility, including occasional Saturday work
You communicate with confidence and professionalism
What is in it for you
Competitive base salary with OTE linked to targets and event performance
High autonomy role with real ownership of your pipeline and accounts
Clear opportunity to progress within a growing commercial function
A genuinely varied role combining office based sales, field work, and live client engagementFor more information contact Millie on (phone number removed)
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