Senior Business Development Manager
Crewe Onsite + Hybrid (2 days in the office)
£40k – £45k based on experience + commission
9am – 5pm
I’m currently working with a leading global consultancy, that sits among the world’s largest networks of niche consulting firms. Always with an ambitious growth strategy in place, they are expanding and are recruiting for a Senior Business Development Manager, a brand-new position within their sales team at Crewe.
The culture, benefits and scope for development of working with this client based in Crewe are honestly outstanding – they want to aid the development and support you with your chosen career path and you will absolutely get back what you put in!
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Business Development Manager, to join a company that truly values its people, invests in their development, and offers the chance to make a real impact within a dynamic and forward-thinking environment.
Role:
As the Senior Business Development Manager based in Crewe, you will be a key role in driving their lead generation function to the next level – you will manage a small team of 2, and you will mentor and support sales from both a management point of view and, also be hands on being actively involved in sales yourself.
As the Senior Business Development Manager you will take ownership of lead generation strategy, combining hands-on business development activity with the management and development of a growing lead generation team.
You’ll work closely with senior leadership, sales, and marketing to identify new business opportunities, drive outbound campaigns, and optimise the use of technology and data to maximise pipeline growth.
As the Senior Business Development Manager, your key responsibilities will include:
Lead, mentor and develop the lead generation team, ensuring high performance through structured development plans, training, and ongoing coaching.
Own and lead outbound sales strategy, you and your team will identify and qualify prospects through targeted outreach, email campaigns, cold calling, and social selling.
Actively partake in sales activity, leading by example.
Execute outbound marketing campaigns aligned to wider commercial and growth objectives, helping to develop campaigns and provide feedback where required.
Continuously refine prospecting strategies, outreach patterns, and qualification processes to improve efficiency and outcomes, to encourage this you will manage and continuously optimising the use of CRM, data tools and sales engagement platforms.
Conduct market research to identify new business opportunities and refine target audience breakdowns.
Provide regular reporting and insights to senior management on lead generation performance.
Collaborate closely with leadership and sales teams to ensure alignment and success with KPIs, pipeline targets, and strategic priorities.
Build professional relationships with clients, offering a premium service: both consultative and advisory, with a tailored approach to each individual client. Requirements:
The right person for the Senior Business Development Manager position, will be an extremely driven, passionate and technically minded individual who thrives in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.
The successful candidate will bring:
SaaS/Financial Services/Software industry background.
Proven experience in a Business Development Representative or Sales Development Representative role, with previous people management experience in a B2B environment.
Demonstrated success in meeting and exceeding individual and team lead generation targets.
Strong knowledge of outbound prospecting, sales frameworks and qualification methodologies.
Experience designing and implementing outbound lead generation strategies.
Strong CRM and sales engagement platform experience.
A natural leadership style with the ability to inspire, coach and develop others.
Excellent relationship-building skills with clients, stakeholders, and internal teams.
Strong problem-solving abilities and a solutions-focused mindset.
Comfortable adapting to a changing market with a strong growth mentality.
Strong team-work values and a collaborative approach.
A professional, consultative style of working. Additional Information:
Hybrid & flexible working options
26 days holiday (plus option to purchase extra days)
A comprehensive lifestyle, health and wellbeing package – more information can be provided with pleasure!
Access to hundreds of on demand courses
The opportunity to be part of an organisation committed to your career growth and development.
This is an incredible opportunity for anyone living locally to Crewe, who is looking to develop their career long-term and is looking for a new, exciting and rewarding opportunity. To find out more information, call Safer Hand Solutions and ask for Hannah Kirk, or apply to day to be considered for the role.
Please note, Safer Hand Solutions are acting as an employment agency on behalf of a client and by applying you agree to register with us and for us to hold your details on file. Due to the volume of applications, we will only contact applicants who have been successfully shortlisted but may contact you in regard to any other suitable vacancies