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Business development specialist

Dorchester
Gungho
Business development specialist
£24,420 - £84,661 a year
Posted: 1 October
Offer description

Looking for a commercial role with a 4-day working week? Welcome to Gungho.

We're a fast-growing lead generation company with a vibrant culture, a supportive team, and a genuine focus on development. We're looking for a Business Development Specialist to join our Inhouse Sales Team. This is a proactive outreach role that involves calling, messaging and emailing decision-makers in businesses that match our client profiles to generate high-quality sales appointments.

What you'll be doing:

* Contacting potential prospects by phone, email, and LinkedIn
* Booking qualified meetings with key decision-makers
* Researching target accounts and contacts to tailor your outreach
* Logging activity in Salesforce with accuracy
* Working closely with our BDMs to refine targeting and lead quality

Skills & experience:

* Experience in a lead generation, research, or business development role is essential
* Strong research skills with a sharp eye for detail
* Comfortable using CRMs, LinkedIn, company databases, and online research tools
* Curious and commercially aware, with an interest in understanding what makes businesses tick
* Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
* Proactive, organised, and able to manage your time effectively

What success looks like:

* You're building a strong pipeline of sales-ready leads
* Your research and data are structured, clear, and actionable
* You understand your industries inside out and anticipate where opportunity lies
* You're working closely with your team and contributing to shared success

Why join Gungho?

* A 4-day working week
* WFH/hybrid opportunities
* Commission on closed won deals alongside bonus for KPI achievements
* Private health and dental cover (after qualifying period)
* Life insurance
* Your birthday off
* Regular company events and charity days
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Employee referral scheme
* In-house L&D Team to support your growth
* Progression opportunities – we love promoting from within

If you have lead generation experience and are ready to take the next step, we'd love to hear from you.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £24,420.00-£84,261.48 per year

Benefits:

* Company events
* Company pension
* Employee discount
* Employee mentoring programme
* Employee stock ownership plan
* Free parking
* Life insurance
* Private dental insurance
* Private medical insurance
* Referral programme
* Store discount

Application question(s):

* Do you have experience of lead generation?
* Are you comfortable with using CRMs, LinkedIn, company databases, and online research tools?
* Do you have strong research skills with a sharp eye for detail?
* Have you got experience of working in a target driven environment?

Experience:

* Business development: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person

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