Business Development Manager
Location: Crick, Northamptonshire
Salary: £65,000 + Commission (OTE £100,000)
Let's be honest - most 'BDM' roles are either glorified lead-following or volume sales dressed up as something more strategic.
This isn't that.
This client operates in a very specific space - delivering specialist perimeter security solutions into large-scale solar and renewable infrastructure projects. High-value work, technical conversations, long sales cycles and relationships that actually matter.
They've already got credibility, live clients and demand in the market. What they need now is someone who can bring structure to it all - qualify properly, win the right work (not just any work), and build a pipeline that actually converts.
What you'll actually be doing
1. You'll own the full sales process - but this isn't about churning quick wins.
2. Qualifying opportunities properly (and walking away from the wrong ones)
3. Managing complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles
4. Developing key accounts while opening new doors
5. Building a pipeline that's realistic, not wishful thinking
6. Working closely with technical and operational teams to make sure what's sold can actually be delivered
7. Leading bid/no-bid conversations with commercial common sense
8. Handing over clean, well-d...