C£45,000 - £60,000 + up to 50% performance bonus
Permanent | Full-time | Office-based | Banbury
We're supporting a successful and growing SME within the supply chain and logistics sector as they strengthen their commercial team. Due to continued growth, they are now looking for a Senior Business Development Manager to focus on winning new business and building a structured pipeline from the ground up.
This is a brand new role and a genuine opportunity to shape the future of sales within the business. The company has grown through reputation and relationships, and they are now ready to bring in someone who can proactively drive new opportunities and help take the business to the next stage of growth.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys being hands-on, proactive and commercially driven in a fast-paced SME environment.
What you'll be doing
* Building and developing a new business pipeline from scratch
* Proactively identifying, targeting and winning new customers
* Making outbound calls, networking and generating new opportunities daily
* Developing tailored logistics and supply chain solutions with operational teams
* Leading proposals, tenders and commercial negotiations
* Growing and developing new accounts once onboarded
* Working closely with Directors to shape future commercial strategy
* Maintaining CRM, forecasting and pipeline reporting
In the Senior Business Development Manager we're looking for
* Strong B2B business development background
* Experience winning new business and building pipelines from zero
* Ideally from logistics, supply chain, transport or a related sector
* Comfortable with outbound activity and proactive prospecting
* Commercially confident with strong understanding of margin and pricing
* Able to sell solution-based services rather than products
* Confident engaging senior stakeholders and decision makers
* Full UK driving licence
You'll fit the culture if you are
* Proactive, energetic and naturally self-motivated
* Straight-talking, practical and commercially focused
* Happy to work in a fast-moving SME environment
* Curious about how the wider business operates
* Hands-on and comfortable picking up the phone daily
* Looking for a role where you can grow and make a real impact
Benefits
* c£45,000 - £60,000 basic salary
* Up to 50% annual performance bonus
* 20 days holiday + bank holidays
* Pension scheme and Death in Service
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Free parking and modern office environment
* Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm (37.5 hours)
* Office based
If you're a driven Business Development professional who enjoys autonomy, pace and the opportunity to build something meaningful, we'd love to hear from you.
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