Senior Business Development Manager
Reading, Berkshire (Hybrid working)
About Us
Driven by our mission to use innovation to prosper the community, we are passionate about challenging traditional methods and delivering unrivalled service. With consistent growth of over 20% year-on-year for nearly two decades, we have become the leading Balcony Specialist in the UK market and are on a growth journey to become the balcony of choice globally — beginning with our expansion into Canada.
We are passionate about supporting our people to thrive and grow in their roles. You could be joining a business that uses success to give back, supporting charitable initiatives and donations all year long.
If you’re simply looking for another job, this isn’t the role for you. But if you’re seeking the best opportunity for your future career, apply now.
Our values:
Deliver – We do what we say we’ll do.
Initiative – We encourage everyone to use their initiative.
Appreciation – We value performance and commitment.
Learn – We take time to learn lessons and have the courage to change.
Support – We support others to avoid blame.
We are now looking for a Senior Business Development Manager to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis, working Monday – Friday, 7.30 am – 4.30 pm. This is a hybrid role with at least three days per week in our Reading office.
The Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Company car (salary sacrifice)
- Hybrid working with three days in the office
- 24 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
- Buy-holiday scheme
- Pension
- Private healthcare (after probation)
- Free onsite parking
This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially astute sales professional with B2B expertise to join our expanding organisation.
You’ll be joining us at a pivotal moment, as we expand both our UK presence and our international reach, giving you the chance to shape new markets, influence strategic direction, and elevate your career alongside a business that’s continually raising the bar.
And, with a generous bonus scheme that recognises the impact you make, you’ll see real rewards for the contribution you bring to a team that values initiative, expertise, and meaningful results.
So, if you’re ready to play a defining role in a forward-thinking organisation and take your career to the next level, we’d love to hear from you.
The Role
As our Senior Business Development Manager, you will secure high-value opportunities within the construction sector to drive revenue growth and strengthen our market position.
Overseeing the full business development lifecycle, you will work closely with developers, contractors, and architects, providing early technical and commercial guidance and ensuring projects start strong and move smoothly through the pipeline.
Specifically, you will guide clients through their early project discussions, shaping solutions that meet their needs and preparing well-considered proposals before ensuring a seamless handover to other teams.
With future opportunities in mind, you will keep the pipeline accurate and up to date, provide reliable forecasts that support strategic decision-making, and ensure reporting and CRM activity enable sustained business growth.
Additionally, you will:
- Keep all assigned calls up to date with no overdue actions
- Build strong product knowledge and confidently answer technical questions
- Lead external design meetings and respond to client queries
- Report on activity and the effectiveness of the Gold Customer programme
- Work collaboratively with the team to support shared goals and improvements
About You
To be considered as our Senior Business Development Manager, you will need:
- Proven success in B2B business development or sales
- Experience managing a pipeline with a track record of revenue achievement
- A data-driven, digitally fluent approach with experience using CRM systems
- Strong commercial awareness and strategic negotiation ability
- Demonstrable relationship-building skills
- Confident communication skills with strong presentation and storytelling ability
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite
- A full, valid driving licence (clean preferred)
Please note, construction industry experience is desirable.
Other organisations may call this role Senior B2B Sales Executive, BDM, Account Director, Construction Business Development Manager, Construction Sales Executive, or Strategic Account Manager.
Webrecruit and Sapphire Balconies are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
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