Consortium Professional Recruitment
Business Development Executive
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Job Title: Business Development Executive
Location: Northern England & Scotland (M62 Corridor, North East, North West, and Central Belt & Scotland)
Salary: £40,000 OTE £50,000 - £55,000
About the Role:
Consortium Professional Recruitment are pleased to be working with our client to recruit a Business Development Executive who will play a pivotal role in driving sales growth across Northern England and Scotland. This is an exciting opportunity to join an innovative and growing business where your ability to develop new opportunities and build trusted relationships will directly influence future success.
If you enjoy creating new business opportunities, developing long-term customer partnerships and working with a wide range of stakeholders across commercial and residential markets, this Business Development Executive position offers the autonomy, variety and support to help you thrive.
The Opportunity:
As a Business Development Executive you'll play a key role in:
- Developing new business opportunities across commercial and residential sectors to grow market share.
- Building strong relationships with architects, interior designers, contractors, developers and independent merchants.
- Managing and developing an existing portfolio of customer accounts while identifying opportunities for further growth.
- Securing product specifications on commercial fit-out and interior projects through consultative selling.
- Expanding the merchant network by identifying and onboarding new independent merchant partners.
- Delivering engaging product demonstrations, technical presentations and customer training sessions.
- Supporting merchant partners with showroom displays, merchandising and point of sale materials.
- Interpreting technical drawings to recommend suitable product solutions that meet customer requirements.
- Working collaboratively with Production, Supply Chain and Customer Service teams to ensure an outstanding customer experience.
- Maintaining an accurate sales pipeline and CRM records while proactively managing your territory through regular travel.
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Your work will directly contribute to sustainable revenue growth, increased product specification and the continued expansion of the business across Northern England and Scotland.
About You:
We're looking for someone who can bring:
- Proven experience in business development, field sales or specification sales within a relevant industry.
- A track record of building strong relationships and generating new business opportunities.
- Experience managing customer accounts while identifying opportunities to maximise growth.
- The ability to communicate confidently with architects, contractors, designers and merchant partners.
- Strong commercial awareness with excellent negotiation and influencing skills.
- Confidence interpreting technical information or drawings and recommending suitable solutions.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage a varied territory independently.
- A proactive, self-motivated and collaborative approach with a genuine passion for delivering exceptional customer service.
- Experience within interiors, construction, building products or related sectors would be advantageous.
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The Benefits and Package:
In return, you'll enjoy:
- Salary: £40,000 OTE £50,000 - £55,000
- The opportunity to join a growing and innovative organisation.
- A varied field-based role with autonomy and responsibility.
- Ongoing support and opportunities for professional development.
- An inclusive working culture where collaboration, integrity and continuous improvement are valued.
How to Apply:
This exciting Business Development Executive opportunity is being managed by Consortium Professional Recruitment, a trusted recruitment partner. If you're ready to take the next step in your career as a Business Development Executive, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply with your CV attached.
About Us:
Consortium Professional Recruitment Ltd are a professional level recruitment consultancy specialising in the delivery of high relevance recruitment services on behalf of our clients across the UK. We regularly receive large responses to our advertising which can make providing individual feedback to every applicant challenging. If you haven’t received a reply from us within 14 days of your application, we regret to say your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. We have a policy of retaining your details for future vacancies unless you request otherwise. To learn more about our services, please visit consortiumrecruitment.co.uk.
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