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Location: Glasgow (covering Scotland & North England)
Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 DOE
Car Allowance: £8,000
Benefits:
- 33 Days Holiday
- Private Healthcare
- 5% Pension
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Travel: Regular travel and overnight stays required
About the Business
Our client is an established and growing technical services organisation with a strong reputation for delivering complex projects and support services across multiple sectors throughout the UK. Following continued success within their core markets, the business is entering an exciting phase of growth and is looking to appoint a Business Development Manager to help drive expansion into new sectors and client groups.
This is a newly created role offering the opportunity to shape a long-term growth strategy, build key relationships and play a significant role in the next stage of the company's development.
The Role
Reporting into the senior leadership team, you will be responsible for identifying, developing and securing new business opportunities across Scotland and the North of England.
This is a strategic business development role focused on opening new markets and creating long-term revenue opportunities. You will be responsible for identifying opportunities within Healthcare, Retail, Education, Local Government and wider Public Sector organisations, building relationships with key decision-makers and navigating framework and procurement-led sales processes.
Working closely with the bids, marketing and business development functions, you will play a key role in establishing a stronger presence within new sectors while contributing to the company's wider growth strategy.
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Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a business development strategy focused on Healthcare, Education, Local Government and Public Sector organisations.
- Identify opportunities through procurement portals, frameworks and tendering platforms.
- Build relationships with decision-makers, procurement teams and key stakeholders across target sectors.
- Generate new business opportunities across the company's range of technical and support services.
- Support and contribute to framework and tender submissions alongside internal bid teams.
- Attend networking events, industry conferences and sector-specific forums to develop new relationships and raise brand awareness.
- Maintain an active pipeline of opportunities and provide accurate forecasting to senior management.
- Conduct market and competitor analysis to identify emerging opportunities.
- Work collaboratively with operational teams to develop solutions that meet client needs.
- Drive sustainable revenue growth and support the long-term expansion strategy of the business.
About You
We're particularly interested in speaking with commercially minded business development professionals who have experience selling into public sector environments or operating within framework-driven procurement processes.
Suitable backgrounds may include:
- Facilities Management
- Building Services
- Mechanical & Electrical Services
- Engineering Services
- Construction
- Technical Services
- Infrastructure Services
- Compliance Services
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Essential Experience
- Proven track record of winning new business and developing strategic client relationships.
- Experience engaging with senior stakeholders and decision-makers.
- Strong commercial awareness and strategic thinking capabilities.
- Ability to identify and convert opportunities within complex sales environments.
- Experience managing long sales cycles and procurement-led opportunities.
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel extensively across Scotland and the North of England.
Desirable Experience
- Experience selling into Healthcare, Education, Local Government or Public Sector organisations.
- Knowledge of public sector procurement and framework agreements.
- Experience supporting tender and bid processes.
- Understanding of framework-led sales environments.
Package
- £60,000 - £80,000 basic salary
- £8,000 car allowance
- 33 days annual leave
- Private healthcare
- 5% pension contribution
- Genuine autonomy within a newly created role
- Opportunity to influence and shape the company's future growth strategy
- Regular travel and overnight stays as required
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Business Development professional to join a growing organisation and take ownership of a strategically important market expansion project. You'll have the autonomy to build relationships, win new business and make a lasting impact on the future direction of the company.
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