Gallagher
Business Development Manager - Northwest
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About Gallagher
At Gallagher, our purpose is simple: Protect what matters most. We live this every day through smart, future-focused security solutions that help organisations protect people, places, and critical assets.
Gallagher Security is a global technology business with operations across the UK, Europe, New Zealand, Australia, Asia, Africa, the USA, and Canada, and exports to more than 140 countries. Our culture is entrepreneurial, collaborative, and ambitious, and we are growing our presence across Europe through strong partner relationships and strategic new business growth.
We’re painting the future of what’s possible. Come join us.
The Opportunity
We're looking for a Business Development Manager to drive growth across the UK market. This is a commercially focused role centred on identifying, developing, and converting new business opportunities while building strong relationships with enterprise end users and key supply chains across industry influencers across key vertical markets.
This is a true business development role. You'll be responsible for creating demand, building pipeline, and delivering profitable growth by developing strategic customer relationships and uncovering new opportunities. Working closely with Sales Managers, Solution Managers, and technical specialists, you'll take opportunities from initial engagement through to successful close.
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Your role at a glance:
- Develop and execute business growth strategies that support regional sales objectives.
- Analyse industry trends, customer needs, and competitor activity to inform business growth strategies.
- Identify, qualify, nurture, and close profitable opportunities across targeted vertical markets.
- Build relationships with enterprise end users, consultants, and key industry influencers.
- Drive new business development while expanding existing strategic customer relationships.
- Lead customer presentations and solution discussions with support from technical specialists.
- Support RFIs, RFQs, tenders, and customer solution requirements.
- Analyse market and competitor activity to identify growth opportunities and market trends.
- Maintain strong CRM discipline, forecasting, reporting, and account planning.
About You
We’re looking for a sales professional who thrives on winning new business and building trusted customer relationships. You'll be commercially focused, motivated by results, and comfortable working in a technical B2B environment where insight, credibility, and persistence drive success.
What you’ll bring:
- At least 5 years’ proven B2B sales experience, ideally within technology, security, or a related solutions-led environment
- Strong business development experience with a track record of prospecting, generating leads, and closing opportunities.
- Experience engaging with enterprise customers and multiple stakeholder groups.
- Solution-selling capability and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly.
- Commercial confidence, including negotiation, forecasting, pipeline management, and account planning.
- Strong analytical and relationship management skills.
- A collaborative, results-driven approach with high integrity and accountability.
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Working at Gallagher
At Gallagher, you’ll join a global business with a strong purpose, smart technology, and real momentum across the UK and Europe. This is an opportunity to make a visible impact, backed by a supportive regional team and trusted global brand.
This is a field-based role based in Manchester, with travel across the UK to meet customers, consultants, and key stakeholders.
We offer:
- Competitive salary, with bonus opportunities.
- A high-trust, collaborative team environment with strong regional and global support.
- The opportunity to influence growth, win new business, and contribute to Gallagher’s continued success across the UK.
If you’re commercially driven, customer-focused, and passionate about winning new business, we’d love to hear from you.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we may close the advert early if we appoint before the official closing date. Apply now!
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