Business Development Manager

Powerforce GB; Brighton; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading business development company in the UK seeks a Business Development Manager to identify and secure new business opportunities across various sectors. The ideal candidate has proven sales experience, strong organizational skills, and a full UK manual driving license. This full-time position offers a salary of £27,000 to £36,000 plus bonuses and benefits, including a company car and extensive training.

Benefits

21 days holiday plus bank holidays

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Life insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Referral programme

Qualifications

• Self-starter with resilience and tenacity, confident at cold calling and sourcing new business.
• Strong organisational skills with ability to manage time, contacts, and pipeline development.
• Proven sales experience with success in new business wins (OOH/Foodservice experience a plus).
• Full UK manual driving licence for at least one year.

Responsibilities

• Identifying and securing new business opportunities across OOH sectors.
• Visiting sites to pitch and activate opportunities.
• Influencing decision-makers with advice and support.

Skills

Self-starter

Strong organisational skills

Proven sales experience

Comfortable with digital tools

Tools

Google Sheets

reporting systems

Job description

Business Development Manager – Powerforce GB

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Salary: £27,000 to £36,000 per annum + company car

Working hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week

Territory: Crawley, Brighton, Leatherhead, Woking and surrounding areas

Responsibilities

• Identifying and securing new business opportunities across OOH sectors: leisure, healthcare, education, workplace, and defence sites
• Visiting sites such as soft play centres, theme parks, universities, canteens and contract caterers to pitch and activate opportunities
• Influencing decision‑makers with range advice, merchandising support and display solutions (FSDUs, countertop units, POS)
• Supporting product launches, sampling and seasonal activations (e.g. Freshers events)
• Using data and insight to advise on visibility, availability, and points of interruption
• Managing diary effectively to balance prospecting, meetings, and activations
• Recording activity via tablet and keeping organised client records (Excel/spreadsheets)

What we offer you

• £27,000 to £30,000 per annum (£32‑36k OTE) + up to 20% bonus + company car
• Ongoing training and support to help you fulfil your role
• A fun working environment where performance & success are rewarded
• Career opportunities throughout Powerforce and our extensive client base
• Benefits: 21 days holiday (+ bank holidays), Medicash, Enhanced maternity leave, Enhanced paternity leave, Adoption leave, Enhanced pension, Life insurance, Cycle to work scheme, Referral programme, Perkbox & Taste Card

Qualifications

• Self‑starter with resilience and tenacity, confident at cold calling and sourcing new business
• Strong organisational skills with ability to manage time, contacts, and pipeline development
• Proven sales experience with success in new business wins (OOH/Foodservice experience a plus)
• Comfortable with digital tools – Google Sheets, email, tablets, reporting systems
• Full UK manual driving licence for at least one year

How to apply

Early applications are strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to pause or close this vacancy prior to the listed closing date. If you would like to be part of our success, please apply today!

About Powerforce

At Powerforce, our people and customers are at the heart of everything we do. We're dedicated to fostering a fantastic culture and creating an incredible workplace environment. We are proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work for the last 7 years and have recently climbed to 5th place in the UK rankings for Large Organisations based on employee feedback. Our values focus on Integrity, Mindset for Growth, People at heart, Accountability, Customer‑centricity, and Teamwork.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full time

Job function

Business Development and Sales