Business Development Representative

City Plumbing; Widnes; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading plumbing supplier seeks a proactive Business Development Representative to strengthen relationships with the local trade community. This remote-based position requires a valid driving license for travel. You will be responsible for identifying new leads, revitalising dormant accounts, and providing insights to support showroom teams. Applicants should have a strong sales background and demonstrate resilience in generating new business opportunities. The role offers a competitive bonus scheme and numerous perks, ensuring a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Bonus

Discounts, savings and cash back at numerous retailers

Life assurance

Extended family policy including maternity, paternity, additional annual leave

Mental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programme

Complete induction and growth opportunities

Financial education and loans

Flexible working options

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in sales or a role focused on proactively generating new opportunities.
• Ability to remain undeterred by setbacks and view challenges as opportunities.
• Communicate effectively with trade professionals.
• Consistent identification of sales opportunities.
• Clean UK Driving Licence required.

Responsibilities

• Identify active leads and secure new business.
• Re-engage inactive tradespeople as long-term partners.
• Conduct research to qualify leads.
• Communicate daily with Branch and Showroom Managers.
• Act as a reliable consultant for various trades.

Skills

Sales experience

Generating new opportunities

Building relationships

Market intelligence

Job description

We believe in making homes, businesses, and lives better. As a Business Development Representative, you are the vital bridge between our showrooms and the local trade community. Your mission is to save our trade customers time, reduce their hassle, and help them make money by positioning us as their partner of choice.

The Business Development Representative is a high-energy role for a proactive Sales professional who excels at building relationships and generating high-quality leads. As our Business Development Representative, you will spend your time in the field identifying new leads and revitalising dormant accounts to deliver sales growth across our branch network.

To succeed in this position, you must be comfortable identifying fresh sales leads and possess the mindset needed to turn a cold prospect into a qualified sales opportunity. This is a fantastic opportunity for a Business Development expert to own the full sales cycle and consistently deliver new sales leads into our organisation. Your efforts will be rewarded by a brilliant bonus scheme in return.

• You will be mapping out territories and visit construction sites to identify active leads and secure new business.
• You will be using market intelligence and historical data to re-engage inactive tradespeople and turn them into long-term partners.
• You will be conducting expert research to qualify leads, providing showroom teams with the insights they need to close sales effectively.
• You will maintain daily communication with Branch and Showroom Managers to share field insights and improve conversion rates.
• You will be acting as a reliable consultant for plumbers, builders, and developers, adapting your style to meet their specific project needs.

This is a remote-based role involving travel throughout a specific area, so a full driving license and ability to travel is a must!

You are resilient, self-motivated, and comfortable navigating environments ranging from active building sites to trade shows.

• Previous experience in sales or a role focused on proactively generating new opportunities.
• A proven ability to remain undeterred by setbacks and view challenges as opportunities.
• The ability to speak the language of trade professionals clearly and concisely.
• Understanding of how to identify sales opportunities on a consistent, proactive basis.
• A clean UK Driving Licence is required for this field-based role.

From boilers to bathroom suites, tubing to towel rails and everything in between, City Plumbing has all the products our customers need to complete the job. And we have all you need to build a successful career! We’re proud of our reputation for selling quality plumbing and heating products to both trade and retail customers and we’re super excited about our future. We put our colleagues at the heart of all we do, giving them all the tools they need to be successful, happy and feel rewarded in their career with us.

• Bonus
• Discounts, savings and cash back at numerous retailers
• Life assurance
• Extended family policy including maternity, paternity, additional annual leave and more
• Mental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programme, we look out for each other
• Complete induction and a company that lets you grow and encourages development
• Financial education and loans
• Flexible working options
• A business striving to create an environment of inclusion so everyone can be their true self
• And more!

We’re passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates and values diversity. Bring your whole self to work regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We don’t want you to ‘fit’ our culture, we want you to enrich it.

We are committed to best practices in recruitment and undertake Basic Criminal Record Disclosures for candidates that are offered employment within our branches that undertake deliveries for British Gas. This check will only be undertaken after the acceptance of an offer of employment.