Business Development Executive

Business Development Executive

Location: Feering
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Market 36 Recruitment are currently recruiting for a Business Development Executive to join a growing commercial team. Reporting to the Commercial Director, this role will focus on developing, progressing and converting opportunities across agreed emerging, growing and strategically important service lines.

Main Purpose of the Role

The Business Development Executive will support the commercial development of key service lines by helping clients understand the service, its value and the required next steps. The role will be responsible for progressing quoted opportunities, identifying opportunities within existing and dormant accounts and working closely with internal teams to support a consistent and effective client journey.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a strong working understanding of agreed emerging, growing and strategically important services.
• Support clients in understanding services, their value, the process and the required next steps.
• Progress quoted opportunities through structured follow-up, moving opportunities towards instruction, deferral, closure or confirmed loss.
• Maintain accurate records of opportunity status, client feedback, next actions, barriers to progression and expected decision timescales.
• Identify opportunities for existing clients to benefit from agreed emerging or growing services.
• Re-engage dormant and underdeveloped accounts where agreed by senior management.
• Work with internal teams to ensure services are appropriately scoped, correctly quoted and capable of being processed consistently.
• Respond to client questions within the scope of the role, escalating technical matters where specialist input is required.
• Attend client calls, meetings and briefing sessions where required to support opportunities and answer commercial questions.
• Report regularly on activity, quoted opportunity status, conversion progress and recurring client objections.

Additional Responsibilities

• Support the development of standard explanations, guidance notes and agreed responses for common client questions.
• Contribute to the ongoing adherence to management systems and standards, including ISO 9001.
• Promote a culture of continuous operational improvement.
• Carry out any other duties within the scope of the role as reasonably directed by management.

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

• Previous experience in a business development, sales or commercially focused role.
• Confident communicating with clients and building positive commercial relationships.
• Strong follow-up and opportunity management skills.
• Commercially aware with the ability to understand client needs and communicate service value effectively.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and accurate record keeping.
• Able to work collaboratively with internal teams and escalate technical queries appropriately.
• Confident attending client calls and meetings.
• A proactive, driven and results-focused approach.

Working Pattern & Benefits

* Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday

* Salary: £40,000 - £42,000 + OTE £60,000 - £65,000 uncapped

Market 36 Recruitment Ltd cover a range of sectors including Commercial, Industrial, Engineering, HR & Finance and IT. This vacancy is being advertised by Market 36 Recruitment Ltd. We operate as an Employment Business for temporary roles and as an Employment Agency for permanent roles
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed