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Job Description - Business Development Manager


OVERVIEW

With a strong background in consultative sales and business development, the
Business Development Manager is responsible for originating and developing
business through both introducer networks and lender partnerships. The role
centres on building long -term relationships, understanding client funding
requirements, and structuring appropriate commercial finance solutions.
 
Working closely with a diverse panel of lenders,
the Business Development Manager ensures effective deal placement across a
range of products, including asset finance and commercial lending. Full
training is provided to support deep product knowledge and market
understanding.
 
A key aspect of the role is engaging with new and
existing clients and introducers to manage relationships, identify viable
funding opportunities, and aid in progressing transactions through to
completion alongside a dedicated finance broker. As well as new business
generation, the role includes re -engaging existing clients through targeted
outbound and renewal activity, maximising conversion opportunities and driving
revenue growth.
 
The position requires a proactive,
relationship -led approach, balancing client needs with lender appetite to
deliver commercially sound outcomes and sustainable partnerships.


RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Develop and manage relationships with
    introducers (including brokers, accountants, and professional partners) to
    generate a consistent pipeline of qualified commercial finance
    opportunities.

  • Proactively originate new business
    through targeted outreach, networking, and relationship -led business
    development activity, converting opportunities into completed deals.

  • Deliver a consultative, client -focused
    approach by understanding funding requirements, structuring suitable
    finance solutions, and identifying cross -sell and up -sell opportunities.

  • Prepare and present high -quality
    proposals and credit applications, working closely with clients and
    introducers to gather required financial and supporting information.

  • Build and maintain strong partnerships
    with a panel of lenders, aligning deal structures with lender appetite and
    negotiating terms to achieve successful outcomes.

  • Act as the key liaison between clients,
    introducers, and lenders, managing transactions through the full lifecycle
    from enquiry to completion.

  • Maintain accurate and up -to -date
    records of all business development and deal activity within the CRM
    system.

  • Manage and continuously develop a
    robust pipeline of opportunities, ensuring consistent conversion and
    revenue growth.

  • Undertake additional responsibilities
    aligned with the seniority and commercial objectives of the role.



Requirements

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED


  • At least 4+ years of
    strong sales/business development experience (ideally in a Business -to -Business
    environment) is essential alongside a track record in achieving KPIs;

  • Degree -educated is
    preferred, with a minimum of A -Levels, or equivalent, is
    essential;

  • Ability to communicate
    clearly and concisely whilst building rapport and trust;

  • Customer -centric and
    entrepreneurial approach to business development; understanding client needs
    and drivers with the ability to handle objections and remove barriers;

  • Positive and engaging
    telephone manner;

  • Strong Microsoft Office
    skills with experience of using a CRM;

  • Well organised and able
    to handle and prioritise multiple work streams;

  • A dynamic,
    entrepreneurial self -starter who would thrive in a high -pressure meritocratic
    environment; and

  • Ability to manage and
    deliver strong results from a sales team under your direction.


PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

  • Excellent written and
    oral communications skills;

  • Excellent sales and
    negotiation skillset;

  • Ability to build strong
    and effective working relationships at all levels, including senior
    stakeholders;

  • Resilient with the
    capability to work under pressure in a fast -paced corporate environment;

  • Adept at
    problem -solving with a can -do attitude;

  • Strong organisational
    skills with a high attention to detail; 

  • Strong
    commercial acumen with an interest in business; and

  • Ability to work on own
    initiative as well as being a team player.



Benefits

  • Competitive basic salary and annual bonus;
  • Vibrant, high -spec office environment;
  • Enhanced annual leave, increasing with length of service;
  • Salary sacrifice pension;
  • Quarterly all -staff events and dynamic culture

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Portman Finance
Group was established in 2007 to provide UK SMEs with access to a range of
finance options under one roof. We have now arranged over £1billion in funding
for over 15,000 companies.
  

Portman secure
finance for businesses of all sizes via our own lending and panel of over 40
partners. We offer flexible payment terms, reducing large initial outlays and
protecting cash -flow, and are one of the largest privately owned Broker -Lenders
in the UK.

Portman work with
any type of private sector business. We have a long and successful history
financing a variety of assets, quickly and easily.

Please note that as part of the recruitment process a criminal records
check/credit history check will be carried out by an authorised third party.


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