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Business Development Manager

Posted 4 days ago

  • Daisy Nook, Greater Manchester
  • Permanent
  • Commission
  • £50,000 to £60,000 /Yr
  • Sponsored
  • Expires In 24 days

Thorn Baker is working in collaboration with a Facilities Management company who is looking to on-board an experienced Business Development Manager to support their growth within the Contract Cleaning sector.

Our client provides daily cleaning, window cleaning and a broad range of other specialist cleaning services. They are a vibrant, ambitious and forward-thinking company and they have grown their profit margins and turnover substantially over the last five years. Their current turnover is £12.5m with a growth to over £15 million in the pipeline as we enter the New Year.

The opportunity offers


  • Up to £60k PA + company car and generous commission structure
  • Health Insurance
  • Full remote working
  • Autonomy to create effective business pipeline and revenue
  • The opportunity to grow in a forward thinking business

The role includes but is not exclusive to;


  • Territory mapping in and around the North West of the Country
  • Conducting Field Sales to support leads
  • Pro-actively sourcing leads from alternative sources on-line
  • Counter selling against competitors
  • Converting new and cold business
  • Growing and maintaining new accounts
  • Supporting the Bid and Tender process
  • Conducting in depth presentations to prospective clients
  • Conducting sales calls and prospect e-mails for reach to new business
  • Sell our clients contract cleaning services across several sectors, including commercial, industrial, retail and education settings

In order to effectively manage this roles, candidates must demonstrate the ability to;


  • Conversate effectively to convert new business and build rapport with prospective clients
  • Demonstrate tenacity and an ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Hold comprehensive understanding of bids and tenders
  • Successfully contribute to the companies revenue targets and pipeline 
  • Have the skill set to implement a 360 sales cycle
  • Conduct site surveys, financial metrics and proposals to convert new business and grow current

Our client is open to candidates from various sectors, ideally you will have a background of working within the Facilities Management sector. However, if you have experience of selling a service outdie of the Facilities Management sector, please apply and we can discuss the role in more detail.

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