Business Development Manager
Salary: £27,040 per year + 2% commission on annual revenue generated
About Us
Grounds, Gardens & Trees Ltd (GGT Ltd) is a growing contractor delivering grounds maintenance, landscaping, fencing and vegetation management services across the UK.
We are looking for a Business Development Manager to help drive our continued growth by identifying and winning new business.
The Role
This is a proactive, new-business role. We are not looking for someone to sit and wait for enquiries to land on their desk.
You will be responsible for:
- Identifying and approaching potential new clients
- Generating your own leads and sales pipeline
- Making outbound calls and arranging meetings
- Building relationships with decision-makers
- Identifying upcoming contracts, tenders and opportunities
- Following up opportunities and converting them into work
- Working closely with the MD and Contracts Manager to secure suitable, profitable work
- Keeping accurate records of opportunities and reporting on your pipeline
Who We're Looking For
We want someone who is:
- Proactive and self-motivated
- Confident picking up the phone and approaching new clients
- Commercially minded and target driven
- Persistent and good at following opportunities through
- Comfortable working independently
- A strong communicator and relationship builder
- Able to identify opportunities rather than waiting for them to appear
Experience in grounds maintenance, landscaping, construction, highways, utilities or facilities management would be advantageous, but proven business development ability is more important.
The Commission
£27,040 basic salary + 2% commission on qualifying annual revenue generated.
The earning potential is uncapped for someone who can successfully generate and win new business.
If you expect work to be handed to you, this isn't the role for you. We are looking for someone who will go out and create opportunities.
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Work Location: In person
Pay: £27,040.00 per year
Work Location: In person
