Business Development Manager
Location: Manchester and or Liverpool Office (Hybrid + UK Travel)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £28,106.49 to £31,484.83 doe + Commission + Company Benefits = 40k-50k OTE
Sector: Hospitality, Events & Workforce Solutions
The Opportunity
We are looking for an ambitious Business Development Manager to join our growing commercial team.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established hospitality and events workforce provider at a pivotal stage of growth. The business is investing heavily in its commercial function, introducing a more structured sales approach, embedding HubSpot across the organisation, and building a high-performance culture focused on sustainable growth.
The successful candidate will play a key role in generating new business opportunities across the North of the UK, helping drive growth across hospitality, events, stadia, contract catering, hotels, and premium venues.
This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys hunting for opportunities, building relationships, and developing a long-term career in commercial leadership.
Key Responsibilities
New Business Development
- Identify, prospect, and secure new customers across target sectors.
- Build and manage a healthy pipeline of opportunities.
- Generate meetings through a combination of calls, networking, referrals, LinkedIn, and industry engagement.
Territory Ownership
- Take ownership of a defined territory and target account list.
- Develop territory plans and identify high-potential opportunities.
Pipeline & CRM Management
- Maintain accurate records within HubSpot.
- Manage opportunities through the sales process from prospecting through to close.
- Ensure strong pipeline discipline and forecasting accuracy.
Market Development
- Develop a strong understanding of target sectors, customer challenges, and competitor activity.
- Represent the business at relevant networking and industry events.
Collaboration
- Work closely with operations, recruitment, and marketing teams to ensure a seamless customer experience.
About You
- Experience in business development, sales, recruitment, account management, or hospitality.
- Comfortable generating your own opportunities.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- Self-motivated, resilient, and target-driven.
- Organised and comfortable working within CRM systems.
- Willing to travel throughout your territory.
What You'll Gain
- Structured training and development.
- Mentoring from experienced commercial leaders.
- Clear progression opportunities.
- Exposure to a broad range of hospitality and event customers.
- Opportunity to help shape a growing commercial function.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £28,000.00-£31,000.00 per year
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Manchester, Greater Manchester: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Location:
- Manchester, Greater Manchester (preferred)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manchester (Greater Manchester)
