Junior Business Development Manager
Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 Basic + Uncapped Performance Bonus (OTE £35,000 - £45,000+)
Build a High-Performance Career with NHQ
We're looking for ambitious people who want more than just a job.
Whether you're a recent graduate, school leaver, or someone early in their career, this is an opportunity to join a growing business where hard work is recognised, performance is rewarded, and career progression is earned.
At NHQ, we help businesses grow through exceptional client engagement and commercial expertise. We're building a team of driven individuals who want to develop valuable business skills, take ownership of their success, and build long-term careers.
If you're competitive, resilient, articulate, and motivated by achieving goals, we'd like to hear from you.
The Opportunity
As a Junior Business Development Manager, you'll be responsible for generating new business opportunities through proactive outbound engagement.
You'll spend much of your day speaking with business owners, directors, and decision-makers, identifying opportunities and creating qualified introductions for our senior Business Development team.
This role sits at the heart of our growth strategy and plays a vital role in our continued success.
You'll receive ongoing training, coaching, and development from experienced professionals, giving you the foundations to build a successful commercial career.
This is a demanding, high-performance environment where success comes from consistency, resilience, personal accountability, and a commitment to delivering results.
What You’ll Be Doing
· Conducting high volumes of outbound business development calls.
- Building rapport with senior decision-makers.
- Identifying and qualifying new business opportunities.
- Gathering commercial information and uncovering client needs.
- Maintaining accurate records within our CRM system.
- Working closely with senior Business Development Managers and appointment setters.
- Consistently achieving activity and performance targets.
- Developing your commercial awareness and understanding of client challenges.
- Representing NHQ professionally in every interaction.
Who We’re Looking For
- An excellent communicator who can articulate yourself confidently both verbally and in writing.
- Naturally confident speaking with new people.
- Resilient and able to maintain a positive attitude when faced with setbacks.
- Motivated by targets, goals, and personal achievement.
- Highly organised and accountable.
- Competitive, ambitious, and eager to learn.
- Looking to build a long-term career in sales, business development, recruitment, or commercial leadership.
Ideal Backgrounds
- School leavers
- College leavers
- Graduates
- Customer service professionals
- Hospitality professionals
- Retail professionals
- Sports team captains and competitive athletes
- Individuals with previous telesales or lead generation experience
- Previous experience is beneficial but not essential. We provide training and support for the right candidate.
What Success Looks Like
- Take ownership of performance.
- Embrace accountability.
- Consistently achieve KPIs.
- Learn quickly and apply feedback.
- Bring energy and positivity to the team.
- Continuously develop communication and commercial skills.
What We Offer
- Competitive basic salary.
- Uncapped performance bonus.
- Structured training and development.
- Daily coaching from experienced professionals.
- Clear progression opportunities.
- A high-performance culture where excellence is recognised, rewarded, and celebrated.
- Company events.
- Health & wellbeing programme.
- Free on-site parking.
- The opportunity to develop highly valuable commercial skills early in your career.
Our Values
- Build Trust
- Deliver Results
- Customer Obsession
- Be a Winner, Win as a Team
Before You Apply
This role is not for everyone.
Success requires resilience, discipline, professionalism, and the ability to consistently perform in a KPI-driven environment.
You'll spend a significant portion of your day engaging with prospective clients, overcoming objections, and creating opportunities through proactive outbound activity.
In return, you'll develop highly valuable commercial skills, work alongside ambitious colleagues, and have genuine opportunities to progress within a growing business.
If you're looking for an environment that will challenge you, develop you, and reward high performance, we'd love to hear from you.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £25,000.00-£30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
Experience:
- Sales: 1 year (preferred)
Language:
- English as your first language (required)
Work Location: In person
