Business Development Executive

Description

Business Development Executive

Full Time Permanent

£30,000-£45,000 DOE + OTE

Office and field based#

Our client is offering a high autonomy, revenue driving opportunity for a commercially minded Business Development Executive who wants real ownership, visible impact, and uncapped potential. You will be trusted to shape your own pipeline, build meaningful partnerships, and directly influence commercial growth across hospitality, sponsorship, and partnership offerings.

If you are someone who thrives on momentum, relationship building, and closing deals, and you enjoy seeing your efforts translate directly into results and commission, this role gives you the platform to do exactly that.

The opportunity

You will play a key role in accelerating commercial revenue through a blend of outbound sales, field activity, and face to face engagement. This is a hands on role with genuine variety, combining proactive sales activity with live events, networking, and ongoing account management.

You will be empowered to run your own desk, manage the full sales lifecycle, and work closely with senior leadership to grow and evolve the commercial offering.

Key responsibilities

Sales and revenue generation

Proactively identify and win new business through field sales, outbound calls, email campaigns, LinkedIn outreach, and in person networking

Sell a range of commercial offerings including hospitality packages, sponsorships, and partnership opportunities

Own the full sales cycle from first conversation through to close and long term relationship management

Work towards individual and team revenue targets, with performance based commission and incentives

Relationship management

Build strong, long term relationships with new and existing commercial clients

Act as a key point of contact for partners, ensuring a professional and high quality client experience

Spot opportunities to upsell and cross sell additional commercial offerings

Events and on site activity

Represent the organisation at events, networking functions, and client engagements

Support the delivery of commercial activations and live events

Occasional Saturday working required, with time off in lieu during the week

Organisation and follow up

Maintain accurate records of leads, opportunities, and follow ups using CRM or internal systems

Ensure consistent, timely follow up to maximise conversion rates

Work alongside a colleague handling lower level sales activity to support overall commercial performance

Collaboration and reporting

Work closely with senior leadership and marketing teams to align sales activity with wider commercial strategy

Provide regular updates on pipeline health, forecasts, and performance

What we are looking for

You will suit this role if you have proven xjnqpsq experience in business development or sales, ideally within hospitality, events, partnerships, or a similar commercial environment

You are highly motivated by targets, commission, and revenue growth

You are confident selling both over the phone and face to face

You are organised, persistent, and excellent at follow up

You enjoy relationship building but are equally driven to close deals

You are comfortable with flexibility, including occasional Saturday work

You communicate with confidence and professionalism

What is in it for you

Competitive base salary with OTE linked to targets and event performance

High autonomy role with real ownership of your pipeline and accounts

Clear opportunity to progress within a growing commercial function

A genuinely varied role combining office based sales, field work, and live client engagementFor more information contact Millie on (phone number removed)

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