Business Development Executive

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Business Development Executive/Researcher - Commercial Fit-Out & Workspace Solutions</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Location: Northampton (Office-Based)</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Salary: £28,000 - £40,000 (DOE) + Performance related bonus (OTE £10k, uncapped)</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Hours: Monday to Friday 07:30am - 4:30pm (Flexibility as required)</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Holidays: 22 days + additional 1 day birthday leave + statutory</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Are you naturally curious, commercially minded, and skilled at uncovering opportunities others miss? Do you enjoy researching businesses, building relationships, and playing a key role in driving growth without the pressure of a traditional hard-sales environment?</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">If this sounds like you, a leading specialist in commercial warehouse and industrial fit-out solutions is looking for a Business Development Executive / Researcher to join their growing team.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">About the Company</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">This ambitious and fast-growing business delivers turnkey warehouse, logistics and office fit-out projects across the UK. Working with organisations in the logistics, warehousing and manufacturing sectors, they help businesses transform and scale their operational spaces quickly and efficiently. With significant growth plans and increasing demand for their services, they are investing heavily in their business development capabilities to support the next stage of expansion.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">What's the Role About?</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">This is not your typical business development position.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">You'll focus on identifying future opportunities before projects are actively being tendered, using a combination of research, prospecting and relationship-building activities to create a strong pipeline for the commercial team.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">You'll:</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Research and identify businesses that fit the ideal customer profile.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Build relationships with senior decision-makers across target organisations.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Generate qualified opportunities and meetings for the sales team.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Gather valuable market intelligence and commercial insight.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Position the business as the preferred partner when future projects arise.</p>

<h5 class="fw-bold text-success mt-4 mb-3">Key Responsibilities</h5>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Research and qualify prospective customers across logistics, warehousing, manufacturing and industrial sectors.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Use CRM platforms, LinkedIn and prospecting tools to identify key contacts and opportunities.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Conduct outbound phone, email and LinkedIn outreach to directors, owners and senior decision-makers.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Generate Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) and support the progression of opportunities through the sales funnel.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Build detailed account profiles including ownership structures, growth plans and operational</p>

<h5 class="fw-bold text-success mt-4 mb-3">requirements.</h5>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Nurture long-term relationships with prospects and referral partners.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Maintain accurate CRM records, activity reporting and pipeline updates.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Identify early buying signals and future project opportunities ahead of competitors.</p>

<h5 class="fw-bold text-success mt-4 mb-3">Requirements</h5>

<h5 class="fw-bold text-success mt-4 mb-3">About You</h5>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">We're looking for someone who is:</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Confident communicating with senior stakeholders and business leaders.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Naturally inquisitive with strong research and investigative skills.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Organised, detail-oriented and comfortable managing multiple opportunities.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Resilient and professional when conducting outbound outreach.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Relationship-focused and commercially aware.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Motivated by targets, growth and delivering measurable outcomes.Experience in business development, lead generation, appointment setting, account management or sales support would be advantageous, although attitude, curiosity and drive are equally important. Experience using LinkedIn Sales Navigator, CRM systems or prospecting tools would also be beneficial.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Benefits</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">What's in it for you?</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Join a growing business with ambitious expansion plans.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Clear progression opportunities into Business Development, Sales or Account Management.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Work closely with senior leadership and gain valuable commercial exposure.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Competitive salary with performance-related bonus potential.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Supportive, collaborative and entrepreneurial team environment.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Opportunity to develop highly transferable sales, research and relationship-management skills.If you're looking for a role where your research skills, commercial awareness and relationship-building ability can make a direct impact on business growth, we'd love to hear from you.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Apply today or get in touch for a confidential conversation about this exciting opportunity</p>