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Business Development Manager

3 weeks ago


Bedford, Bedford, United Kingdom Quest Employment Full time £40,000 - £60,000 per year

Job description

Sales Account Manager

Location:
Bedfordshire (On-site)

Direct Reports:
3

Purpose of the Role

This is an ideal position for someone commercially sharp, relationship-led and hungry to drive growth. You'll lead a small team, manage existing accounts, win new business and bring fresh ideas to push the commercial function forward.

Key Responsibilities

Account Management & Growth

  • Manage and develop relationships with existing customers, ensuring a high level of service and retention.
  • Identify opportunities to save customers time and money, adding real value and strengthening trust.
  • Actively spot upsell and cross-sell opportunities within existing accounts.
  • Drive new business activity through outreach, meetings and consistent pipeline management.
  • Take full ownership of sales forecasting, reporting and pipeline accuracy.
  • Build a clear commercial plan to increase revenue across the customer base.

Team Leadership

  • Lead, support and motivate a team of three, ensuring clear expectations and strong performance.
  • Oversee day-to-day activity, ensuring the team delivers at pace and with professionalism.

Commercial Strategy & Campaigns

  • Bring fresh ideas for campaigns, marketing angles and business development initiatives.
  • Analyse customer trends and commercial behaviours to maximise revenue opportunities.
  • Represent the business with confidence during customer visits, meetings and presentations.

Skills & Experience

  • Proven experience in account management
  • Strong sales acumen and business development experience.
  • Ability to build rapport quickly with both new and existing customers.
  • Strong people-management experience, ideally leading a small team.
  • Confident, proactive and hungry to drive commercial growth.
  • Creative approach to outreach, campaigns and customer engagement.
  • Experience within waste, environmental services, logistics or a similar sector.