Business Relationship Manager
Business Relationship Manager
Planterra Business Group
Location: Staffordshire / Field\-Based
Working Pattern: Monday–Friday
Salary: £30,000\.00 PA
Employment Type: Full\-Time
About Planterra Business Group
Planterra Business Group brings together five specialist companies operating across horticulture and ecology, delivering professional landscaping, arboricultural assessment, ecological management and invasive weed solutions.
Based in Staffordshire, the Group is united by a single purpose: to enhance environments and client experiences through exceptional service, technical expertise and carefully tailored solutions.
From shaping landscapes to protecting ecosystems, Planterra provides specialist support that benefits places, people and the wider environment.
The Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic, professional and commercially minded Business Relationship Manager to join Planterra Business Group and play a key role in developing new business opportunities and strengthening relationships across the property, construction, planning and environmental sectors.
This is a relationship\-focused role for someone who enjoys meeting people, developing professional networks and identifying opportunities to introduce the right Planterra service to the right client.
You will build and maintain strong working relationships with organisations and professionals including:
- Estate agents
- Developers and property professionals
- Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) specialists
- Architects
- Planning consultants
- Ecological consultants
- Wildlife Trusts and environmental organisations
The successful candidate will become an important link between Planterra and the professional networks that influence property development, land management, environmental projects and future opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
Relationship Development
- Develop and maintain strong, long\-term professional relationships with key industry contacts.
- Build a network of contacts across estate agencies, architects, planning consultancies, BNG specialists, developers, environmental organisations and other relevant businesses.
- Arrange and attend face\-to\-face meetings with potential and existing clients.
- Regularly visit prospective customers at their offices to understand their requirements and introduce Planterra's capabilities.
- Maintain regular communication with key contacts to identify new opportunities and remain front of mind.
- Identify new business opportunities across the Group's specialist services.
- Research potential clients, projects and organisations where Planterra could provide value.
- Generate new leads through networking, referrals, meetings, and proactive outreach.
- Develop opportunities from initial contact through to handover to the appropriate Planterra company or technical team.
- Work closely with the senior management and Director to ensure opportunities are followed up effectively.
- Understand the needs of clients and identify which Planterra specialist company or service is best placed to support them.
- Help develop strategic partnerships and referral relationships with complementary businesses.
A key part of the role will be developing Planterra's presence within sectors that influence land development, environmental management and property.
You will be expected to establish productive relationships with organisations and professionals such as:
Property \& Development
- Estate agents
- Property developers
- Land agents
- Property consultants
- Architects
- Planning consultants
- Development consultants
- Landscape architects
- BNG specialists
- Ecological consultants
- Wildlife Trusts
- Conservation organisations
- Environmental consultants
Working Pattern
This is a Monday to Friday, predominantly relationship and business development\-focused position.
The role will involve a mixture of:
- Office\-based work
- Visiting potential customers at their offices
- Face\-to\-face client meetings
- Site visits where appropriate
- Telephone and video meetings
- Research and follow\-up activity
What We're Looking For
We are looking for someone who is naturally confident, personable and commercially aware.
You may already have experience in business development, account management, sales, relationship management, property, construction, landscaping, ecology, environmental services or a related sector.
However, industry knowledge is not the only thing that matters. We are particularly interested in someone who can build genuine professional relationships and understands that successful business development is about trust, consistency and providing value.
Essential qualities
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Confident meeting senior professionals and business owners.
- Strong relationship\-building ability.
- Professional and personable approach.
- Commercially aware with an ability to identify opportunities.
- Organised and capable of managing multiple relationships and opportunities.
- Proactive and self\-motivated.
- Comfortable making initial contact with new organisations.
- Confident attending meetings
- Able to represent Planterra professionally.
- Strong follow\-up skills.
- Full UK driving licence.
Experience within one or more of the following would be advantageous:
- Business development
- Account management
- Sales
Within the role, success will be measured not simply by the number of meetings attended, but by the quality and strength of the relationships developed and the opportunities generated for Planterra.
You will be expected to:
- Build a strong network of relevant professional contacts.
- Increase awareness of the Planterra Group and its specialist services.
- Generate qualified new business opportunities.
- Develop referral relationships with key organisations.
- Increase the number of enquiries and introductions received through professional networks.
- Maintain strong relationships with existing contacts.
- Identify upcoming developments and projects where Planterra can provide specialist support.
- Help create long\-term commercial partnerships across the property, planning and environmental sectors.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing specialist group where your work will have a direct impact on the development of new business and long\-term client relationships.
You will have the opportunity to work across a diverse range of specialist environmental projects and build relationships with influential professionals across the property, planning and environmental sectors.
You will be joining a business with a clear purpose: to enhance environments and client experiences through exceptional service, technical expertise and carefully tailored solutions.
If you are someone who enjoys meeting people, opening doors, developing trusted relationships and creating opportunities, this could be an excellent opportunity to become a key part of Planterra's continued growth.
Pay: From £30,000\.00 per year
Benefits:
- On\-site parking
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