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Senior Business Development Manager - B2B

Speedel
Thurmaston Full-time Remote
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Senior Business Development Manager

Location: Leicester (Thurmaston) – Hybrid Working Available

Salary: £35,000 – £45,000 Basic Salary (DOE) \+ Car Allowance \+ Uncapped Commission

Realistic OTE: £50,000 – £65,000\+

About Speedel

Speedel is a fast\-growing, time\-critical logistics provider supporting businesses across the UK, Europe and globally.

We’re looking for an ambitious and commercially minded Business Development Manager to help drive our next stage of growth.

This is a full\-cycle sales role combining new business development, account ownership and account growth. You’ll be responsible for winning new customer accounts, developing long\-term relationships and identifying opportunities to grow revenue over time.

Unlike many sales roles, you’ll retain ownership of your customer relationships after account opening and work closely with our Operations team to ensure an exceptional customer experience.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Generating new business opportunities through outbound prospecting, networking and inbound enquiries

  • Building and managing your own sales pipeline

  • Running online and face\-to\-face customer meetings

  • Preparing proposals, quotations and supporting tender opportunities

  • Opening and onboarding new customer accounts

  • Managing and growing customer relationships

  • Identifying upsell and cross\-sell opportunities

  • Working closely with Operations to ensure successful service delivery

  • Maintaining accurate CRM records and sales forecasts
What We’re Looking For
  • Proven experience in B2B business development, commercial sales or account management

  • Experience generating new business opportunities and managing a full sales cycle

  • Experience developing and growing customer accounts

  • Strong relationship\-building and communication skills

  • Commercial awareness and a solutions\-focused approach

  • Experience with proposals, quotations, RFQs or tender processes would be advantageous

  • Experience within logistics, transport, facilities management, engineering services, telecoms, business services or similar B2B service environments would be beneficial

  • Full UK driving licence
What We Offer
  • £35,000 – £45,000 basic salary (DOE)

  • Uncapped commission

  • Realistic OTE £50,000 – £65,000\+

  • Car allowance (post probation)

  • Private healthcare

  • Hybrid working (up to 2 days per week after probation)

  • 33 days holiday including bank holidays

  • Company pension

  • Free onsite parking

  • Genuine progression opportunities

  • A supportive and commercially focused environment
Why Join Speedel?

This is an opportunity to join a growing business where you’ll have genuine ownership of your accounts, autonomy to manage your pipeline and the ability to make a visible impact on commercial growth.

If you’re an experienced B2B sales professional looking for a role that combines new business development, account ownership and long\-term customer growth, we’d love to hear from you.

Pay: £35,000\.00\-£45,000\.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension

  • Flexitime

  • Free parking

  • On\-site parking

  • Private medical insurance

  • Work from home
Application question(s):
  • Do you have experience managing and growing customer accounts after winning new business?

  • Do you have experience preparing commercial proposals, quotations, RFQs, tenders or procurement\-led submissions?

  • What is your current annual sales target or revenue responsibility?
Experience:
  • B2B Business Development: 3 years (required)

  • generating new business through outbound prospecting: 2 years (required)
Work authorisation:
  • United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Thurmaston LE4

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