Business Development Specialist

The Opportunity An established and growing recruitment business is looking for an experienced Sales Manager / Business Development Executive to drive new client acquisition and support continued growth. This is a new-business-focused role , not a traditional 360 recruitment position. Your focus will be on identifying opportunities, winning new staffing contracts, building the initial client relationship and supporting mobilisation before handing accounts across to the internal Account Management and Recruitment teams.

The business supplies temporary and permanent staffing across sectors including aviation, transport, HGV, logistics, warehousing, GLAA-regulated environments, cleaning, hospitality and commercial catering .

The Role You will be responsible for:
Identifying and winning new staffing contracts across the UK Building relationships with HR, Procurement, Recruitment and Operational decision-makers Developing opportunities from initial prospecting through to signed agreement Negotiating commercial terms and supporting contract mobilisation Working closely with internal Recruitment, Compliance and Account Management teams Building a strong pipeline and achieving agreed sales targets The focus will be on winning high-volume staffing contracts , ranging from smaller opportunities around £500k in value through to major contracts worth £5m .

About You We are looking for someone with a strong track record of B2B business development within recruitment, staffing or workforce solutions . Ideally, you will have experience:
Winning and developing significant client contracts Selling temporary or high-volume staffing solutions Working with longer, more complex sales cycles Developing business within aviation, HGV, transport, logistics or GLAA-regulated environments Managing relationships with senior HR, Procurement and Operational stakeholders Negotiating commercial agreements and delivering against sales targets An existing network within relevant sectors would be advantageous. Why Join? This is a chance to join an established staffing business at an important stage of growth, with genuine scope to influence the commercial direction of the company.

As new business is secured, the responsibility of the role is expected to grow, offering strong longer-term progression. Very competitive salary, uncapped commission and genuine opportunity to build something significant. Requirements added by the job poster
• 5 years of work experience with New Business Development
• Authorized to work in United Kingdom
• 5 years of work experience with Contract Recruitment