Sales Development Executive

SALES DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE
MANCHESTER
£37,000 - £40,000 + UNCAPPED COMMISSION + £80,000+ OTE

Are you a Sales Development Executive who enjoys building client relationships, understanding customer needs and converting warm enquiries into long-term partnerships?

Get Recruited is partnering with an established and growing management business to recruit a Sales Development Executive.

This Sales Development Executive opportunity focuses on building lasting customer relationships, managing warm enquiries and identifying opportunities to grow account value through tailored facilities management and cleaning services.

With ongoing investment in AI, CRM systems, digital marketing and lead generation, you'll have the tools and support to stay close to your customers and develop opportunities.

The opportunity would suit a Sales Development Executive, Internal Sales Executive, Sales Executive, Account Manager or Business Development Executive looking for a relationship-focused role.

As Sales Development Executive, you'll develop customer relationships from the initial enquiry, taking time to understand each client's operations, priorities and service requirements.

Working with customers across commercial offices, manufacturing, education, logistics, warehousing and retail, you'll conduct meetings and site visits, coordinate tailored proposals and identify opportunities to build long-term partnerships.

This Sales Development Executive position combines relationship management with commercial account development, including progressing inbound enquiries, generating referrals and identifying additional service requirements.

Reporting to the Commercial Director, the Sales Development Executive will work closely with Operations and Finance to ensure proposals are accurately priced, commercially viable and aligned with customer expectations.

• Build strong relationships with customer contacts and senior decision-makers.

• Manage inbound enquiries and marketing-generated opportunities, providing a responsive and personalised customer experience.

• Conduct customer meetings and site visits to understand operations, service requirements and priorities.

• Identify opportunities to grow account value through additional services, wider site coverage and referrals.

• Coordinate tailored quotations, proposals, pricing models and selected tender responses.

• Maintain regular contact with customers, following up on proposals and keeping opportunities moving.

• Discuss service options and negotiate commercial terms that support profitable, long-term partnerships.

• Work closely with Operations and Finance to align customer requirements with service delivery and pricing.

• Coordinate structured operational handovers covering scope, expectations, pricing and mobilisation.

• Use CRM systems to maintain accurate customer records, contact plans and opportunity forecasts.

• Use AI tools and automation to support customer research, proposal preparation and administration.

• Achieve agreed sales, account development, revenue and gross profit targets.

• Experience as a Sales Development Executive, Internal Sales Executive, Sales Executive, Sales Consultant, Account Manager or Business Development Executive in a relationship-led B2B role.

• A track record of developing customer relationships and identifying commercial opportunities.

• A consultative approach, with the ability to understand customer needs and recommend suitable services.

• Confidence managing customer enquiries, preparing proposals and negotiating commercial terms.

• Strong commercial awareness, including an understanding of costs, margins and contract values.

• Comfortable leading customer meetings and building relationships with senior decision-makers.

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