Business Development Manager – Commercial Debt Recovery & Financial Services

Location: Cheshire | Office-based

Salary: Competitive basic salary, negotiable depending on experience

OTE: Circa £125,000 per annum (uncapped)

A Business Development Manager – Commercial Debt Recovery & Financial Services is required for an established UK business providing specialist debt recovery, litigation, enforcement and associated commercial services to corporate clients and organisations across a range of sectors.

This is a new business-focused opportunity for an experienced B2B sales professional with a proven ability to identify commercial opportunities, develop relationships with senior decision-makers and secure profitable contracts.

The position offers the opportunity to develop business across a specialist services portfolio, with a realistic OTE of circa £125,000 per annum.

The role of Business Development Manager will include:

• Identifying and developing new business opportunities with corporate clients, commercial organisations and professional services businesses.
• Generating leads through direct prospecting, networking, referrals and relationship development.
• Building relationships with Finance Directors, Credit Managers, Commercial Directors, business owners and other senior decision-makers.
• Understanding prospective clients' requirements and presenting appropriate debt recovery, litigation, enforcement and commercial service solutions.
• Managing the full sales process, from initial engagement and opportunity qualification through to negotiation and securing contracts.
• Developing and maintaining a pipeline of qualified new business opportunities.
• Working towards agreed sales, conversion and revenue targets.
• Liaising with internal teams to support the successful onboarding and ongoing development of new clients.
• Maintaining accurate CRM records, sales activity and pipeline forecasts.

The suitable candidate for Business Development Manager will need to possess the following skills and experience:

• A proven background in business development, new business sales or a comparable commercially focused position.
• A demonstrable track record of securing new B2B clients, developing business opportunities and achieving revenue targets.
• Experience selling commercial services to businesses and engaging with senior decision-makers.
• Strong prospecting, negotiation, relationship-building and closing skills.
• The ability to independently generate opportunities and manage a sales pipeline from initial contact through to contract agreement.
• Good commercial awareness and the ability to communicate the financial and operational value of a proposed service.
• Confidence engaging with Finance Directors, Credit Managers, Commercial Directors and business owners.
• A self-motivated, resilient and target-driven approach.
• Experience within debt recovery, credit management, financial services, legal services, commercial outsourcing, professional services or other regulated business environments would be advantageous.

The successful candidate will be commercially driven, confident developing new business relationships and capable of converting opportunities into sustainable revenue.

The position offers a competitive basic salary, negotiable depending on experience, together with a realistic OTE of circa £125,000 per annum (uncapped).

This is a full-time, office-based position in Cheshire.

If you have the experience and skills suitable for this role of Business Development Manager, then please click the link to apply. Alternatively, contact Cartisian Technical Recruitment for a confidential discussion about the position.