Business Development Executive

Job description

Business Development Executive

Hertfordshire

£27,000 - £32,000 w/ Monthly & Quarterly Bonus

Are you a confident outbound sales professional who thrives on calling and turning conversations into opportunities?

Do you want a long-term career in a fast-growing construction-related business where performance is recognised and progression is real?

A growing specialist supplier to the UK construction sector is looking to appoint a Business Development Executive to strengthen its commercial team. This is a phone-led, opportunity-generating role suited to someone who enjoys outbound sales, meaningful conversations, and building pipelines from scratch.

This position offers genuine career progression, a professional working environment, and the chance to become a key contributor to a business supplying Tier 1 contractors, specifiers, and specialist subcontractors across the UK.

The Opportunity

This role sits at the front end of the sales process and is critical to business growth. The successful candidate will act as the first point of contact for architects, design managers, contractors, and manufacturers, identifying early-stage projects and opening doors for the wider sales team.

Rather than simply booking meetings, the focus is on quality conversations, intelligent qualification, and building long-term commercial relationships. Every call contributes directly to future revenue and market positioning.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively identify and research new business opportunities within the construction sector
• Conduct outbound calls to targeted prospects
• Generate leads independently, qualifying projects and decision-makers
• Secure qualified meetings per week (Teams or face-to-face)
• Follow up conversations with clear, professional email communication
• Manage structured follow-up sequences until opportunities are sales-ready
• Accurately log all activity, contacts, and outcomes in the CRM system
• Identify upcoming construction projects with genuine commercial potential
• Provide market insight and feedback to support sales strategy

What They’re Looking For

Experience & Background

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in B2B telemarketing, telesales, or appointment setting
• Proven success working to call, meeting, and pipeline KPIs
• Experience prospecting into construction, property, technical B2B, or similar sectors (advantageous)
• Confident using CRM systems

Skills & Attributes

• Strong objection handling and gatekeeper navigation skills
• Confident, professional, and engaging phone manner
• Excellent written communication for follow-up emails
• Resilient, persistent, and unfazed by rejection
• Highly organised with strong time management
• Curious, commercially minded, and genuinely interested in people and projects

What’s on Offer

• £30,000–£32,000 basic salary (DOE)
• Monthly performance bonus
• Quarterly company bonus
• 31 days holiday including bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Free lunches and birthday voucher
• Structured onboarding and clear performance scorecard
• Defined progression pathway into team leadership within 1–2 years
• Professional, open-plan office with a strong performance culture

Interested?

This role is ideal for a driven sales professional who enjoys outbound activity, values structure and targets, and wants to build a long-term career in a growing, commercially focused environment.

Apply now to take the next step in a serious sales career.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Royston

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

09-02-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English