Business Development Executive
| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | Kempston |
| Area | Bedfordshire, England |
| Sector | ManufacturingPackaging |
| Salary | Market related |
| Currency | gbp |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | remoteapi |
| Job Ref | ID: 157201 |
| Job Views | 4 |
- Description
Are you a driven and resilient Business Development Executive who thrives in a high-activity sales environment? I am working with a leading packaging distributor, generating £60 million in turnover, with a growing presence across the U.S. and Europe. They are looking for a motivated and tenacious Business Development Executive who is not afraid to pick up the phone and generate new business opportunities daily.
Business Development Executive
Location – Kempston
Salary: Very Competitive (DOE)
Benefits: Commission, Life Insurance (2x salary), Health Cash Plan, 3% Pension, 23 days holiday + bank holidays, laptop, and career growth opportunities.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- New Business Development: Proactively generate new business through high-volume outbound activity, including cold calling and lead generation.
- Outbound Sales Activity: Make circa 50 calls per day, consistently building a strong pipeline of opportunities.
- Appointment Setting: Convert outbound activity into 10–15 qualified appointments per week.
- Developing new leads based around target audience.
- Attend tradeshows and network.
Essential:
- Proven experience in a Business Development, Sales, or Telesales role with a strong focus on outbound activity.
- Comfortable making high volumes of cold calls daily and working to activity-based KPIs.
- Demonstrated success in booking appointments and converting leads into new business.
- Resilient, target-driven, and highly self-motivated with a “hunter” mentality.
- Excellent communication, persuasion, and objection-handling skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and maintain consistency in performance.
- Ideally, you will have a background in packaging/distribution, but candidates with strong outbound sales experience in other sectors will be considered.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a company that is driving innovation in the packaging industry. If you are looking for a high-energy, results-driven role where your effort directly impacts your success, then please contact sean@serlimited.com or call me on 01615073363 for more information. “SER-IN”
