Senior Business Development Manager

As our Senior Business Development Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering growth across the South from your effective management of our accelerated procurement frameworks throughout the region and your own strategic leads in South London.

Reporting to the Regional Head of New Business and supporting your Business Development colleagues, you'll focus on shaping customer relationships and managing frameworks that underpin our success across the whole of our trading area. You will also be responsible for business development activity and securing key customer opportunities in South London.

Your work will directly influence how we position ourselves via frameworks and the open market to build long-term relationships with our customers. You’ll engage closely with new and existing customers, understanding their needs and guiding them through early project stages to shape the right solutions. By nurturing meaningful relationships and applying a strategic mindset, you’ll help ensure we are known, trusted and well-placed to win repeat and new business opportunities across the South region.

Working collaboratively with colleagues in Preconstruction, Operations, Commercial and our Frameworks Team, you’ll ensure that opportunities align with regional priorities and that our frameworks are managed effectively. You’ll also use your market insight to anticipate trends, support pipeline development and ensure our teams are equipped with the intelligence they need to succeed.

RequirementsWe are seeking an individual with exceptional experience and contacts within the busy South London and Southern Counties region, candidates with a flair for developing and maintaining long term partnerships, nurturing relationships and making the best of opportunities, both now and for the long term. 

Essential Skills:

Proven business development experience with a track record of creating and converting opportunities.

Experience managing or delivering within frameworks.

Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills.

Ability to build and nurture strong internal and external relationships.

Confident engaging with customers at all stages of the project lifecycle.

Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage reporting and pipeline information effectively.

Understanding of construction markets, customer drivers and emerging sector trends. 

Collaborative approach, able to work with diverse teams and stakeholders.

Hold a valid and Full UK driving licence.

BenefitsThis tier one business offer an exceptional package, with a whole range of meaningful employee benefits, opportunities for personal and professional development, and an excellent career path.

For more information on this and other unadvertised opportunities, please contact Andy Hayton at Cotech Building Careers