Graduate Business Development Associate

Overview

Job Description

Fancy building your sales career in Manchester and potentially taking it to New York?

£25,000 basic salary, OTE £45,000. Face-to-face client meetings. Global opportunities.

Forget spending your days glued to a phone. This is a sales role built around getting out, meeting people and building real relationships with businesses.

You’ll join a rapidly growing international business helping companies unlock valuable financial savings through R&D tax relief, with offices across the UK, Ireland, the US and Dubai.

And the exciting part? As you progress, there could be opportunities to work abroad, including at its office in the iconic 85^th floor of the World Trade Center, New York!

What You’ll Receive

• £25,000 starting salary
• £25,000-£45,000 realistic first-year earnings
• Commission on the value of deals you book – bigger client = more commission for you!
• Clear progression: BDA → BDE → Senior BDE → BDM
• BDM earning potential of around £90,000 OTE, with uncapped commission
• Private healthcare

The Opportunity…

As a Business Development Associate (BDA), you’ll build relationships with businesses across exciting sectors, including technology, pharmaceuticals, automotive, engineering, robotics and aerospace.

You’ll connect with senior decision-makers, identify commercial opportunities and arrange meetings with prospective clients.

Unlike traditional sales roles that are heavily phone-based, around 70% of client meetings are preferred face to face. You’ll get out to meet businesses, build your network and learn how to win clients alongside experienced Business Development Managers.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Building relationships with prospective clients
• Connecting with CFOs, Managing Directors and other decision-makers
• Arranging and attending face-to-face meetings
• Identifying commercial opportunities across different industries
• Learning how to win business and develop your sales skills
• Working towards targets and earning commission

Where Could It Take You?

Your first role is just the beginning.

Their Global Commercial Director has seen 5 promotions in less than 5 years.

Your progression path is clear:

• BDA: Generate opportunities and build relationships.
• BDE: Develop your commercial skills and take on more responsibility.
• Senior BDE: Refine your performance and prepare for management.
• BDM: Close deals, manage clients and grow your own portfolio.

As a BDM, you’ll have the opportunity to earn around £90,000 OTE, with uncapped commission that can continue across client contracts, typically five years.

With ambitious Manchester expansion plans and an international presence, there’s potential to progress into leadership and explore opportunities abroad, including New York.

The business is looking for people who are:

• Confident and enjoy meeting new people
• Competitive and motivated by money and targets
• Resilient when things don’t go to plan
• Commercially minded and comfortable with numbers
• Ambitious and keen to progress
• Committed to building a long-term sales career

Ready for a sales career that gets you out meeting people, building relationships and potentially taking you across the world? Apply now and see where it could take you.