Business Development Manager

  • Experience: Proven business experience within healthcare recruitment or temporary staffing, with a successful track record of winning new business, developing client relationships and achieving sales targets.

  • Skills required: Excellent sales, negociation and relationship-building skills, with the ability to manage a robust sales pipeline, identify commercial opportunities and communicate confidentiality with senior decision-makers across the healthcare sector.

  • Job Code: AA-bdm

About Our Client

Our client is an established healthcare staffing agency supplying temporary healthcare professionals to care homes, nursing home, private healthcare providers and other clinical settings across the UK. As part of an exciting period of growth, they are looking to appoint an experienced Business Development Manager to drive new client acquisition and build long-term commercial partnerships.

Position Overview

This is a new business-focused role responsible for identifying, securing and growing new client accounts across the healthcare sector. Working closely with recruitment and operations teams, the successful candidate will develop a profitable client portfolio, generate new revenue opportunities and ensure clients receive an exceptional service from onboarding through to ongoing accunt management.

Core Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute a proactive business development strategy targeting care homes, nursing homes, healthcare providers and clinical organisations
  • Generate new business through cold calling, networking, referrals, tenders, client meetings and re-engagement of dormant accounts
  • Build and manage a strong sales pipeline. maintaining accurate CRM records and sales forecasts
  • Negociate commercial terms, service agreements and pricing in line with business objectives
  • Secure new client accounts and oversee the onboarding processes through to regular staffing bookings
  • Grow existing accounts by identifying opportunities across multiple services and locations
  • Build strong relationships with key decision-makers, including Home Managers, Regional Managers and Directors
  • Work collaboratively with recruitment and compliance teams to deliver high fill rates and exceptional service
  • Represent the business at client meetings, networking events and industry conferences
  • Monitor market trends, competitor activity and pricing within the healthcare staffing sector

What’s On Offer

  • Salary of £50,000-£60,000 per annum, depending on experience
  • Uncapped commission with on-target earnings of £80,000+
  • Hybrid working with regional client travel
  • 28 days’ annual leave, including bank holidays
  • Company phone and laptop
  • Excellent career progression opportunities
  • Opportunity to play a key role in the growth of a successful healthcare staffing business