Business Development Specialist

Business Development Executive

Northamptonshire / Warwickshire

Overview

We are a specialist permanent recruitment business working across Northamptonshire and Warwickshire. We are looking for a commercially driven Business Development Partner to focus purely on winning new client relationships and generating recruitment opportunities.

This role is designed for someone who enjoys opening doors, starting conversations, and securing new business, with the understanding that ongoing client relationships and delivery will be managed by the business owner.

Once a client relationship is established and a vacancy is secured, the role will handover the account to the internal delivery lead, who will take responsibility for relationship management and recruitment delivery.

What We Offer

Base salary + uncapped commission on business won

Clear, simple success model (win → handover → repeat)

No requirement to manage long delivery cycles or candidate process

Support from an experienced recruitment leader to ensure delivery success

Opportunity to build a high-quality client base without account servicing pressure

Key Responsibilities

New Business Development

Proactively identify and win new clients across target sectors in Northamptonshire and Warwickshire

Engage hiring managers, directors, and HR teams to generate new permanent recruitment opportunities

Build pipeline through a mix of warm outreach, referrals, networking, and targeted business development activity

Secure job briefs and recruitment mandates from new clients

Client Handover & Collaboration

Fully brief the internal recruitment lead (you) on each new client and vacancy

Ensure smooth handover of new accounts once the first role is secured

Maintain accurate notes on client needs, structure, and expectations to support delivery success

Support occasional joint client meetings where required during early relationship stages

Market Development

Identify trends, hiring activity, and new business opportunities in the regional market

Build a strong external presence within your specialist sectors

Develop a consistent flow of new hiring conversations

What We’re Looking For

Experience

Proven background in recruitment business development or B2B sales

Strong track record of winning new clients (not just managing existing accounts)

Experience in permanent recruitment highly desirable

Land and expand in all hiring departments

Skills & Traits

Confident, proactive new business mindset

Strong relationship starter (not necessarily long-term account manager)

Comfortable working independently and managing pipeline activity

Resilient, consistent, and disciplined in outbound activity

Strong communicator who can engage senior stakeholders

Person Fit: This is a new business-focused role, not a farming or account management position.

You will be successful here if you enjoy:

Winning the first meeting

Opening doors

Securing the vacancy

Passing it into a delivery-led environment

Interested? Please click apply.