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Biffa

Business Development Manager

Biffa

Business Development Manager generating profitable new business for Biffa, the UK’s No. 1 business-waste management company.

Posted 8/18/2026full-timeLeeds • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in generating and managing a sales pipeline, with a strong focus on achieving and exceeding new business targets. Proficient in strategic sales management and effective communication with stakeholders to drive profitable revenue growth.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Sales Pipeline GenerationNew Business DevelopmentAchievement of Sales TargetsTelesales ExperienceSales Activity Management

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Hard Skills
Sales ManagementSales ReportingProspectingNegotiationKPI Achievement
Soft Skills
InfluencingCommunicationProactivityDrivePassion
Tools & Technologies
Company Operating System
Industry Keywords
New Business RoleSales ActivitiesTerritory ManagementCustomer InterfaceService Offering

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Create, manage, develop and maintain a pipeline of purely new business opportunities to deliver profitable revenue growth for the small to medium sized customer division
  • Manage and influence day-to-day and strategic issues within the new business team
  • Drive return on sales through planned, objective management of sales activities and processes
  • Help keep Biffa ahead of the game regarding service offering, business model and operating methods
  • Proactively and reactively sell profitable new business within a territory to meet KPIs and targets
  • Achieve and exceed monthly new business targets
  • Manage a sales territory and create prospect lists for business opportunities
  • Report calls, leads, quotes and contract activity on the Company Operating System
  • Produce and present weekly, monthly and quarterly personal performance reports as required
  • Liaise with Regional Commercial Manager, Depot Manager and Regional General Manager to determine regional sales offensives
  • Act as the primary interface between Biffa and target customers
  • Conduct door-to-door sales prospecting and pricing negotiations

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Experience generating a sales pipeline and working in a 100% new-business role
  • Proven track record in sales
  • Consistent achievement or exceeding of sales targets
  • Experience in telesales or other hunter, sales-driven roles is essential
  • Drive and passion to achieve return on sales through planned, objective management of sales activities and processes

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive salary
  • Excellent on target earnings
  • Career opportunity with a rewarding and challenging environment
  • Diversity, equity and inclusion-focused workplace culture