We are recruiting a Business Developer for our Groundforce businesses, based in- house at our Morley (nr Leeds) offices, to support and drive the growth of existing and new business accounts. This is a sales role requiring a professional and confident approach. Experience of cold calling, nurturing prospects, meeting daily/weekly/monthly targets and closing sales are essential.

In this role you’ll operate independently, manage your own call plans, grow your pipeline of prospects, use CRM systems to ensure all opportunities are followed up on, and closed out to increase revenues and profits. You will need to demonstrate new business growth through invoiced bookings and orders. You will be tenacious whilst also maintaining outstanding customer service and ensuring the excellent reputation of the Groundforce Division is enhanced.

Salary – competitive + quarterly commission scheme. 22 days holiday, pension scheme plus other company benefits. Free parking & large breakout/kitchen area.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Business Developer to join an evolving business and a growing team. Established for over 60 years, this successful business is going through an exciting period of growth. Looking for 2 new team members.

Full training provided, covering all aspects of the business and ongoing personal development once you have passed you probation. Full support throughout your career.

Skills Required

• You will need to be a self-starter.
• Able to demonstrate your ability to build relationships with existing and new customers.
• Good communication skills, able to liaise at all levels.
• Follow up leads to fruition.
• Keep accurate records using the in-house CRM system
• Able to plan your day/week.
• Experienced and confident with outbound calls.
• Proven record of meeting and exceeding sales targets.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar environment.

Groundforce is a market leader within the construction industry providing a diverse range of construction specialist training solutions. We understand that our continued success rests firmly with our employees. Our ethos of putting people at the very core of our business provides us with the opportunity to extend excellent career support and development to all our employees.