Job Description:

Senior New Business Manager 

Salary: Starting from £50,000 plus performance based sales incentive scheme with on target earnings of up to £80,000 per annum

Location: Hertford, Hertfordshire

Working Pattern: Hybrid working

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established agency as it enters a new phase of growth and evolution.

Working closely with the leadership team, you will help identify new commercial opportunities, strengthen market positioning, and drive business development across retail, shopper marketing, brand experience, and brand development.

As Business Development Director, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering the agency's growth strategy. You will be responsible for identifying new business opportunities, building senior level relationships, and generating revenue across a range of sectors.

The role requires a commercially focused individual who can spot opportunities, open doors, and develop partnerships that support long term business growth.

• Develop and refine the agency's commercial proposition

• Identify target sectors, brands, retailers, and new market opportunities

• Generate and nurture new business relationships and strategic partnerships

• Build a strong pipeline of qualified business opportunities

• Develop a compelling and differentiated market presence

• Support the growth of brand experience and brand development services

• Work closely with the leadership team to define and execute growth plans

• Represent the business at networking events, industry functions, and client meetings

• Challenge existing thinking and contribute to business transformation initiatives

• Proven experience in business development, sales, or commercial growth within an agency or related environment

• Strong understanding of retail, shopper marketing, branding, experiential marketing, or related sectors

• Established network of senior commercial contacts

• Confident engaging with senior stakeholders and decision makers

• Strong relationship building and negotiation skills

• Ability to identify market opportunities and convert them into commercial outcomes

• Strategic thinker with a proactive and entrepreneurial mindset

• Comfortable working independently while collaborating with a wider leadership team

• Motivated by achieving targets and driving business growth

• Competitive starting salary of £50,000

• Performance based sales incentive scheme with earning potential of up to £80,000 per annum

• Hybrid working arrangement

• Opportunity to work closely with senior leadership

• Significant influence on the future growth and direction of the business

• A chance to make a genuine impact during an exciting period of development and expansion

Thank you for your interest in this vacancy, advertised by SMT Recruitment (Smart10 Ltd), acting as an employment agency/business. Your application will be considered alongside others, and we will contact you within three working days if you are shortlisted.

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