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Business Development Executive
Job Title :
Business Development Executive
Sectors :
Sales
Contract Type :
Permanent
Job Location :
Leeds
Salary :
£38000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus
REF :
BBBH19124_1789736068
Job Published :
18 September 2026
Ready to create your own success story?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious Business Development Executive to join a growing organisation with UK and international markets.
This is a genuine new business and growth role. You'll be responsible for identifying opportunities, winning new customers, developing existing accounts and building a strong sales pipeline.
What you'll be doing
- Generating new business through research, prospecting, cold calling and networking.
- Building and managing a strong sales pipeline.
- Developing existing customer relationships and increasing revenue.
- Negotiating pricing and commercial agreements.
- Using CRM to manage opportunities and deliver against KPIs.
- Working closely with the Sales Manager and wider team to shape growth strategies.
What we're looking for
A proactive, tenacious and commercially minded sales professional with a proven track record in business development and customer relationship building.
You'll need strong communication and negotiation skills, a structured approach to sales, commercial awareness and the resilience to work in a target-driven environment.
B2B experience within engineering, components or parts would be highly advantageous.
On offer
- Salary to £40,000
- Bonus to 15%
- 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
- Pension
- Office hours - Monday-Thursday: 8:50am-5:00pm, Friday: 8:50am-4:30pm
If you're driven by winning new business and turning opportunities into results, we want to hear from you. To apply, please follow the link to send your cv to Emma Brighouse at Morgan Ryder.
At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions.
We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Defence Equipment, Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.
Our commitment:
Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at Morgan Ryder Associates are critical to our success as DE&I positive company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.
Please note that calls to and from the offices of Morgan Ryder Associates Ltd. may be monitored or recorded. This is to ensure compliance with regulatory procedures, record business transactions and for training purposes.
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