Business Development Executive

Internal Business Development Executive

Bury (Head Office)

£28,000 - £38,000 (DOE/negotiable) +Bonus Scheme

8:00am - 5:00pm (Office-Based, with progression to hybrid/field)

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Clear progression path

Sales training provided

Adaptable Recruitment are delighted to be supporting one of the UK's leading suppliers in their search for an Internal Business Development Executive to join their growing team.

The Role

This is a fantastic opportunity to support a high-performing sales and business development team, playing a key role in driving new business activity. You'll be responsible for engaging with prospective customers through outbound calls, following up on leads and connecting with website enquiries, helping to build strong early-stage relationships.

This role offers access to a well-established database of contacts, as well as a steady flow of warm leads, providing a strong foundation for building and developing your sales pipeline.

Key Responsibilities

High-volume outbound calling to cold, warm, and dormant leads to generate and qualify opportunities

Build rapport quickly and confidently with prospective customers

Handle inbound enquiries and convert interest into qualified leads

Accurately update CRM with call activity, notes, and pipeline progress

Support quotes, proposals, and follow-ups to maintain momentum

Work closely with internal teams to ensure smooth handover of qualified opportunities

Track outreach activity and support campaign performance

Identify cross-sell and upsell opportunities

Maintain strong product knowledge to support effective conversations

About You

Confident and professional telephone manner

Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

Customer-focused with excellent relationship-building ability

Highly organised with strong attention to detail

Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Positive, proactive, and a strong team player

Comfortable working independently when required

1-2 years' experience in sales, telemarketing, lead generation, or B2B customer service

Experience using CRM systems (e.g. HubSpot, Salesforce) desirable

Experience within construction, plant hire, industrial, wholesale, utilities, or similar sectors is advantageous

Fluent in written and spoken English

If you're someone who thrives in a high-volume, fast-paced sales environment and enjoys building relationships from the very first conversation, we'd love to hear from you.