Business Development Manager
Critical Selection Limited
Chertsey · posted 21 August 2026
Salary
£50,000 a year
Job type
contract
Location
Chertsey, Surrey
Category
Sales
RoleNational Sales Manager (Business Development)
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Overview
Highly profitable and fast growing vehicle rental business are looking for someone to help win new customers selling long term van rental. Excellent opportunity with the chance to hold equity in the company.
Home/field based role but need to able to get to the office 1/2 a week SW London/M25
Key Responsibilities
The National Sales Manager role is a hunter/farmer position responsible for prospecting and identifying new business leads, pitching the business and building and maintaining strong relationships with new and existing clients. As a NSM you'll be responsible for B2B sales, driving customer acquisition, and converting leads into sales across SME, National and Blue Chip customers. NSMs are self-starters, highly ambitious, who deliver against target.
Responsibilities include:
Identifying new business opportunities, including new markets, new clients, new partnerships or new products and services
Regularly prospecting for new business via self-sourced and business leads
- generating leads and cold calling prospective customers
Driving new customer acquisition growth by making outbound calls to prospective businesses using CRM, seeking out appropriate contacts within the organisation
Recording all information and tracking within CRM
Meeting with customers/clients face to face or over the phone
Creating strategies to successfully reach new business opportunities
Building future sales by managing a pipeline of prospects through customer relationship building and regular prospecting
Building relationships with new clients, gauging their needs and developing proposals to address these needs
Maintaining and developing relationships with current clients
Pitching to new and existing clients
Attending conferences and events to build relationships with industry partners and staying abreast of new trends
Creating sales forecasts and actively working towards reaching and exceeding them
Possessing a strong understanding of the companies solutions, the competition in the industry and xwzovoh positioning
Being commercially aware and able to deliver profitable proposals that meet internal guidelines.
Requirements:
Business Development experience selling rental/contract hire/fleet management etc
Hungry and driven with van experience
Ability to forge relationships at multiple levels
Strong negotiation skills
Customer-centric approach
Strong time management skills
Highly driven and able to work independently
Resilient and able to overcome objections
Proactive communicator
Strategic and intelligent thinker
Highly numerate with excellent analytical skills
Strong commercial and operational awareness
High drive with proven ability to deliver results
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Ensure all your application information is up to date and in order before applying for this opportunity.
Overview
Highly profitable and fast growing vehicle rental business are looking for someone to help win new customers selling long term van rental. Excellent opportunity with the chance to hold equity in the company.
Home/field based role but need to able to get to the office 1/2 a week SW London/M25
Key Responsibilities
The National Sales Manager role is a hunter/farmer position responsible for prospecting and identifying new business leads, pitching the business and building and maintaining strong relationships with new and existing clients. As a NSM you'll be responsible for B2B sales, driving customer acquisition, and converting leads into sales across SME, National and Blue Chip customers. NSMs are self-starters, highly ambitious, who deliver against target.
Responsibilities include:
Identifying new business opportunities, including new markets, new clients, new partnerships or new products and services
Regularly prospecting for new business via self-sourced and business leads
- generating leads and cold calling prospective customers
Driving new customer acquisition growth by making outbound calls to prospective businesses using CRM, seeking out appropriate contacts within the organisation
Recording all information and tracking within CRM
Meeting with customers/clients face to face or over the phone
Creating strategies to successfully reach new business opportunities
Building future sales by managing a pipeline of prospects through customer relationship building and regular prospecting
Building relationships with new clients, gauging their needs and developing proposals to address these needs
Maintaining and developing relationships with current clients
Pitching to new and existing clients
Attending conferences and events to build relationships with industry partners and staying abreast of new trends
Creating sales forecasts and actively working towards reaching and exceeding them
Possessing a strong understanding of the companies solutions, the competition in the industry and xwzovoh positioning
Being commercially aware and able to deliver profitable proposals that meet internal guidelines.
Requirements:
Business Development experience selling rental/contract hire/fleet management etc
Hungry and driven with van experience
Ability to forge relationships at multiple levels
Strong negotiation skills
Customer-centric approach
Strong time management skills
Highly driven and able to work independently
Resilient and able to overcome objections
Proactive communicator
Strategic and intelligent thinker
Highly numerate with excellent analytical skills
Strong commercial and operational awareness
High drive with proven ability to deliver results