Marston holdings

Business Development Director

15/01/2025
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Deadline date:
£65000 - £65000 / year

Job Description

Business Development Director
Are you a motivated, energetic sales leader? If so, now is the time for you to join Marston Holdings as we embark on the next chapter of our exciting growth journey!
We are looking for a talented, dedicated and experienced Business Development Director to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis.

Please note that travel will be required for this role, both to Marston sites and client offices.

What you will be doing:

  • Developing and implementing a Business Development strategy that aligns with the wider Group’s strategy
  • Meeting agreed revenue growth targets
  • Leading and managing the sales, bids and account management teams and setting out KPIs and deliverable targets
  • Optimising cross-selling opportunities across different revenue lines
  • Writing high-quality proposal documents and delivering sales presentations
  • Establishing strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
  • Identifying sales opportunities with both new and existing clients
  • Please note that this role will require travel to Marston offices as well as client sites

What we are looking for:

  • Effective leadership and mentoring skills
  • Strong commercial awareness
  • Exceptional communication skills and high attention to detail
  • Ability to design, analyse and monitor both financial and non-financial KPIs

What’s in it for you?

  • 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity package NB subject to eligibility criteria
  • Health cash back plan
  • Staff benefits designed to suit you, from discounts on high street and online shopping to travel, socialising and wellbeing
  • Pension scheme

Marston Holdings Limited is a parent company formed of eight brand entities that each specialise in key areas of our overarching business. In a nutshell, we are the UK’s largest judicial services company and pioneers in clean air technology, offering services that support local and central government, utilities, and private sectors through the delivery of market leading integrated technology-enabled solutions from design and implementation to management and recovery.

New starters will be subject to clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and a County Court Judgment check. In addition, the post holder is expected to keep the Company updated if their personal circumstances change.
We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Man commercial protection

Business Development Director

07/01/2025
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Deadline date:
£50000 - £55000 / year

Job Description

Business Development Director


£50,000 – £55,000

Reporting to: CEO/Senior Leadership Team


MAN Commercial Protection Ltd are a security company based in Solihull, West Midlands, providing manned guarding to a vast and varied client base across the UK.


The heart of our business is our people. Our business is growing quickly and our future plans are ambitious. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Business Development Director to join our friendly head office team.


Experience Required

We specialise in security guarding, and as such our product is people.

Experience in selling a service on a contract basis is preferred. Experience in the security industry or facilities management industry advantageous.

The role of Business Development Director sits within the Commercial Team, with the successful applicant reporting to and regularly communicating directly with the CEO.

The successful candidate will take ownership of all aspects of the sales cycle, from prospecting and initial introduction to bid writing and beyond, creating and maintaining successful relationships with new and existing clients. They will manage and mentor the team of Business Development Executives, strategising sales campaigns and organising workload.

Key Responsibilities

Generating sales leads, both major blue-chip companies and SME businesses.

Strong presence on LinkedIn, promoting company content and creating relationships

Identifying decision makers and potential security guarding requirements

Maintaining a close relationship with prospects and clients to drive future opportunities

Business Development: Prospect, nurture and develop new business opportunities to present to the CEO.

Account Management and Customer Relationships: Ensure a successful working relationship is formed to allow scope for further ad-hoc sales and drive future opportunities.

Bid Writing: active involvement in the tender process, completing PQQ, tender submissions and curating winning bids.

Pricing: Prepare costs and quotations for new and existing customers.

Commercial Insight: Responsibility for building and maintaining a database of up-to-date prospects.

The ability to build excellent internal relationships across Commercial and Operational teams.

Work closely with the Marketing Team to develop and distribute effective external marketing materials that promote our services to a database of prospective clients.

Oversee and maintain prospect pipeline.

Attend weekly internal sales meetings and provide regular updates to CEO.

The Ideal Candidate will have:

A demonstrable history of consistently achieving new business and hitting commercial targets in a service industry role

Experience of prospecting, negotiating and closing contracted sales

The ability to build and grow strong relationships across an organisation and with external customers.

Excellent interpersonal, influencing, communication and organisational skills.

Professional and confident telephone manner

Passion, enthusiasm and a real willingness to learn about and engage with our business, and both prospective and current clients.

The successful candidate will be someone who can live the Company values and understands the MAN Commercial story and vision for the future.

We are offering a competitive salary and benefits including;

Commission package

21 days holiday per annum plus all UK Bank Holidays. Holiday entitlement increases by 1 day for each full year’s service, up to a maximum of 25.

Access to Company-funded gym membership

Access to 24-hour free counselling helpline

High-Street discount scheme

Contributory pension scheme

Free parking

This is an office-based role in Solihull, West Midlands.

Hours of work are Monday – Friday, 9.00am – 5.00pm inclusive of a 30 minute lunch break.

If this sounds like the ideal opportunity for you, please apply by submitting a CV and covering letter, we would love to hear from you!

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