Average Business Management salary in the UK

Business Development Manager Location/Territory: Local Lancashire & North Manchester RegionSalary: Up to £50,000 (dependent on experience) + bonus (OTE up to 100% of salary)Package: Company car or allowance, flexible benefits, up to 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays & holiday purchase scheme)Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday-FridaySector: Packaging Distribution & SolutionsProtecting what matters, together We’re dedicated to protecting what matters most - our people, our customers, our communities and the environment. At Macfarlane Packaging, our commitment to customer satisfaction, sustainability and continual improvement creates a highly collaborative, supportive and friendly workplace where you can build a sales career that grows. With over 75 years of industry expertise, we offer stability alongside a forward-thinking, growth-focused culture. Our fast-paced, results-driven environment will challenge and stretch you, but it also provides genuine opportunities for progression and long-term success. We reward performance, support development, and empower our people to take ownership of their careers. If you’re motivated by winning new business and building something meaningful, you’ll thrive here.The Business Development Manager Role This is a new business, field-based sales role focused on driving profitable growth across your assigned local territory. You will take ownership of developing a robust sales pipeline, targeting and converting new customers through a consultative, solution-led approach. Working closely with internal teams and regional leadership, you will identify opportunities, conduct packaging audits, present tailored solutions, and secure profitable new business opportunities across a broad range of sectors. Alongside self-generated opportunities, you will also benefit from access to quality sales lead data and existing prospect information to support your activity. Initially, there will additionally be a focus on re-engaging selected lapsed and dormant customer accounts, identifying opportunities to win back and develop profitable trading relationships. The role will primarily focus on developing small-to-medium sized customer accounts, typically securing new business opportunities in the region of £25,000-£40,000 annual spend, contributing towards an annual new business target of approximately £400,000. Supported by an Internal Sales Coordinator, you’ll spend much of your time out in the field - attending customer meetings, engaging prospects, building relationships, and closing deals - whilst maintaining strong pipeline discipline through effective CRM utilisation, structured sales planning, and proactive territory management.Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop and execute a structured territory sales plan focused on new business acquisitionIdentify, target, and win new customers through cold calling, networking, referrals, and marketing leadsBuild and maintain a strong, active pipeline to consistently achieve and exceed new business targetsConduct customer site visits and packaging audits to identify improvement opportunitiesPresent tailored, solution-led proposals aligned to customer needs and commercial objectivesNegotiate pricing and commercial terms to maximise margin and long-term valueWork closely with internal teams (sales support, procurement, logistics) to ensure smooth onboarding and deliveryMaintain accurate and up-to-date records of all activity, opportunities, and pipeline via CRM (MS Dynamics)Collaborate with wider regional and national teams to maximise cross-selling opportunities What You Will Bring Essential: Minimum of two years’ experience in a B2B field sales role focused on targeted new business acquisitionTo effectively manage this local territory, you should ideally live within approximately 30 minutes’ drive of our Heywood site and be familiar with selling into the proposed Lancashire/Northern Manchester area.Proven track record of winning new business and achieving sales targetsThe ability to work in a targeted fashion, utilising leads & data to proactively attack & win back lapsed client accountsStrong consultative selling approach with the ability to identify needs and deliver tailored products & solutions.Proven experience of developing existing customer accounts whilst effectively managing margins, profitability and commercial growth opportunities.Experience generating own leads through cold calling, networking, and proactive prospectingExperience of selling high volume consumable products with multi-product catalogue/SKUs (if not packaging, stationary/office products, PPE/workwear/safety products, hygiene/janitorial or industrial consumables could all be a potential fit).Commercial awareness with the ability to negotiate effectively and protect marginSelf-motivated, resilient, and comfortable working autonomously in a field-based roleExcellent communication and presentation skillsValid UK driving licenceStrong IT skills including Microsoft Office and CRM systems Desirable: Experience within packaging, manufacturing, distribution, or a related technical product environmentFamiliarity with Microsoft Dynamics CRM What You Will Get We provide a competitive basic salary alongside a lucrative bonus structure designed to recognise and incentivise success. Our flexible benefits package can include: 25 days annual leave (rising to 27 with service) plus all public/bank holidaysAdditional holiday purchase schemeContributory pension schemeCompany car or cash allowance (including electric options)Employee assistance programme to support wellbeingExtensive training and development opportunitiesEmployee discount scheme (retail and leisure)Annual paid volunteering daySimply Health/Dental or BUPA options (role dependen

Business Support Manager£50,000 - £60,000 + Incredible Benefits Salford Quays This is a career of a lifetime. Simple as that.Starting as Business Support Manager with the promise of sitting on the board of Directors in 3-5 years time….. Wow.Hiring for a Business Support Manager who can connect the dots across operations, people and leadership with a leading Construction business.Someone who thrives on making things happen and keeping everything running seamlessly… This isn't just a support role - You'll be the voice, the driver and the backbone of how the business operates day-to-day.Package;£50,000 - £60,000 salaryVitality healthcare from day one3x death in serviceEV scheme25 days + BH (plus buy 5 more)£5,000 reward potFull time office basedFlexible start/ finish timesThis is your opportunity to step into a business-critical role where your impact will be felt across the entire organisation.You'll have full birds eye view of all business disciplines, overseeing and managing all operations, compliance and ISO audits, people management and HR, IT/ Systems and office management.So, absolutely critical when applying that you have relevant experience in a similar role - even more brownie points if you come from Construction!Bring the energy, the positivity, ideas and a commercial mind set; dynamic, forward-thinking organisation looking to now get to that next level with the best Business Support Manager in Manchester in their corner.Get applying ASAP -

Business Development Manager£50,000 + £5k car allowance + 7.5% commission on all deals Remote Looking for an extremely talented sales professional for an incredible UK wide business.This is for someone who is attracted by the prospect of an OTE of over £120k per annum.Commission - how it works;Average deal = £100k.Close out on 10 per annum.£7,500 per deal = £75k commission.If you want that, here's how you'll do it;Phase 1; First 6 months is discovery, putting your stamp in the market and understanding how your own ideas and personality worksPhase 2; Building a pipeline and delivery, perhaps about to make 1-2 dealsPhase 3; Full pipeline. Know your stuff. Deals signed with more to come. About to see your OTE goal come into play.Project life cycle can last up to 6 months from discovery call right through to contract agreement and sign up so be prepared to be resilient.A managed services business where you will be the right-hand person to the Sales Director. Working as a team together then the department and business will grow out from there no doubt.Perfect background would be someone from Recruitment who wants a change or someone from managed services that is looking to level up... An epic sales professional that can showcase what they're made of.Fully remote role (must be UK based and travel to Manchester once a month), healthcare cash plan, holiday buy scheme, £5k car allowance and more!All CVs to Erin at Platinum.