Senior Business Development Manager

Posted 02 March 2026
Salary £65000.00 - £85000 per annum
LocationNorth London
Job type Permanent
Discipline Sales
ReferenceBBBH434023_1772468799

Job description

? Senior Business Development Manager (B2B)
? Hybrid - North London
? £65,00 - £85,000 starting salary + commission

About the Company
If you're looking for somewhere where your voice matters, your ideas land, and your work genuinely makes an impact - this is it.
This organisation sits at the centre of the food and consumer goods world, helping brands, retailers and suppliers navigate a fast?moving market through insight, foresight and deep industry understanding. They're purpose?driven, collaborative, and committed to shaping a better future for the food system.
It's a place where senior people lead with empathy, teams support each other, and you're encouraged to stretch, grow, and take real ownership.

What You'll Be Doing
As Senior BDM, you'll play a pivotal role in bringing in high?value clients and shaping commercial growth - reporting directly into the Head of Business Development.
Your focus will be:

  • Building strong relationships with both warm and cold prospects
  • Taking full ownership of the sales process from first approach to conversion
  • Understanding each client's world - their pressures, priorities and ambitions - and crafting the right first step for them
  • Approaching business development with both ambition and long?term thinking
  • Driving sustainable growth while maintaining high standards of client experience
  • Managing a robust pipeline with accurate forecasting and consistent follow?up
  • Representing the organisation at key industry events and networking opportunities


What You'll Need to Succeed

  • Extensive, proven experience in a high?value, target?carrying B2B sales role
  • Strong experience working with FMCG and/or retail clients
  • A strategic, consultative sales style
  • Confidence speaking with C?suite and senior decision?makers
  • A proactive, resilient approach - someone who thrives with autonomy but collaborates naturally
  • Excellent networking skills (an existing FMCG network is a big plus)
  • Strong commercial acumen and comfort navigating complex business issues
  • A desire to make a meaningful impact and take your career to the next level


Benefits

  • Competitive salary + performance bonus
  • Market?leading pension
  • Medical insurance
  • Buy/sell annual leave
  • Flexible hybrid working & great work?life balance
  • Supportive environment where senior talent can truly thrive


What You Need To Do Now
If you're excited by the idea of leading on high?value growth and building meaningful relationships in a mission?led organisation, hit apply with your latest CV - we'd love to hear from you.

Brook Street NMR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.