Business Development Executive

Business Development Executive
Location: Wigan (Hybrid)
Package: £50,000 base + uncapped bonus + full benefits suite

About the Opportunity

Are you driven by winning new business and building meaningful commercial relationships? Our client is expanding their team looking for an ambitious sales professional to help their growth.

You’ll be representing a respected fulfilment brand with strong marketing support behind you, allowing you to focus on what you do best – identifying opportunities, nurturing prospects, and closing profitable partnerships.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Research and identify new prospects using CRM tools, databases, and social media

• Qualify leads based on budget, authority, need, and timelines

• Make outbound calls and send emails to warm leads and inbound enquiries

• Arrange and conduct discovery calls (phone or online) to understand challenges and propose aligned solutions

• Build and maintain long-term relationships with prospects and clients

• Manage the full sales cycle from first contact through to contract signature

• Support forecasting by maintaining a clean, accurate pipeline

• Prepare quotes, proposals, and commercial agreements

• Handle objections, negotiate pricing and terms, and close new business

• Collaborate with marketing on lead quality and campaign feedback

• Share market insights and feedback with internal teams to support product improvement

• Track KPIs

What You’ll Bring

• 3+ years’ experience in a sales role within fulfilment / ECOMMECE

• Strong consultative selling approach

• Relationship-driven mindset with the ability to influence at multiple levels

• A target-driven mentality with a history of achieving and exceeding goals

• Confident communication skills, both written and verbal

• Experience with CRM systems such as HubSpot or Salesforce

• Full UK driving licence

Package

• £50,000 basic salary

• Uncapped bonus structure

• 33 days annual leave including bank holidays

• Medicash healthcare package

• Lifestyle and wellbeing discounts

• 4x salary life assurance

• Hybrid working – 2 days from home

WR Logistics are the #1 recruitment partner for all vacancies in the logistics industry. We recruit in the UK & USA for permanent jobs.

WR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.