Graduate Business Development Representative - Sales Experience
Are you an ambitious sales professional looking to take the next step in your career? Do you enjoy winning new business, building relationships and working towards targets?
We're looking for a driven Graduate Business Development Representative with sales experience to help build partnerships with leading global brands. You'll be working with exciting, well-known businesses and helping them connect with the Gen Z market through innovative digital marketing solutions.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys the challenge of new business sales, is confident approaching potential clients and wants to develop their career in a fast-paced commercial environment.
What you'll be doing
- Identifying and approaching potential brand partners to generate new business opportunities.
- Managing the sales process from initial outreach and lead generation through to securing new partnerships.
- Building relationships with key decision-makers across marketing, e-commerce and commercial teams.
- Using Salesforce and sales data to manage your pipeline, track activity and improve conversion rates.
- Showing brands how they can connect with the Gen Z audience through digital marketing and targeted campaigns.
- Working towards sales targets and reporting pipeline progress and results to senior management.
- Attending industry conferences and networking events to generate new business.
- Working closely with the wider commercial team to share ideas, improve sales performance and support business growth.
What we're looking for
- Previous experience in sales, business development, lead generation or another target-driven commercial role.
- A proven ability to work towards sales targets and generate new business opportunities.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Confidence approaching new clients, handling objections and negotiating commercial opportunities.
- An interest in digital marketing, e-commerce, media or consumer brands.
- A proactive, resilient and ambitious attitude, with the motivation to succeed.
- The ability to manage your own workload while working collaboratively with a wider team.
Experience in advertising sales, media, affiliate marketing, agency partnerships or e-commerce would be beneficial.
What's on offer?
- Uncapped commission with the opportunity to increase your earnings through successful new business development.
- The opportunity to work with leading global brands and exciting, fast-growing businesses.
- Exposure to senior decision-makers across marketing, brand and e-commerce.
- The chance to develop your sales, negotiation and commercial skills.
- A collaborative, high-performance environment where your contribution makes a real difference.
- Clear opportunities for career progression as the business continues to grow.
