Business Development Executive

  • Precept Recruit
  • City, Derby
  • Feb 28, 2026
Full time I.T. & Communications Management

Job Description

Business Development Executive - Health & Safety Products

Are you a driven, self-motivated sales professional who thrives on winning new business and building strong relationships? If you are a consultative sales person who loves meeting clients, solving real problems and reaping the rewards of your own effort, this could be the opportunity that elevates your career.

We are recruiting 2 roles, locations:

1 x covering North West, 1 x covering South West - must be located around the East Midlands due to regular time in the Derby HQ (Twice weekly).

Salary: £37,500 - £40,000 (£50,000 + realistic OTE)

We re supporting a well-established, profitable organisation in the health and safety products space, known for exceptional training, internal progression, and genuine earning potential. With big growth plans and a strong reputation in the market, they re now looking for two hungry, proactive sales professionals to join their expanding team.

What you'll be doing:

You ll take full ownership of your territory, selling an innovative product range directly to end users across sectors including construction, manufacturing, horticulture, and grounds maintenance. This is a hands-on, consultative field sales role where success comes from curiosity, resilience, intelligent questioning, and a genuine ability to understand customer challenges.

Expect plenty of variety:

  • Prospecting, networking and uncovering new customers
  • Managing a healthy pipeline built through your own activity plus marketing leads
  • Cold calling and confident outreach
  • Site visits (including full PPE on construction/manufacturing sites)
  • Demonstrating product value and closing deals
  • Maintaining accurate records within HubSpot CRM
  • Some early starts, later finishes, and occasional overnight stays
  • This is not a 9 5 desk role - it s for someone who enjoys the autonomy of field sales and the satisfaction of winning business through effort and persistence.

What s on Offer

£37.5k £40k base salary

Uncapped commission, realistic OTE £50k+

24 days holiday + bank holidays

Company pension

Option to join BUPA healthcare

Excellent on-site facilities including gym, games areas, and subsidised canteen

Full product and regulatory training plus ongoing personal development

What we are looking for:

  • Strong B2B field sales experience with a proven ability to manage a territory
  • Confidence in prospecting and cold calling
  • Experience conducting site visits and converting leads
  • Ability to balance hunting new business with nurturing existing accounts
  • Full UK driving licence
  • A flexible, proactive, resilient attitude
  • Experience within construction, manufacturing, horticulture, or similar sectors is useful but not essential drive and hunger matter more than industry background.

Who Will Succeed in this role?

Someone curious, self-driven, and commercially sharp. You ll enjoy taking ownership, learning the products inside out and pushing yourself to hit and exceed targets. If you re motivated, ambitious, and want a role where effort equals reward, you ll thrive.

If you have the experience we are looking for and you think you will succeed within this industry and role, apply today.

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Business Development Manager, Sales Executive, New Business Executive, Sales Account Manager, BD Executive