15 Key Account Manager jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne

Area Sales Manager / Key Account Manager.
40,000 Basic + 50/60,000 OTE + Fully Expensed Company Car + Exceptional Benefits Package.
Remote based. Covering Staffordshire up to and including Scotland. Open to living locations, ideally central to the patch. Perhaps Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, or Newcastle.
This role focuses on managing retail and distribution channels, with a primary emphasis on developing existing client relationships.

This company have a fabulous reputation and is enjoying phenomenal growth. Therefore, they want to recruit an Area Sales Manager / Key Account Manager.

I can confidently say that this is one of the most innovative and inclusive organisations I've had the pleasure of working with. Their culture is dynamic, inclusive, and people-focused. As a result, they are committed to recruiting only the best talent. Talent could be a proven track record or an individual with enormous potential. To be considered, you must have a minimum of two years client-facing field sales experience and have managed a large territory. Experience in product demonstrations would be a huge advantage.

You will be a consummate professional, possessing superb communication skills. You will be a self-starter who wants the opportunity to make a difference. Currently working as a client-facing field sales executive, this is the perfect role for someone frustrated by a lack of creativity and opportunity in their current position. Experience in product demonstrations would be a huge advantage.

In return, you will be offered a fabulous working culture and work alongside some incredible people.

To apply, please email a copy of your CV to Darren Dewrance of Aaron Wallis (url removed).

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Business Development Executive (Automotive Products)

45,000 OTE + Uncapped Commission + Company Car + Progression + Product Training + Remote Position + Weekdays Only

Newcastle / A69 Corridor

Are you a car salesperson, with experience in selling automotive detailing products, looking for a weekdays only role that offers a lucrative earning potential with uncapped commission?

Are you looking for an autonomous, field-based role that will see you covering the northeast region, in a position that offers a company car and progression?

This company was established over three decades ago and since then has grown its successful operation to a national level. The company are a chemical manufacturer that primarily distribute automotive products to car dealerships and garages across the UK.

In this role the suitable candidate will be expected to generate their own leads and visit client sites to bolster the sales pipeline of the business. You will be covering a patch that encompasses Newcastle and Middlesborough, and then across to Carlisle.

If you are experienced in car sales, and looking for a weekdays only role, that offers an excellent earning potential with uncapped commission and a company car, apply today.

The Role:

• 8:30 - 5 Monday - Friday
• Travel to car dealerships and garages across Newcastle, Middlesborough to Carlisle
• Carry out account management and work to maintain existing relationships with clients
• Conduct your own research and develop new leads to bring first time clients to the pipeline
• Report to the Sales Manager frequently to ensure targets are being met
• Preserve an efficient CRM to allow for transparency across the business

The Person:

• Experience as a business manager or similar
• Full UK Driving License

Key Words: Business, Development, Executive, Chemicals, Automotive, Newcastle, Middlesborough, Northeast, Travel

Job Reference: BBBH20472b

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Business Development Manager
Hybrid - Flexible Location | Monthly Travel to Durham
Salary: Up to 75,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus + Full Benefits Package

Are you a commercially minded Business Development Manager with a passion for driving growth in the infrastructure, EV, or renewable energy sectors? We're seeking a dynamic and driven individual to join a forward-thinking organisation and play a key role in shaping its future.

About the Role:
As a Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for identifying, developing, and securing new business opportunities, while nurturing relationships with existing clients. This role is crucial in targeting high-value schemes (typically valued at over 1 million), with a focus across Industrial & Commercial, Electric Vehicle, and Renewable sectors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with potential and existing clients, stakeholders, and partners

• Deliver compelling pitches and proposals to new and existing clients

• Attend marketing and networking events to support brand visibility and lead generation

• Manage and maintain accurate sales forecasts and CRM records

• Maintain a strong understanding of industry trends, competitor activity, and market positioning

• Lead business development efforts for large-scale projects within target sectors

What We're Looking For:

• A degree in Civil or Electrical Engineering

• Proven track record in sales and business development (minimum 5 years)

• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of marketing principles

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills at all levels

• Capable of working independently, managing priorities, and performing under pressure

• Strong presentation and proposal writing skills

• Solid understanding of building contracts and contractual processes

The Package:

• Competitive base salary up to 75,000

• Car allowance

• Performance-based bonus

• Comprehensive benefits package

• Flexible hybrid working - with only monthly travel to the Durham office location dependent

If you're ready to take on a pivotal role in a growing and innovative business, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now to start your next chapter in business development success.

Business Development Executive
Newcastle  
Up to £38,000 + Bonus + Company Car

Are you an experienced On Trade professional with a strong network and a flair for commercial thinking?

Do you want to work with one of the most respected names in the spirits world and take ownership of a high-potential territory?

We’re partnering with a globally recognised spirits company known for its standout portfolio that includes household names and fast-growing emerging brands. With a strong focus on brand activation and commercial delivery, they’re now hiring Business Development Executive across Newcastle.

This is a fantastic opportunity to take full ownership of your region, drive visibility of some of the industry’s best-loved brands, and play a key role in a high-performing sales team.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing a territory of independent Free Trade accounts
• Driving visibility and distribution across a portfolio of premium spirits
• Leading on brand activation with a focus on ROI and P&L ownership
• Prospecting and developing new business in high-potential venues
• Building strong relationships with key On Trade contacts
• Collaborating with the wider team such as marketing

About You:

• Commercial On Trade experience (spirits industry preferred but not essential)
• Strong local network within your patch
• Commercially minded with the ability to plan and prioritise effectively
• Confident working autonomously while being a strong team player
• Organised, proactive, and able to balance prospecting with account management

If this sounds like your kind of role, I’d love to speak with you!

The Advocate Group is a leading search and selection business providing top talent to the consumer products sector. If you’re interested in learning more about this opportunity or other roles we’re supporting across the drinks industry, please contact us today.

Roxy Gadd – (url removed)

As Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for identifying, developing, and securing new business opportunities across the Industrial & Commercial, Electric Vehicle (EV) infrastructure, and Renewable Energy sectors.

Job Description
Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop Relationships with potential clients, partners and stakeholders
• Maintain and develop relationships with existing clients
• Attendance at Marketing events.
• Pitching Sales to new and existing clients
• Maintain Sales Forecast system and CRM
• Posses a strong understanding of the companys products, the competition in the
• industry and positioning
• Specifically targeting large value schemes (value greater than 1m within the I&C, EV,
• Renewable Sectors)

Skills and Qualifications

• Ability to Sell
• Solid understanding of business and marketing principles
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work at all levels
• Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure
• Good presentation skills both written and verbal
• Ability to prioritise workload, work to tight deadlines
• Demonstrate contractual understanding of buildings contracts

What We Offer:

• The opportunity to play a key role in the growth of a respected civils contractor during a period of significant investment in green infrastructure.

• A stimulating and supportive work environment where your contributions are valued.

• Generous remuneration package including a competitive basic salary, performance-related bonus, and car allowance/company car.

• Comprehensive benefits package (e.g., private healthcare, pension scheme, life assurance.

• Continuous professional development and career progression opportunities.

• The chance to work on exciting, high-profile projects that shape the future.

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Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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Northern Balance  have an exciting opportunity for a Business Development Manager  to join the team. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis , and in return, you will receive a competitive salary.

About us

At Northern Balance, we're experts in providing bespoke weighing solutions and consultancy to help customers weigh with confidence. With over 150 years’ collective weighing expertise, we’ve helped thousands of customers in industries including Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Food and Beverage and Public Sector to optimise compliance, productivity and performance. Our success is underpinned by our people - their focus on quality, their technical knowledge and total dedication to customer excellence which continues to be the bedrock of our nationwide growth story.

About the Business Development Manager role:

We’re on the lookout for a customer-focused individual with a strategic and problem-solving mindset to help drive our growth. If you have a strong passion for understanding customer needs and can effectively leverage technical expertise with a collaborative, consultative approach to building, nurturing and converting a pipeline then please get in touch.

As our Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Manage the full sales cycle including prospecting, lead generation, qualifying, objection handling, relationship management, and closing to increase customer value and drive nationwide customer acquisition.
li>Build and maintain a robust sales pipeline and deliver sales forecasts to senior management to identify opportunities for growth.
• Work collaboratively with the Marketing Manager to identify strategies and tactics to generate and nurture leads from the new and existing base.
• Pro-actively seek out customer and market insights to identify opportunities, adjusting tactics where necessary while maximising profitability.
• Become a trusted advisor to existing and prospective customers by sharing expertise and via account management excellence.

The successful Business Development Manager will have the following:

Essential

• 5+ years of B2B business development experience within a service-led business.
• Demonstrated experience executing the full sales cycle with pipeline management and reporting via a CRM.
• Friendly and approachable with a consultative and partnership approach to finding solutions for existing and prospective customers.
• Team approach to collaborating with key stakeholders including Marketing and Service teams.
• Highly articulate both in writing and verbally with a natural strength in engaging and guiding decision makers.
• Autonomous, determined and resilient with the ability to remain focused on delivering against growth objectives.
• Full, clean UK driving licence.

Desirable

• Experience working with customers in highly regulated or quality focused industries including but not limited to Pharmaceuticals, Life Sciences, Food and Beverages and Chemicals (desirable but not essential).
• A good understanding of metrology as a compliance solution.
• Familiarity with HubSpot or other similar CRMs for pipeline management and reporting.

What we offer

In return, we offer a comprehensive package, which includes a competitive salary, commission, Company car, 25 days’ holiday (increasing with service), pension scheme, plus healthcare and retail perks!

Northern Balance is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

Please click ‘apply ’ today to become our Business Development Manager – we would love to hear from you!

Business Development Manager

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary: £30,000 - £5,000, OTE of circa 5,000

We have an opportunity for a Business Development Manager to join an established Managed Services Technology business and join their successful Sales team.

As a Business Development Manager you will be focussed towards driving new sales for the business. Day-to-day your role will entail:

Job Duties:

• Develop and implement strategies to drive business growth
• Identify new business opportunities and partnerships
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients
• Work towards achieving targets and goals
• Prepare and present business proposals to potential clients

Required Qualifications:

• Demonstrated success in sales and meeting targets
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Excellent organisational and time management abilities

• Understanding of sales techniques and principles
• Knowledge of the MPS, Telecoms or IT services industry a bonus but essential

The successful applicant can expect a salary of 0,000 to 5,000 depending on the experience you can offer along with fantastic bonus earning potential too with the opportunity to earn up to double your basic with on target earnings.

Please send us your CV in application to be considered for an interview. 

**Please include current Address/Location within your CV or application. Applications without location may not be considered and those with locations will be prioritised. If you are looking to relocate then please state this along with your current location.**

Baltic Recruitment are currently recruiting for Permanent Business Development Executive (All Levels: BDE to Senior BDE) , based in Darlington. Office Based (Hybrid working available after completion of probation).

Our Client believes in unlocking potential through apprenticeships - whether you're B2B consultative selling or leading on sales strategy and complex deals, our pathway is built to support your growth. Offering two levels: Business Development Executive & Senior Business Development Executive.

Driving employer engagement, generating high-quality opportunities, promoting our digital apprenticeships as strategic workforce solutions. You'll take on greater ownership of pipeline, improve commercial decision-making, and influence wider sales strategy.

Business Development Executive

Focused on developing sales expertise, building a solid client base in the SME space.

• Target 3 apprenticeship placements per month
• Convert leads provided by the Sales Development team into high-quality clients
• Generate 1 self-sourced meeting and 1 converted inbound lead per month
• Follow a structured sales process and use CRM tools to track your pipeline
• Use the company's tech stack (Seven20, Revenue Grid, Aircall) to manage and nurture opportunities
• Use social selling and personal branding to build trust in your market
• Deliver personalised pitch decks using pre-qualified lead data
• Learn and consistently apply consultative sales methodologies
• Build strong product knowledge to communicate the value of our programmes
• Develop your commercial confidence by responding to feedback and setting improvement goals

Senior Business Development Executive

Handling complex deals, influencing stakeholders, building a pipeline independently.

• Target 4 apprenticeship placements per month
• Secure 2 self-sourced meetings and 2 converted inbound leads per month
• Independently identify and approach new business opportunities
• Personalise and lead full-cycle sales conversations with decision-makers
• Produce and present bespoke, insight-driven proposals
• Establish yourself as a thought leader via social channels like LinkedIn
• Take a data-informed approach to managing your sales performance
• Share insights to influence team improvements and pipeline strategy
• Maintain strong standards of pipeline hygiene, reporting, and forecasting
• Mentor newer team members and contribute to team-wide success

Essential Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• A passion for consultative sales with a customer-first mindset
• Clear and confident communication, both written and verbal
• Ability to follow structured sales processes and respond well to feedback
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Confident presenting and negotiating with business stakeholders
• Resilient and self-motivated with a results-driven approach
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of client needs
• Senior BDE: proven experience handling complex sales cycles, working independently with accountability for pipeline

Key Objectives:

• Achieve monthly placement and KPI targets
• Build and maintain a full sales pipeline using CRM tools and sales enablement platforms
• Confidently promote the value of apprenticeships using client data and industry insights
• Stay up to date with training content and market knowledge to position the company effectively
• Maintain quality and compliance standards in line with company expectations
• Act as a positive ambassador for the company and contribute to the team culture

Company Benefits:

Committed to creating an environment where you can thrive. Voted one of the Sunday Times Top 100 Best Places to Work 2024, proud of their culture, people, and the meaningful work they do every day. Here's what you can look forward to as part of the Team:

Career Development:

• Fantastic progression opportunities and clear career pathways
• Full training and ongoing support
• Tailored CPD investment: 1:1 public speaking coaching, presentation skills, and more

Culture & Work-Life Balance:

• A fun, supportive environment with regular social events and team activities
• Early finish every Friday - operate a 4.5-day working week
• 25+ days annual leave, increasing to 30 with length of service
• No weekend or Bank Holiday working
• Full office closure between Christmas and New Year
• Additional Life Event Day annually for those big moments that matter
• Buy & Sell Holiday Scheme for extra flexibility

Health & Wellbeing:

• Free, confidential mental health support through SPILL
• Access to high-value wellbeing initiatives, including face-to-face sessions with a Health & Wellbeing Specialist
• Local discounted gym memberships
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (after 2 years' service)

Recognition & Engagement:

• Scratch Card Scheme - instant wins for great work
• Breakfasts, competitions, and engagement days
• Volunteer Day annually to give back to causes you care about

They don't just believe in a people-first culture - they bring it to life every day. They are only just getting started. Join them on their journey and be part of something meaningful, ambitious, and full of opportunity.

Shillito Executive Search are the retained and exclusive recruitment partner of a South Yorkshire based manufacturing business as they look to recruit a Business Development Director.

Easily accessible from the M1 and M18, the business has been established for over 30 years and are a market leader within their sector.

We're looking for a commercially driven Business Development Director to lead th.

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