Business Development Manager

Remote Recruitment

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South Africa remote Until 8/21/2026 First posted June 15, 2026 Last posted June 15, 2026
Job description

About the Role

We are seeking a driven, ambitious, and results-oriented Business Development Manager to join our rapidly growing UK-based sales team. This is a fully remote opportunity for a confident sales professional who thrives in a fast-paced, target-driven environment and enjoys building relationships with UK-based clients.

The successful candidate will be responsible for generating new business opportunities, developing a robust sales pipeline, conducting consultative sales conversations, and closing deals. This role is ideal for someone with strong outbound sales experience, excellent communication skills, and a proven ability to exceed targets.

Key Responsibilities

  • Generate and qualify new business opportunities through outbound prospecting, cold calling, and lead generation activities.
  • Build, manage, and maintain a healthy pipeline of qualified prospects.
  • Conduct professional consultative sales meetings with UK-based clients.
  • Understand client requirements and present tailored solutions.
  • Handle objections confidently and negotiate effectively to close sales.
  • Develop persuasive sales proposals and presentations.
  • Build and maintain long-term client relationships.
  • Accurately update and maintain CRM records and sales activities.
  • Provide regular pipeline forecasts and activity reports to management.
  • Achieve and exceed monthly sales targets and KPIs.

Preferred Experience

  • Experience selling to UK or international markets.
  • Experience in outbound sales and cold calling.
  • Familiarity with sales methodologies and structured sales processes.

Key Competencies

  • Communication & Relationship Building
  • Sales & Negotiation
  • Prospecting & Lead Generation
  • Resilience & Persistence
  • Time Management
  • Commercial Awareness
  • Problem Solving
  • Self-Motivation

Requirements

  • Proven experience in Business Development, Telesales, B2B Sales, or Consultative Sales.
  • Demonstrated success in meeting or exceeding sales targets.
  • Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
  • Professional and confident telephone manner suitable for UK clients.
  • Strong objection-handling and closing skills.
  • Experience using CRM systems.
  • Highly self-motivated and capable of working independently in a remote environment.
  • Strong organisational and time management skills.
  • Reliable high-speed internet connection and professional home office setup.

Benefits

  • Fully remote working environment.
  • Opportunity to work with a growing UK-based organisation.
  • Competitive salary plus performance-based incentives.
  • Career growth and development opportunities.
  • Supportive and high-performing sales culture.
About this role

Summary

Generate leads, conduct sales meetings, close deals, and build client relationships remotely.

Job title

Business Development Manager

Experience level

proven experience

Industry

sales

Location requirements

remote in South Africa, UK market experience preferred

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

communicationrelationship buildingsalesnegotiationCRM

Preferred skills

UK market experiencecold callingsales methodologies

Specializations

outbound saleslead generationCRMconsultative salesnegotiation
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

South Africa

Remote Country