Driving Business Development Manager

We are looking for a driven and commercially focused Business Development Manager to grow our temporary driving recruitment business by winning new clients, developing existing relationships and identifying opportunities across the logistics and transport sector.

|Business Development Manager| Driving| Logistics| Transport| HGV|

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, target and win new business across the HGV, Class 1, Class 2 and van driving markets.
• Develop relationships with transport managers, logistics directors, procurement teams and key decision-makers.
• Generate new revenue and profitable business opportunities.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective clients.
• Identify opportunities to expand existing accounts and increase driver volumes.
• Negotiate commercial terms, rates and service agreements to ensure profitability.
• Work closely with recruitment and operations teams to ensure successful client onboarding and delivery.
• Monitor competitor activity, market trends and local opportunities.
• Achieve agreed sales, revenue and gross profit targets.

Skills and Experience

• Proven business development experience within temporary recruitment, ideally driving, logistics or transport.
• Strong understanding of the HGV and van driver market.
• Confident negotiator with excellent relationship-building skills.
• Commercially aware, with a focus on gross profit and sustainable growth rather than turnover alone.
• Self-motivated, proactive and target-driven.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to client sites.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• New clients won and successfully onboarded.
• Weekly/monthly revenue and gross profit generated.
• New opportunities and pipeline development.
• Growth in driver numbers and client accounts.
• Client retention and profitability.

The ideal candidate: A commercially minded sales professional who can build long-term client partnerships, identify genuine opportunities and deliver profitable growth within a fast-paced temporary driving recruitment environment.