Business Development Manager (BDM) - Wetherby - Circa 41k Package - 53k OTE Uncapped

Leeds, UK (Remote)

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Posted 6 days ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end sales cycles from prospecting to closing, while managing ongoing client relationships and leveraging data-driven insights to drive ROI across 12-month engagements.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Hunting for New Business: Proactively prospecting through self-sourced and company-provided leads, you'll open doors to new clients.
  • Tailoring Solutions: Engage in face-to-face and virtual consultations to fully understand customer needs and offer tailored digital marketing solutions.
  • Closing Deals: Presenting, negotiating, and sealing the deal with new and existing clients to drive revenue growth.
  • Client Management: Nurture relationships, ensuring a seamless customer experience and consistent account management for up to 12 months post-sale.
  • Data Analysis: Conduct in-depth reviews to identify opportunities for growth, boosting client ROI and delivering long-term success.

Requirements

  • Proven track record of success in sales (Field Sales or High Performing Telesales)
  • Strong relationship-building and negotiation skills
  • Resilience and a positive outlook in overcoming objections
  • Excellent presentation skills—both verbal and written
  • Experience in solution selling or SaaS (desirable but not essential)
  • A full UK driving license is required with no more than 6 points

Benefits

  • Competitive Earnings: A fantastic base salary of £35,875, £53875 OTB, Car allowance of £5200 or £6200 depending on the car and it doesn’t stop there, as we offer uncapped earnings!
  • Perks & Benefits: 23 days holiday (increasing each year), employee referral schemes, wellbeing support, flexible pension options, and discounts with top retailers like Apple and British Airways.
  • Career Growth: With clear paths to progress into roles such as Senior Account Manager, Digital Account Director, and more, we tailor opportunities to match your career ambitions. As well as access to our Aspire Program and dedicated career development portal!
  • Recognition & Rewards: Celebrate your success with our Reward and Recognition schemes, including the prestigious Yell ‘Gold Awards.’
  • Top-Tier Partners: Work with some of the world’s leading brands, including Google, Wix, Alexa and Microsoft.
  • Supportive Culture: Be part of a motivated, high-performing team where we work together to achieve success.
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Since 1966, we’ve been helping UK businesses grow – from printed ads in the Yellow Pages to powerful, AI-driven digital marketing that delivers real results. As the UK’s No.1 for managed digital advertising for local businesses*, we make it easy for you to get found, trusted and chosen online. We bring all your marketing together – from your website and SEO to business profiles, ads, reviews and analytics – and manage it all for you. Everything works in sync to attract more customers and help your business grow with confidence. With Yell, everything’s managed under one roof – one trusted partner, one simple dashboard and one predictable monthly payment. What makes us different is simple: Yell offers the UK’s only guaranteed way to protect your marketing investment. With our Lead Guarantee, you’ll get enough leads to cover your total spend (at minimum) – or we’ll refund the difference. It’s marketing that’s risk-free, stress-free and proven to perform. Today, over 50,000 UK businesses trust Yell to manage their digital marketing – combining real expertise, AI technology and six decades of local insight to keep them ahead of the competition. *among direct competitors that target local businesses regardless of industry (MBrain, 2023)

Founded in 1966
Reading, England, GBR
1.4K employees (504 in marketing)
100% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
15.9M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$24K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
4.5%
Direct
40.8%
Referral
21%
Social
23.3%
Paid
2.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.4K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
338 (23% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4

Funding

Last Raise
Seed, 12 years ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2014
    Seed

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