Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager
Location: Fully remote – UK
Salary: £40,000 basic | OTE: £50,000
Travel: National and occasional international travel
The Opportunity
Paradigm Employment Services is recruiting an experienced Business Development Manager for an established organisation operating at the heart of the UK IT channel.
This fully remote role will drive membership growth, strengthen existing member relationships and develop commercially valuable partnerships with technology vendors and industry partners.
Candidates must have Managed Service Provider experience and a proven commercial sales background within IT. You will understand the vendor, distributor, reseller and MSP landscape and be confident engaging business owners, senior decision-makers and technology partners.
The role combines new business development, membership sales, retention, relationship management and vendor partnership development.
Key Responsibilities
Essential Experience
Recent and demonstrable experience within the Managed Service Provider sector. MSP experience is essential.
A strong commercial sales, business development or membership-sales background within IT.
Experience working with the IT channel, including vendors, distributors, resellers or technology partners.
Knowledge of the IT hardware and device market, ideally involving brands such as Lenovo, Apple, Dell or Samsung.
A proven record of generating new business, developing pipelines and closing commercial opportunities.
Experience selling a value-led membership, service or partnership proposition.
Strong knowledge of vendor relationships and the wider IT channel.
Confidence engaging business owners, managing directors and senior decision-makers.
Strong communication, presentation, negotiation and relationship-management skills.
An understanding of procurement, distribution or IT supply chain models, supported by strong sales capability.
Experience working to commercial targets, KPIs and reporting requirements.
Ability to work independently in a fully remote role and manage a UK-wide territory.
A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel nationally and occasionally internationally.
Candidate Profile
You will be:
Commercially sharp, target-driven and motivated by winning new business.
Credible and well connected within the MSP and wider IT channel.
A persuasive communicator who can engage members, vendors, distributors and senior stakeholders.
Consultative and relationship-focused, with the confidence to negotiate and close.
Skilled at balancing new-business development with relationship management and retention.
Organised and self-motivated, with strong CRM, pipeline-management and reporting habits.
Comfortable representing the organisation at meetings, events and conferences.
What Is Offered
Application
This vacancy is being managed by Paradigm Employment Services. Applky with an up-to-date CV and a Consultant will be in touch