Job Title: Business Development Manager – Major Contracts

Salary: £Excellent Salary + Bonus + Benefits

Location: UK (Hybrid / Remote)

Reference: J7220

We’re working with a well-established and growing print and communications provider looking to appoint an experienced Business Development Manager to focus on winning major private sector contracts.

This is a senior, new business role suited to someone who is comfortable operating in longer sales cycles and developing complex, multi-year solutions. The successful candidate will be targeting opportunities typically in the £5m–£10m+ range, working closely with internal bid, operational and technical teams to shape and secure strategic deals.

Key Responsibilities

  • Identify and develop new business opportunities across the private sector, targeting large enterprise organisations
  • Lead complex, solution-led sales processes from initial engagement through to contract award
  • Engage with procurement, marketing, operations and executive stakeholders to understand business challenges and requirements
  • Develop tailored print and print management solutions aligned to client needs
  • Maintain and manage a strong pipeline of high-value opportunities
  • Collaborate closely with internal bid, production and service delivery teams
  • Manage commercial negotiations and support contract finalisation
  • Track market trends and identify strategic target accounts

About You

  • Proven track record in print or print management
  • Experience winning large-scale, multi-year contracts (£5m+) within the private sector
  • Strong consultative, solution-led sales approach
  • Experience engaging with enterprise-level organisations and senior stakeholders
  • Comfortable managing long and complex sales cycles
  • Commercially driven with a strategic approach to new business development
  • Self-sufficient, proactive and results-oriented

This is an excellent opportunity to join a respected organisation with strong operational capability, significant investment, and a genuine appetite for growth within the private sector. The business offers the platform, support and credibility required to win large, complex opportunities.

For more information or a confidential discussion, please get in touch.

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Contact: George Thompson

Telephone: 0141 647 6688

Categories: Print, Commercial Print, Sales, UK Wide, Print Management


We’re working with a well-established and growing print and communications provider looking to appoint an experienced Business Development Manager to focus on winning major private sector contracts.

This is a senior, new business role suited to someone who is comfortable operating in longer sales cycles and developing complex, multi-year solutions. The successful candidate will be targeting opportunities typically in the £5m–£10m+ range, working closely with internal bid, operational and technical teams to shape and secure strategic deals.

Key Responsibilities

  • Identify and develop new business opportunities across the private sector, targeting large enterprise organisations
  • Lead complex, solution-led sales processes from initial engagement through to contract award
  • Engage with procurement, marketing, operations and executive stakeholders to understand business challenges and requirements
  • Develop tailored print and print management solutions aligned to client needs
  • Maintain and manage a strong pipeline of high-value opportunities
  • Collaborate closely with internal bid, production and service delivery teams
  • Manage commercial negotiations and support contract finalisation
  • Track market trends and identify strategic target accounts

About You

  • Proven track record in print or print management
  • Experience winning large-scale, multi-year contracts (£5m+) within the private sector
  • Strong consultative, solution-led sales approach
  • Experience engaging with enterprise-level organisations and senior stakeholders
  • Comfortable managing long and complex sales cycles
  • Commercially driven with a strategic approach to new business development
  • Self-sufficient, proactive and results-oriented

This is an excellent opportunity to join a respected organisation with strong operational capability, significant investment, and a genuine appetite for growth within the private sector. The business offers the platform, support and credibility required to win large, complex opportunities.

For more information or a confidential discussion, please get in touch.

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