Business Development Executive

Hybrid role in St Albans

About reallymoving
reallymoving is the UK s leading comparison platform for home-moving services, connecting customers with trusted Conveyancers, Surveyors and Removal Companies. As a digital marketplace, we generate high-intent customer leads and provide partners with real commercial value.

Purpose of the Role

We are looking for a motivated and commercially driven Business Development Executive to join reallymoving. This role is ideal for candidates at an early stage of their career, or with some sales experience, who want to build a long-term career in business development.

As a Business Development Executive you ll be responsible for identifying and engaging prospective partners, such as conveyancers, surveyors and removal companies, helping them access high-intent customer leads through our platform and generate new revenue for their business. You will work across a mix of outbound prospecting and inbound enquiries, using a consultative approach to build relationships and demonstrate the value of our platform.

You will be working towards clear and achievable monthly targets across outreach, pipeline development and partner conversion.

This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 2 days per week attendance in our central St Albans office, a short walk from St Albans City station. You will also attend company team days, occasional ad-hoc meetings, and travel for face-to-face partner meetings when required.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate partner leads: Identify and research prospective partners using directories, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, networking and trade events.
• Prospect proactively: Conduct outbound sales activity through calls, email, LinkedIn and other channels to create new opportunities.
• Handle inbound enquiries: Respond promptly to inbound leads and convert them into new partners.
• Qualify and understand needs: Build a strong understanding of potential partners businesses and commercial drivers to position our proposition effectively.
• Present solutions: Communicate the value of reallymoving s lead generation platform clearly and persuasively.
• Build relationships: Establish strong relationships with prospective partners and act as a professional first point of contact.
• Manage pipeline: Build and maintain a strong pipeline, progressing opportunities through to conversion.
• Track performance: Work towards defined monthly targets across activity, pipeline and conversion.
• Manage CRM: Maintain accurate records of all activity and interactions.
• Share market insight: Provide feedback to improve proposition, campaigns and commercial approach.

What You Will Bring

• A good standard of general education, including strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Confident communicator with the ability to build rapport quickly and act as a professional first point of contact.
• Motivated, resilient and proactive, with a strong interest in sales, working with KPIs and targets, and driving commercial outcomes.
• Comfortable using LinkedIn, AI tools and CRM systems.
• Well organised, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple leads and enquiries.
• Willing to attend trade events, network externally and work collaboratively with internal teams.
• Be comfortable working with our company values: Customer obsessed: Ambitious: Humble: United: We re people people

Why Join?

You ll join a supportive, high-performance sales environment where strong results are recognised and rewarded and where you ll gain valuable experience working with stakeholders and cross functional teams across the business, with opportunities to develop and progress your career over time.

What to expect from our recruitment process

• Virtual HR competency-based interview with the HR Manager approximately 45 to 60 minutes.
• Face-to-face interview with the Head of Sales approximately 45 to 60 minutes.
• Final face-to-face interview with the Head of Sales and Chief Growth Officer approximately 60 to 90 minutes.

Reallymoving is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce which reflects the wider population and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor employment visas at this time and can therefore only accept applications from candidates who have permanent Right to Work in the UK or indefinite leave to remain.