Head of Business Development
Ref: AS4299099
Slough, England
£70,000
- Permanent
- Social Housing Growth
- Public Sector Bids
- Strategic Pipeline Management
About the candidate
A seasoned business development professional with over a decade of experience across social housing, public sector and property-related services. They bring a strong track record of driving revenue growth, building high-value stakeholder relationships and securing new contract opportunities in complex, procurement-led environments.
Commercially sharp and collaborative, they are confident managing sales forecasts, pipelines and bid activity while working closely with operational teams to make sure growth plans are realistic and deliverable.
What makes them great?
- Proven revenue growth: Delivered around a 30% increase in secured business over two years within the social housing sector.
- Improved contract wins: Helped increase contract wins by around 40% through more rigorous opportunity qualification and stronger bid focus.
- Commercial and operational balance: Contributed to strategic frameworks and market planning that supported operational efficiency, while also helping achieve around a 20% uplift in project launches earlier in their career.
Areas of expertise
- Public sector business development: Skilled in identifying, qualifying and converting opportunities with local authorities, housing associations and wider public sector organisations.
- Bid and pipeline management: Strong experience improving bid success through structured opportunity qualification, sales forecasting and pipeline reporting.
- Stakeholder engagement: Confident building trusted relationships across senior client groups, operational teams and procurement stakeholders.