Business Development Consultant - North England

Business Development Consultant - North England

Bumper – Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

About Us

Bumper is a multi-award-winning digital payments and insight platform within the automotive industry. We work with over 5,000 automotive retailers, helping drivers to pay for motoring costs, accessories, and other services through a variety of different payment options. Our purpose is to build a solution that gives drivers peace of mind while enhancing customer experience and assisting dealer profitability.

We are a fast-growing payments scale-up, fresh off the back of a successful Series B funding round in 2024 and a Series B extension in August 2025. Our head office is in Sheffield City Centre, with additional offices in London, Turkey, Ireland, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands. We aim to be the leading automotive payment and insights platform.

About The Role

As a Business Development Consultant, you will drive growth through customer acquisition and nurture existing relationships. You will expand our portfolio of automotive retailers, leveraging strong relationships with OEMs and prestigious dealerships across the North of England. Reporting directly to the Business Development Team Lead, the role is remote with an average of 2 days per week on-site visits.

Day‑to‑Day Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with existing automotive customers
• Identify and acquire new customers, boosting Bumper advocacy and referrals
• Conduct account reviews to drive engagement and performance
• Deliver on‑site training and support for successful onboarding
• Communicate Bumper’s value proposition clearly and effectively
• Generate leads and support account activation
• Drive sales of Bumper Pro, our newest SaaS product, by pitching advanced insights and performance‑enhancing features
• Educate retailers on how Bumper Pro can elevate customer experience and dealership profitability
• Collaborate with existing dealerships to embed Bumper Pro into their operations and maximise impact

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in consultative selling and managing full sales life cycles
• Confidence in presenting and educating customers on new products
• Strong negotiation skills and commercial acumen
• Familiarity with CRM systems and data‑driven decision‑making
• Experience working in Payments, Automotive or SaaS environment

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Uncapped commission scheme
• Private healthcare with Vitality, and Medi Cash health‑cash plan
• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays, plus volunteer days throughout the year (pro‑rated)
• Tax‑saving salary sacrifice pension with Aviva
• Salary sacrifice cycle‑to‑work, Octopus Electric Vehicle and nursery fee schemes available
• Wellbeing platform access with £250 yearly allowance
• Bumper Flex policy for better work/life balance
• Annual company‑wide Bumper Retreat
• Paid leave for primary and secondary carers (4 and 1 month respectively)

Perks are nice, but we know they don’t make up the whole package. By joining our Bumper team, you’ll have the opportunity to be an ambassador for our product and brand and help us to continue on our winning streak.