Business Development Manager

Posted 28 June 2024
Salary Up to £35,000 + Comission
LocationCoventry
Job type Permanent
Discipline Human Resources Recruitment
ReferencePROF_46296
Contact NameHenry Heilbronn

Job description

Our client, based in Warwickshire, is currently recruiting for a Business Development Manager on a permanent basis.

The position is due to start immediately on a full-time basis, with one day a fortnight in the office required. The basic salary is £30,000-£35,000 + OTE & benefits.

The ideal candidate will have a growth mindset and take ownership to learn about products and services

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

  • Proactively identify new opportunities: open, nurture, pursue and close sales leads with new and current clients

  • Create strategic sales and account management plans and execute against them

  • Effectively and efficiently manage a pipeline

  • Meet and exceed sales targets and KPIs

  • Accurate and timely reporting of forecasts, pipelines and orders against plan

Experience required:

  • Experience in a similar account executive/business development role in a growing technology, software or solutions related business

  • Experience of selling software-as-a-service solutions

  • Excellent communication skills – talking and listening - across all media including telephone, email, social, video and in-person

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

  • Proficient user of CRM systems

  • Confident and competent user of the Microsoft Office suite especially Word, PowerPoint and Excel

Rewards and Benefits:

  • Excellent holiday entitlement of 37 days (Inc. Bank holidays)

  • Hybrid working – One day a fortnight required in the office

  • Generous employer matched pension contribution

Working hours:

  • 37.5 hours

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

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