Business Development Manager

The Work Shop are delighted to be recruiting for a Business Development Manager for a growing company based in Nursling Southampton

As the successful Business Development Manager you will receive.

• Salary up to £35,000 basic +Bonus + Company Car or Car Allowance
• Southampton office
• 23 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 28 with service
• Pension 5% employee contribution, 3% employer (rises with service max 8%)
• Free car parking
• Life assurance and income protection after 3 months
• Employee Assistance Programme

There will be travel in the role so you must have a clean driving licence.

The Role of The Business Development Manager

• Review and research prospective accounts in targeted markets and sectors
• Produce and communicate report/presentations on findings, pursue leads and follow through to a successful engagement.
• Uitlise time effectively to meet with appropriate stakeholders to understand needs and how the business can fulfil them.
• Develop sales strategy and work with sales teams to fulfil this.
• Maximises personal productivity by effectively planning, organising and managing workload
• Compiles lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads, based on an assortment of sources: trade publications, customer references, business directories and other sources
• Prepares appropriate reports in agreed format and to agreed timescales.
• Travel as required to identify and manage new business opportunities and support existing customers.
• Understand the target markets, including industry, company, project, company contacts and which market strategies can be used to attract customers
• Communicate appropriately new products and opportunities to customers.
• Attend agreed networking events.
• Collaborate with the sales teams to ensure that tasks and responsibilities are met
• Possess or gain a strong understanding of products, competition in the industry and market positioning
• Keep up to date on competitors to ensure we remain competitive within existing or new markets
• Overseeing customer account management, including negotiating contracts and agreements to maximize profit

If you are are strong Business Development Manager and you are looking to work in growing organisation, please do not hesitate to contact The Work Shop today to discuss this fabulous vacancy

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