Business Development Manager

Recruiter
TPL Media
Location
Watford
Salary
Excellent DOE
Posted
10 Jan 2017
Closes
25 Jan 2017
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Business Development Manager

Location: Watford Head Office (travelling required)
Salary: Excellent DOE
Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Purpose of Role:
To achieve on target performance through developing new business sales and building customer relationships resulting in increased sales activity.

Roles and responsibilities:
* Developing new business across the UK through outbound activity
* Ensure any sales opportunities are fully explored and converted including resolving queries
* Mapping organisations to identify revenue opportunities, business needs, decision-makers and influencers
* Ability to generate leads through networking. Generating sales leads through internet search engines and different websites.
* Present proposals and conduct face to face sales meetings with prospective clients
* Fact finding of customer requirements, tailoring customised proposals of products
* Owning the production of documented responses to invitations to tender, in an effective and timely manner.
* Identifying market opportunities for new products, building a business case, and championing through the product
* Planning to develop own orders to execute in order to achieve financial objectives
* Build and develop a network of customers and prospects of clients
* Clear understanding of future pipelines in reporting to Managers
* Ensure any opportunities to up sell TPL products are maximised by providing recommendations to new and existing customers
* To promote the company as a brand of choice.
* Any other duties for the requested by the Company it considers appropriate to your abilities, including duties which would not normally be associated with your job title.

Skills and Experience:
* 2 years proven experience of developing and generating new business
* Articulate and confident communicator in negotiations and influencing
* Experience within the Data/Call Centre Sectors, Telecommunications, Media, and Advertising or Sales industry desirable.
* Strong verbal and written writing skills
* Good negotiation and presenting skills
* Ability to meet targets and deadlines
* Ability to work on own initiative as well as within a team
* Computer literate to Intermediate level (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
* Strong familiarity web based tools such as LinkedIn

Person Specification:
* Applicants should be very driven and highly motivated
* A good sense of humour is a must
* A friendly but competitive nature will also help achieve your goals

Keywords: Business Development Manager, Field Sales Manager, Field Sales, Area Sales Manager, Direct Sales Manager, Telesales Manager.