Business Development Executive

Business Development Executive  (Financial Services) – Hertford  - £22,500 - + OTE £40,000

My client is a Global leader in the financial services sector with offices and clients all over the world. With the Head Office in the UK and offices in Australia and Japan too this role is working from the lucrative UK office with opportunities further afield

We are looking for a Business Development Executive  (Financial Services) to join the company and Head up the growth across the European region.

As the Business Development Executive  (Financial Services) you will ideally come from sales or account management  background. Reporting in to the Bus Dev Director, you will be responsible for implementing a comprehensive external sales plan for the European division of the business. On a daily basis the Business Development Executive  (Financial Services) will be responsible for:

• Generating new leads and opportunities Tracking and documenting leads/opportunities/proposals in CRM system
• Liaising between company and potential client e.g. setting up capability presentations, teleconferences, etc
• Assist with preparing proposals when necessary
• Speaking with inbound enquiries
• Work closely with financial services team
•  Execute European sales plans based on those strategies.
• Work with Sales management, MI Management and Marketing to coordinate promotions, participate in trade shows and promote new product launches with customers
• Direct implementation and execution of sales policies and practices

The Business Development Executive  (Financial Services) role is a fantastic opportunity to take a senior role with a globally-leading company with the opportunity to really make the role your own. It would really suit a senior Pharmaceutical Sales Rep or someone from the sale of Medical Devices.

The Business Development Executive  (Financial Services) is predominantly an office-based role. Ideally you would be based in/ or prepared to relocate to the North Yorkshire area. If not permanently you would need to be office-based at least 3 days a week. There will be some though not a huge amount of European travel involved. Interested? Apply now for an immediate interview.