Senior Business Development Manager

Our client is looking for an individual that has a great track record in sales and has experience with international deliveries. You will be covering the London and Thames Valley areas

Salary £ 50k plus car allowance, commission and 25 days holiday plus Bank holiday

Duties Include:

* Research and identify new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services - or new ways of reaching existing markets.

* Take ownership of the end-to-end sales process, from lead generation to closing the sale.

* Meet with customers face-to-face or on Teams.

* Understand the needs of your customers and be able to respond effectively with a plan of how to meet these.

* Lead on and support bid-writing and contracts where appropriate.

* Have a good understanding of the businesses' products or services and be able to advise others about them.

* Liaise with all departments, including operations and finance to on-board customers.

* Attend seminars, conferences and events to build your business's network and profile.

* Help to plan sales campaigns.

* Negotiate pricing with customers, and suppliers in some cases.

* Support the Sales and Marketing strategy.

* Develop a good understanding of our competitors, industry trends and industry commercials.

Key Skills:

* Commercial awareness.

* Tenacity and drive to seek new business and meet or exceed targets.

* Interpersonal and networking skills for building and developing relationships with customers.

* A creative approach to work and seeking out new opportunities.

* Written and verbal communication skills - needed for communicating with a range of people, both internally and externally, as well as presentation skills.

* IT skills, including the use of spreadsheets and our CRM system.

* Teamworking skills and a collaborative approach to work.

* Decision-making and critical thinking skills.

* The ability to motivate yourself and set your own goals.

* Negotiating skills.

* A flexible approach to work with the ability to adapt to a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed