Business Development Manager

Role Overview & Responsibilities

The job responsibilities include:

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

· Seek out the appropriate contact in an organisation

· Generate leads and cold call prospective customers

· Foster and develop relationships with customers

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

· Think strategically - seeing the bigger picture and setting aims and objectives in order to develop and improve the business

· Work strategically - carrying out necessary planning in order to implement operational changes

· Have a good understanding of the businesses' products and be able to advise others about them

· Ensure staff are on board throughout the organisation, and understand the need for change and what is required of them

· Train members of your team, arranging external training where appropriate

· Discuss promotional strategy and activities with the marketing department

· Liaise with the finance team, warehousing and logistics departments as appropriate

· Eeek ways of improving the way the business operates

· Attend seminars, conferences and events where appropriate

· Keep abreast of trends and changes in the business world..

Skills and education:

· Must have at least Bachelor’s degree

· Demonstrated leadership skills

· Excellent communication skills and presentation skills

· Tenacity and drive to seek new business and meet or exceed targets

· An excellent telephone manner for making initial contact and for ongoing communication with customers and business associates

· Interpersonal skills for building and developing relationships with clients

· 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

· Teamworking skills and a collaborative approach to work

· Decision-making skills

· The ability to multitask and prioritise your workload

· Negotiating skills

· The ability to think strategically

· The ability to analyse sales figures and write reports

· A flexible approach to work with the ability to adapt to a fast-paced, ever-changing environment

· Initiative and the confidence to start things from scratch.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £26,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Every weekend
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Leicester: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Business development (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person