Business Development Manager

Description:

This is an office-based role. You would be tasked with closing sales and winning new business through intelligent and tenacious phone activity, playing a key role in the company’s ambitious growth plans. Working to realistic activity and revenue KPIs you would be expected to actively promote and sell the company’s product range to schools across your region, both existing customers and prospects, establishing a rapport and closing business. In time and once you have demonstrated success in the role you will be tasked with arranging and attending regular customer meetings, supported by a company who place great emphasis on developing skilled members of staff and helping them progress in their careers.

The Candidate

This role will suit individuals not afraid to pick up the phone and sell, able to demonstrate resilience and the desire to generate business and close sales. You will have experience working in a fast-paced environment having worked towards KPIs, and will combine this with a strategic and commercial approach to your work. You will be a confident and tenacious individual, with a proven track record of closing sales and exceeding targets, plus excellent influencing, negotiating and listening skills. You will be a problem solver, able to find answers and solutions to commercial questions and challenges and articulate them effectively.