Business Development Manager

Are you experienced in building new, succesfull business relationships? Do you have the ability to source your own leads and follow them all the way through to completion? Do you have a degree or strong academic background? If so this could be the perfect role for you!

This is what you'll be doing

The business development executive will form part of the team which is responsible for the delivery of the sales development activity of the company in relation to client prospecting, lead generation, and the securing of new business. A major element of the role is the focus on external clients and new sector identification - in terms of securing new business with new accounts and the professional account handling of existing customers, leveraging their needs to generate further business.

The individual will play a significant role in contributing to the overall revenues and profitability of the company and the development and implementation of the ongoing sales strategy and order winning process.

Key Responsibilities:

• Report to Directors on sales performance & strategy
• Budgeting/Financial Forecasting
• Identify new business opportunities
• Generate sales leads and follow ups
• Win new orders from existing / new customers.
•  Help formulate/implement the sales strategy for the company
• Assist with marketing, PR, promo initiatives
• Reporting of forecast and actual sales v business plans on a monthly basis
• Ensure long term expansion of business through market opportunity
• Develop contacts and long term relationships with networks, agencies etc
• Identify and develop new market opportunities and the need for new product offering
• Monitor, report and counter competitor activity
• Assist in resolution of financial, commercial and company issues as appropriate e.g. product, service, quality, etc
• Manages the relationship with key business contacts ensuring total fulfilment of all training needs
• Writing proposals for clients
• Working as part of the sales team
• Represent the Company at networking events and business functions