Business Development Manager

Main Purpose of Role:

To position, launch and promote all Cogent Product & Services to Cogent s Genetic Consultants (Internal) as well as UK Dairy & Beef farmers (External) in order to continuously evaluate and generate market growth opportunities in line with the Cogent strategic growth initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

– To review, prioritise and execute market growth opportunities for Cogent, its products and services

– To implement and deliver sales and service growth across the Cogent portfolio

– To provide first class technical advice on Cogent s product and service portfolio in order to fulfil customer and sales team training requirements

– To achieve individual sales/market growth targets

– To manage and build sustainable Genetic Consultant relationships in order to achieve individual targets

– To establish & maintain good customer relationships and provide excellent customer service at all times by understanding the customers business needs

– To develop & maintain knowledge of the Cogent portfolio of products & services as holistic portfolio and formulate suitable customer value propositions

– To develop & maintain knowledge of the industry and market trends

– To ensure that the company policies and procedures are adhered to

– To continuously develop and improve both themselves and the working practices

– To comply with Company policy and best practise in security, legal and regulatory compliance

– To ensure that all H&S responsibilities are fulfilled and that the team s (including the role holder), visitors and contractors safety and welfare is maintained

– To complete any other duties as required from time to time

– To liaise with industry professionals on a regular basis on all new market developments with relevance to the wider Cogent business, its products and services

Essential Skills:

– Must have personal or professional experience within the agricultrual industry

– Knowledge of Bovine Genomic Testing and the Dairy Industry preferred

– Proven experience of working within a fast paced sales and business development environment

– Must be a selfstarter and be able to work on their own initiative

– Motivated and driven to achieve results

– Excellent communicator both verbally and written with a proven record of building positive relationships, both external and internal to the organisation

– Smart and tidy appearance

– Ability to travel both domestic UK and International

– Have a full UK driving license

Enhanced Benefits

– Annual leave entitlement starting at 21 days plus bank holiday, increasing with length of service up to 28 days plus bank holidays

– Matched Pension Scheme

– Life Assurance (4 times basic salary)

– FREE BUPA healthcare and Dental Plan

– Long Service Awards at 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 years

– Employee Discounts