Business Development Manager

Our client is actively seeking a Business Development Manager to join their growing team in Whittlesey. The business is expanding its commercial operations in house and currently growing the team.

They are seeking a self–motivated person with excellent communication skills, capable of prospecting, nurturing & converting sales for their business, with prospective clients across the East Midlands.

The successful candidate will benefit from 1 on 1 training and mentoring, an attractive salary & commission structure alongside a fun and dynamic family–run working environment.

Opportunities with the business are best suited to astute problem solvers with a strong work ethic, student mentality and a willingness to fit into our fun, friendly, dynamic, and fast–growing family run business.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Working strategically, to help prospect and win high profile business accounts within the energy sector.
• Meet with customers to seek out their full requirements and suggest services and strategies with customers as required.
• Proactively working with business owners across the East Midlands and Peterborough areas, with a view to establishing an issue they face with their utilities.
• Identifying and pursuing these opportunities through use of; Company database, Partnership Leads generated via marketing activities, Self–generated opportunities via existing customers.
• Delivering excellent customer service and building rapport with our customers.
• Working to monthly targets, planning own workload and managing their own diary for appointments.
• Stay fully up to date with the marketplace and competitor products.
• Attending team meetings when required to share best practice.
• Working closely with the Commercial Manager to set future growth plans & targets for the business development team.

Experience Requirements

• Experience within a B2B environment.
• Experience in the energy / utilities sector
• Self–motivated, target driven and works well within time constraints.
• A willingness to learn new processes whilst identifying potential improvements.
• A self–starter, not afraid to initiate conversations.
• The confidence to take ownership of a customer problem, collaborating internally to design suitable solutions.
• Strong time management skills and a high–level self–accountability.

Key Information

• GBP35,000 annual salary
• Uncapped monthly paid bonus & commission structure
• Company laptop
• Car allowance
• 30 days paid holiday per annum
• Invitation to company annual retreats & R&R weekends
• Private healthcare
• Company pension scheme
• Monday Friday 9am 5pm (37.5 Hours Per Week)

If you are interested and would like more information, please hit the apply button we will contact you for a confidential chat.

Links Recruitment Ltd is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.