Are you an experienced Business Development Executive looking for your next opportunity?
We are a job agency partnering with a client in the manufacturing industry to recruit a seasoned Business Development Executive.
Position Overview: The Business Development Executive will be tasked with driving and cultivating new and existing business opportunities within a designated portfolio through a variety of activities, including:
- Pursuing active live quotations via site visits and fostering relationships with all commercial teams and buying contacts.
- Identifying key decision-makers and targeting them to solicit inquiries and expand product listings with distributors.
- Qualifying lead status and updating records in CRM.
- Generating new sales opportunities with both existing and new customers.
- Managing new business and quotation pipeline.
- Targeting leads from key audiences, predominantly B2B distributors in warehouse and industrial settings.
- Actively targeting key decision-makers for face-to-face meetings to build relationships.
- Leveraging existing pipeline to close out live quotations as 'Won.'
- Following up on leads from specific campaigns, such as events and exhibitions, sponsored digital lead generation, and email marketing.
Working Hours:
- 38.25 hours per week
- 8:45 am to 5:30 pm Monday to Thursday
- 5:00 pm finish on Fridays
Salary:
- Up to £35k, dependent on experience
Bonus:
- Discretionary bonus based on company performance
Location:
- Office-based in Wokingham with flexibility for homeworking
Holiday:
- 23 days + Bank holidays (increasing with length of service)
Benefits:
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Health Shield Cash Plan & PERKS platform (after completion of probation)
- Life Assurance (after qualifying period)
Experience Required:
- Significant experience in customer account management, ideally in a B2B environment
- Technologically astute
- Experience with CRM and ERP systems
- Demonstrable experience in continuous improvement projects
- Problem-solving skills with great initiative
- Good head for numbers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficient in Excel and Word
Application Notice: Due to the high volume of applications, we can only contact those candidates who possess the relevant skills for our current vacancies. If you do not hear from us within a week, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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