Our exclusive client based in Harrogate are recruiting for a Senior Business Development Manager due to continued yearly growth.  This is such an exciting opportunity for a candidate who wants to be part of an innovative and forward-thinking business who strive to deliver a first-class service to all their clients. They really are a fun team to work with, and they pride themselves in valuing their employees. You will also work in newly refurbished modern offices which offers a great working environment.

As a Senior Business Development Manager, you will be assisting the Director in proactively finding new opportunities to develop the client base and work towards a yearly target for the overall business. You will have your own individual targets and to help achieve these, access to historical sales data, full support from the business and a degree of autonomy to explore new avenues and sales routes for their services. You will also have the support of a Sales Assistant who will help identify opportunities for you to pursue.

Extensive experience of outbound sales activity is essential. The role requires an extremely organised individual who can structure their work week to maximise output for sales activity, including calls, emails, meetings and writing pitch documents when required.

You will learn all aspects of the business and have the opportunity to travel with the team, develop your own skillset within sales and worldwide events, plus develop from a personal perspective.

Key Responsibilities

• Extensive experience in high volume, high quality outbound calls 
• Experience pitching to large organisations.
• Ability to build a target list of relevant prospects.
• Ability to bring new ideas to the business and explore unique opportunities to the business.
• Ability to create a sales plan to effectively chase prospects.
• Ability to track and monitor personal sales activity.
• To confidently meet new prospects face to face to pitch our services.
• To be heavily target driven.
• Accountability for personal targets.
• Contribute to yearly team sales targets.
• Must be able to confidently share input and feedback with Directors and other teams across the business.
• Must be willing to go the extra mile to help drive the business forward.

Person Specification:

• Not essential, but desirable to have a background in a telesales position.
• Must be tenacious and driven to meet KPI’S.
• A Full UK licence is required

Benefits

• You will be able to earn up to £65k OTE along with a team bonus structure.
• Competitive salary with uncapped commission & yearly bonus structure.
• Great company benefits such as Group PT Session every Monday, 3hrs per quarter funded professional/personal development.
• Office based with the flexibility to work from home
• Quarterly team social activities.
• Laptop and phone provided.

Our client is passionate about reward and recognition, this can include paid overseas trips with some of the team.

The working week is Monday – Friday, 9am – 5.30pm and there is the flexibility to work from home.

If you are interested in this position, please get in touch with Helen.