Business Development Manager

An exciting opportunity for a Business Development Manager to join a market leading fully integrated specialist vehicle, contract hire and rental organisation that operates across a variety of the municipal, infrastructure and central Government sectors, with genuine career development opportunities.   BASIC SALARY: £60,000 - £65,000   BENEFITS:· OTE £90,000 - £95,000 Open Ended · Company Car · Mobile · Expenses · Contributory Pension · Health Scheme   LOCATION: Midlands / North West   COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Birmingham, Manchester, Worcester, Bristol, Liverpool, Stoke, Wolverhampton, Cardiff, Swindon,   JOB DESCRIPTION: Business Development Manager, Area Sales Manager, Territory Sales Manager - specialist vehicle, contract hire   As a result of increasing demand, we are expanding our UK sales operation and seek an additional Business Development Managers to further strengthen our presence across The Midlands and North West   KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Business Development Manager, Area Sales Manager, Territory Sales Manager - specialist vehicle, contract hire   As our Business Development Manager, you will:   · Develop further relationships and revenue streams with an existing customer base as well as identifying and developing new business opportunities. · Develop relationships with a wide variety of customers and clients. · Work closely with the Head Office and senior team members to ensure all forecasting is realistic and targets achieved. · Submit and follow up quotations to new and potential customers. · Manage both customer expectations and the relationship with the customer from lead to implementation. · Identify and  support bid & tender management for larger opportunities · Understand the needs and business challenges our customer's face and provide compelling solutions to resolve them.   PERSON SPECIFICATION: Business Development Manager, Area Sales Manager, Territory Sales Manager - specialist vehicle, contract hire   To be our successful Business Development Manager, you will be: · A field sales person with a proven track record of success looking to develop their career with a profitable group of companies who are able to offer potential career opportunities. · Knowledgeable of the fleet management, waste, tankers, gritters and Highways markets would be a distinct advantage, but is not essential: it is the quality of the applicant that is more important. · Knowledgeable of the Local Government market would be of particular interest · Commercially astute and consultative approach to new business development. · Excellent at relationship building and communication skills. · Able to influence and have experience of working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders. · Self-motivated, ambitious, entrepreneurial, with excellent team player skills. · Passionate and possess the drive to succeed with a bias towards new business development   THE COMPANY:  Established in 2006, we are a fully integrated specialist vehicle, contract hire and rental organisation that operates across a variety of the municipal, infrastructure and central Government sectors. We operate from 17 sites across the UK, which enables us to deliver a first class service to our client base.   PROSPECTS:  We want someone who is driven to succeed, and has the wherewithal to recognise the opportunities and develop them, and this is the opportunity to join an acquisitive, growing organisation experiencing a period of expansion and growth and seeking to bolster its talent pool. We offer a first class remuneration package including a competitive salary, bonus, pension, and other benefits normally associated with a growing group of companies   It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services: Territory Sales Manager, Area Sales Manager. Business Development Manager, National Account Manager, Key Account Manager. For clarity this role is bias towards Business Development.  INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.   Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.   REF: IP17893, Wallace Hind Selection