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Business Development Adviser
Cannock, Staffordshire
On offer is a friendly supportive environment to work in, who naturally encourage their team to complete qualifications relevant to their role and offer career progression.
The base is Cannock and them some travel around Staffordshire, all expenses paid.
What we need from you as a Business Development Advisor/Employer Engagement Officer:
- You will need to have experience working in a sales or business development environment
- Ideally you will understand training, apprenticeships, or education programmes
- You will need to be someone that is focused, results driven, is creative and has ideas about how to succeed
- Good communication skills – face to face and over the phone
- Experienced in holding meetings face to face or over Teams
- Ability to think on your feet and problem solve
- Be PC literate
- A UK Driving Licence and access to your own vehicle for work
What this role involves:
You will be involved in a range of business-to-business activities; cold calls, social media, networking, generating leads to secure business for new business.
Other duties include:
- Working with a range of partners to develop links and referral points to generate an extensive network chain leading to multiple pipeline creation
- Assist the organisation acquire new customers and sell additional products or services to existing ones
- Deliver outstanding customer service to all customers, achieve outstanding results for all targets
- Research new markets and organisations to identify the decision maker, make contact
- Create an effective pipeline of activity. Identify organisations that provide scalability in the market and new development areas. Pitch to customers as required. Persists in sales even in the face of failure. Finds ways to sell products in the face of a down market
- Develop quality presentations, quotes and negotiate with customers
- Follow quality assurance processes
- Update the CRM with all contacts
- Generate quality leads for all targets and pipeline activity
- Identify new customers and identify repeat business from existing accounts
- Innovate regarding marketing and customer identification. Ensure attention to detail. Demonstrates superior time management skills and meets sales deadlines
Salary/hours: £26,000 - £30,000 basic, plus uncaped quartlerly bonus
Working Monday to Thursday 8.45am – 5pm and Friday 8.45am – 4pm. 45 minutes lunch break each day.
Benefits:
- Mileage allowance for all business miles
- 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays
- After 1 years’ service an additional 1 day given for time off on your birthday, an extra day is accrued each year for the next 4 years to a total of 30 days holiday
- Pension scheme
- Mobile and laptop
- Friendly and supportive working environment
- Annual events and staff away days
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