Business Development Manager

Blue Arrow Derby is proud to be working in partnership with a client within the sustainability and hygiene market and they are looking to recruit a Business Development Manager to join their team on a full-time permanent basis. This position is due to company expansion and growth, as our client plans to double their revenue within the next 3 years.

Hours: Mon-Fri (preferably office based although hybrid working can be considered for the right candidate)

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 + company car + bonus/commission (earning potential £65,000 - £70,000) + company benefits

What duties would you be doing within the Business Development Manager role?

• Contacting companies across the UK to introduce washroom products and services
• Through your own contacts and market knowledge as well as online research, outbound calling, face-to-face meetings and presentations, you will be expected to open new lines of business in the company target markets.
• You will be responsible for the full sales cycle: research, call, meet, propose, negotiate and close.
• You will also be expected to manage your accounts proactively to grow spend.
• The opportunity to grow your own client base and build yourself into a critical member of a growing team.

What will you bring to the Business Development Manager role?

• At least 5 years sales experience in the Hygiene/Sustainability markets or similar is essential
• Experience with new business generation and some account management is essential.
• Ability to work to targets and deadlines - setting your daily and weekly targets for yourself and monitor success.
• Driven to succeed
• Hard-working and determined to succeed
• Good resilience and perseverance
• Enthusiastic about work
• Friendly positive attitude
• Energy to make things happen
• Good telesales and face-to-face sales skills
• Professional tone of voice along with practised organisational skills.
• Excellent spoken and written English is essential.
• Full clean driving licence (for client meetings and visits).
• Strong IT skills, preferably with experience of a sales CRM, are also required.
• Well-organised and hard-working
• Able to work independently

If you are interested in the above role and feel you can meet the requirements, we please ask all applications are made via the click apply button, and we will aim to process your application as quickly and as efficiently as possible.

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