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Business Development Manager

Newton Maxwell Recruitment Ltd.
Posted 19 days ago, valid for 6 days
Location

Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2UA, England

Salary

£48,000 - £57,600 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Our client, a leading full print solutions provider in St Albans, is seeking a Business Development/Key Accounts professional.
  • The role involves managing 20% of Key Accounts and focusing on 80% new business development, with a strong emphasis on client satisfaction and relationship building.
  • Candidates should have B2B sales experience, particularly in managing high-value key accounts, with a competitive and target-driven mindset.
  • The position requires strong communication and organizational skills, along with a proactive approach to problem-solving and identifying growth opportunities.
  • The salary for this role is competitive, and candidates should have a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in business development.

Our client is a highly successful full print solutions provider based in the St Albans area. They are market leaders, helping businesses in Greater London/Home Counties with their printing requirements.

As a member of the Business Development/Key Accounts team, you will be responsible for developing new business, looking after existing clients to ensure customer satisfaction and repeat business by creating excellent working relationships.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

  • Responsible for 20% of Key Accounts and 80% of new business development
  • Business Development - winning new business
  • Regular client contact including visits and resigning clients onto new service agreements
  • Carrying out account reviews with clients to demonstrate ROI.
  • Ensuring that current and prospective clients are aware of new products and services
  • Successfully achieving quarterly sales targets and KPIs
  • Working closely with the service and technical teams to offer product support and training to clients
  • Identify opportunities for up-selling additional products that can add value to clients
  • Maintaining the CRM database
  • Identifying key areas for growth and gross profit increase
  • Negotiating and retaining existing business through re-tendering processes and secure fixed-term agreements

Attributes required for this role:

  • Excellent customer service and communication skills
  • Experience working within Business Development and Key Accounts
  • B2B sales is essential with the ability to manage high-value key accounts
  • Strong administrative organisation skills
  • Strategic and methodical with strong time management skills
  • Competitive and target driven with a proactive nature
  • A good problem solver with the ability to develop solutions proactively
  • Excellent people skills with a high level of emotional intelligence.

Our client is keen to interview candidates as soon as possible. Please do not delay in submitting your application

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.