Business Development Executive

This is an exciting opportunity for a sales professional looking to further develop their skills and experience with a well-respected, expanding company.

As a Business Development Executive, you will focus on continuing to grow and support the Business Development team by managing and maintaining some existing customers, producing high quality leads and working as a team towards agreed set targets and goals.

Client Details

My client, who are based in Wantage, are an expanding organisation who are rapidly growing, so many career progression opportunities within. They specialise within the IT industry.They pride themselves on their flexible, rewarding and progressive working environment.

Description

Key responsibilities of the Business Development Executive include:

• Identifying new opportunities to grow the companies business through account prospecting and profiling
• Proactively follow up leads generated and book appointments
• Provide effective product demonstrations to prospective customer management, including hosting client site visits if necessary
• Prepare appropriate sales order paperwork to ensure purchase orders are completed
• Manage the database to a high degree of accuracy to ensure targeted marketing activity can take place to generate new business
• Work closely with the marketing team to achieve agreed objectives
• Customer credit checking for all prospects and existing customers
• Updating Customers with stock availability lead times and general deliveries
• Liaise effectively with all departments within the company to ensure that customer requirements are met
• Contribute to the team performance by sharing and implementing best practice ideas
• Providing quotations to clients
• Working to targets and KPIs set

Profile

The successful Business Development Executive will have:

• Previous experience working within a sales/target-driven environment
• IT/Telecoms industry experience is highly desirable, but not essental
• Excellent telephone skills
• High degree of accuracy
• Demonstrated ability to prioritise workload
• Must be able to deal with technical product information
• Ability to build strong working relationships both internally and externally
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Ability to persuade, influence and negotiate effectively at all levels within and outside the organisation

Job Offer

Benefits include:

• Uncapped commission
• Hybrid remote working
• Learning and development plan
• Reward and recognition system
• On-Site Gym
• Company vouchers
• Pool table/batak/table football
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Extra holiday for long service
• 2 well being days
• Birthday bonus
• Anniversary bonus
• Pension scheme
• Medical scheme
• Sick pay
• Life Insurance 4 x salary
• Free parking