Business Development Executive

Cooper Parry; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work approach

Generous holiday entitlement

Enhanced parental leave

Enhanced pension

No dress code

Wellbeing programme

Volunteering opportunities

Social/sports clubs

Job summary

Cooper Parry is seeking a Business Development Executive to drive new opportunities with mid-sized businesses. You will generate meetings, nurture prospects, and act as the engine of a focused growth team. A high-energy, target-driven role with exposure to Cooper Parry's diverse service areas.

You will engage business owners and C-level executives, leveraging multiple channels to build relationships and convert opportunities into results, all within a flexible work setup.

Qualifications

• B2B sales/telesales experience.
• Charismatic and engaging with ability to influence decision makers.
• Commercial awareness and adaptability across audiences.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, competitive positioning.
• Strong CRM management and data handling.

Responsibilities

• Generating leads and following up prospects through various channels.
• Gather intel to craft and deliver market campaigns.
• Promote Cooper Parry via multiple channels.
• Secure first meetings with Key Decision Makers in potential clients.
• Promote services across finance, accounting, audit, tax and advisory areas.

Skills

B2B sales

CRM experience

Relationship building

Communication skills

Lead generation

Target orientation

Tools

CRM system

Job description

About the role

Do youthrive on the buzz of speakingtopotential newclients? As our nextBusiness Development Executive, youwillget excited about generating newopportunitiesand making things happen- notjust waitingfornew businesstomagically appear.

We are on the lookoutfor someone who willbring energyandexperience of business developmenttosourceand createnewsalesopportunities.

To put it simply,asaBusiness Development Executive,you will securemeetings with prospects to generate opportunities for work for the wider business-with particular focus onmid-sized businesses.

This is a highly target driven role and will work as part ofa focused and ambitiousbusiness developmentgrowthteam,in which you will be thegenerationengine.

Key responsibilities

• Generating leads and following up prospects,throughdesk-based research,outboundtelephone sales,socialchannel selling,events,campaigns,and external networking
• Gather intel to help create,develop,and deliver campaigns to the market
• Proactively promote Cooper Parry via multiple channels
• Securing first meetings with Key Decision Makers at potential Cooper Parry clients
• Promote ourawesomebusiness areas on CP’s wealth of services, including finance accounting,auditand tax services, raising finance, specialist advisory services and more!

About you

As a successfulBusiness Development Executive, you will havea track recordin atarget-orientedrole, working successfully toengage Business Owners and C-Level executivesand work totight deadlines, developing effective strategies in the moment.

You will also have:

• B2B sales/telesalesexperience
• Charismaticand engaging manner with an ability to create rapportwith and influencekey decision makers
• Commercial awareness andan understanding how toadapt and tailor your style to different people and audiences
• Effective communications skills bothverbal andwritten (with afocus oncompetitive positioning)
• Extensive experience of managing detail and information ina timely,accurateand robust manner via the use of CRM
• Flexible approach with ability to respond quickly when priorities change
• Excel atbuildingrelationshipsfromthe very first point of contact

This is an ideal role for a self-starter witha go-getterattitude and an appetite todiscovernew skillsand progress.

Benefits

• A flexible approach to work - balancing working from home, in office or with clients
• A generous holiday entitlement
• An enhanced parental leave policy
• An enhanced pension scheme
• No dress code – just “wear something!”
• A multi-award-winning wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental, spiritual, and financial health
• Volunteering opportunities to work closer with local communities and charities
• Cooper Parry social/sports clubs

Equal Opportunity

Feeling supported and welcomed is such a big part of bringing your whole self to work. As an equal opportunities employer, we’ll work with you to ensure you have everything you need to develop your skills and achieve your best.