Business Development Executive

Carousel Consultancy Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Job summary

Carousel Consultancy Ltd in London is seeking a results-driven Business Development Executive to drive new business and growth across the legal, real estate, and financial services sectors. The role covers London and the Home Counties with remote-friendly terms and regular client meetings, requiring frequent travel.

Applicants should have a proven track record in business development or sales, strong negotiation and presentation skills, and a full driving licence with access to a vehicle (car

Qualifications

• Proven success in similar sales / business development roles.
• Experience selling services to the legal or real estate sectors is preferred.
• Strong communication, negotiation and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to self-generate meetings and close deals.
• IT literate and able to use CRM systems.

Responsibilities

• Creating and implementing a results-focused sales plan.
• Researching, identifying and targeting prospective clients.
• Building and maintaining relationships with existing and prospect clients, influencing senior decision makers.
• Presenting to clients and winning new business.
• Attending networking events and contributing to industry engagement.
• Producing regular reports and maintaining client databases.

Skills

Sales

Business development

Relationship management

Communication skills

Driving licence

Negotiation

Job description

Business Development Executive - Insurance / Legal / Real Estate - London / Home Counties - £50k basic - c£78k OTE & car allowance

We are on the hunt for a business-savvy, ambitious and results-driven Business Development Executive, with a demonstrable track record of achieving new business sales (ideally selling services to the commercial real estate market, legal sector or lenders), to join an expanding international organisation with offices in London.

Servicing a client-base in London and the Home Counties, this will be a remote-working role but with substantial travelling, therefore suitable candidates will live in the South East (London, Herts, Essex, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey or Berkshire ideally), own a car (car allowance included) and be able to travel regularly to client meetings and networking events. Initially, this role be office-based during the probation period, before converting to a remote-first role.

Drawing on your previous success and experience in business development roles, as the BD Executive you will seek new business opportunities and increase the market share and market awareness of the company’s products, driving revenue growth and delivering the commercial strategy.

Key responsibilities as the Business Development Executive for London & Home Counties:

• Creating and implementing a results focused sales plan
• Researching, identifying and targeting prospective clients
• Building and maintaining strong business relationships with existing and prospect clients, influencing senior decision makers
• Presenting to clients
• Winning new and existing business and becoming clients' preferred provider
• Attending networking and industry events (exhibitions, conferences and seminars etc.)
• Producing regular reports and maintaining databases

And more.

What we're looking for:

• Demonstrable success in similar sales / business development or relationship management roles, ideally selling business services to the legal or real estate sectors
• Full, clean driving licence and access to a vehicle (car allowance offered)
• Impeccable communication skills and the ability to influence and negotiate at senior level
• Drive, passion and strong desire to continuously win new business
• Ability to self-generate meetings, progress leads and opportunities and close the deal
• Knowledge of commercial real estate and related financial markets
• Strong business acumen
• Excellent presentation skills
• IT literate