Business Development Executive

RGIT Australia; Watford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 days holiday

Birthday day off

Mentors and team support

Employee wellness programme

Pension

Job summary

Storm Technologies runs a comprehensive graduate programme designed to train and support upcoming professionals in account management and pre-sales. The role focuses on business development, relationship building, and securing new IT solutions for corporate and public sector clients.

The programme offers extensive training and mentoring, with opportunities to progress into senior roles. A vibrant, growth-focused environment complements a strong customer-centric approach.

Qualifications

• Well-presented and confident.
• No prior knowledge in sales or the IT industry is needed.
• Possess strong communication skills and the ability to interact with a wide range of people.
• Able to hit the ground running, confident to pick up the phones and uncover new business.

Responsibilities

• Uncovering new business for yourself and the company by prospecting via phone and social selling.
• Securing new business and building relationships.
• Accounts you bring stay yours and grow with you.
• Responsible for purchasing and negotiations with suppliers and manufacturers.
• Commissions paid from zero and are uncapped.

Skills

Well-presented

Confident

Strong communication

Phone skills

Networking

Relationship-building

Customer focus

Job description

Established in June 2000, with a current turnover of £125 million, Storm has grown from strength to strength as a focused IT value-added reseller. Our aim is to deliver exceptional service to our customers in corporate and public sector organisations.

As an IT solutions provider, Storm delivers best-of-breed solutions, from hardware and software to networking, cloud, and support services, we deliver a first-class service and enjoy multi-vendor partnerships, awards and accolades.

With a growing team across account management, pre-sales, solutions and technical expertise, we work hard every day to retain our impressive portfolio of private and public sector clients.

Storm Technologies have implemented a successful graduate programme for over decade, and it continues to go from strength to strength. During this time, we have seen graduates come into the business with little to no experience and then progress through to senior account management and leadership positions.

What you’ll be doing

Business Development Executives at Storm are given a comprehensive training programme, extensive support and guidance tailored to their own individual journeys. More importantly, the team have access to all the resources that they need to succeed.

Storm Technologies is a progressive business with big ambitions and growth plans. The environment is a great platform for people who want to work hard and build a successful career.

Storm has invested highly in our technical presales team. Our Solutions Group can assist you and your customers to procure tailored IT packages to suit each company’s specific needs. With specialist consultants in servers, storage, networking, cloud, and software licencing you always have an expert to offer advice and support.

As a value-added reseller, we have a range of free-of-charge services for our customers. To ensure that these are delivered to the absolute best of our ability, we have an internal configuration centre and warehousing facilities. This reduces lead times and streamlines the process to ensure that your customers are more than satisfied with the services they receive.

• Full training programme which will include an introduction to Storm as a company, the industry we operate in and the products and services we sell
• Uncovering new business for yourself and the company and converting these into long-standing relationships, you’ll do this by picking up the phone to speak to as many people as possible as well as social selling using your premium LinkedIn account
• Securing new business and building relationships
• Any accounts that you bring to Storm, stay as your own and as your business grows the focus will shift more onto account and relationship management
• Responsible for your own purchasing and negotiations with suppliers and manufacturers
• Commissions paid from zero and are uncapped

The skills you’ll need

Due to our continued success and the increasing demand for our services, we are looking for individuals with skills that can enhance our customer experience. We look for salespeople that have ambitions to be professionals with the determination to go the extra mile in all areas of the business.

• Well-presented and confident
• No prior knowledge in sales or the IT industry is needed
• Possess strong communication skills and the ability to interact with a wide range of people
• We are looking for someone that can come in and hit the ground running, a confidence to pick up the phones and uncover new business for the company and yourself is essential
• Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of customers
• Able to establish and maintain effective relationships with customers whilst gaining their trust and respect
• Constantly innovating and trying to improve products and services with the information you get from your customers

What we offer

• 20 days holiday, increasing by 1 day per year of loyal service (up to 25 days), as well as an additional 10 paid personal days per year and a half day off on your Birthday
• Day off each year to work with a charity of your choice
• Dedicated support from your team leaders and mentors who, some themselves came from our Graduate schemes
• Employee Wellness programmes including puppy therapy, nutrition talks and yoga mornings
• As a company we are committed to the mental health and wellbeing of our staff, with trained mental health first aiders available for continuous support if you need it
• Enhanced Workplace Pension
• Subsidised on-site Kitchen with an incredible chef offering breakfast and lunch every day
• Monthly scorecard bonus marking across a wide range of KPI's
• Responsible for your own purchasing and margins
• Our sales team are not vertically or geographically aligned meaning you can sell into any industry
• Commission paid out from scratch (no thresholds or complicated schemes)
• A newly renovated office and a fun, vibrant working environment
• Average earnings in your first year to be around £30k, with top performers taking home £32K plus.

Successful applicants will need to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check upon starting your employment with us.

Storm Technologies is an Equal Opportunities Employer, and we are committed to being a welcoming, successful, and compassionate workplace for all employees. The workforce at Storm is diverse and the environment inclusive.