Business Development Manager

Elite People Ltd; Bromsgrove; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Elite People Ltd is seeking a Business Development Manager in a hybrid role with offices in Bromsgrove. The role focuses on generating new enquiries, developing them into contracts, and managing ongoing client relationships.

You will generate your own pipeline, engage with potential clients, and collaborate with the creative and operations teams to deliver proposals and win contracts. A proactive, communicative, and team-oriented mindset is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills for client engagement.
• Proactive self-starting attitude and pipeline development.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong relationship-building and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Generating own enquiries and following up leads from our telemarketing team.
• Bringing existing contacts to the business and setting up meetings.
• Maintain a self-sufficient business pipeline generation approach.
• Meeting new/existing customers to understand their needs and brand.
• Briefing and liaising with the creative team.
• Working with operations to agree costs and present proposals to clients.
• Winning contracts and managing ongoing project delivery with operations.
• Developing professionally to enhance knowledge, skills and behaviours.

Skills

Strong communicator

Initiative

Team player

Negotiation

Job description

Business Development Manager

Salary based upon experience

Hybrid - offices in Bromsgrove

The sales & marketing team are the revenue-generators and sustainers of the business. They are the face of the company and represent our values and our culture to our clients and potential clients.

The main objectives of the sales & marketing team are:

• Promote brand familiarity and interest through social media and other digital marketing avenues
• Generate new leads through telephone and/or face-to-face conversations with potential clients
• Building relationships, producing high quality pitches for clients and ultimately securing won contracts
• Ensuring client loyalty through excellent service and ongoing account management

Job role

The Business Development Manager will be responsible specifically for generating new enquiries, developing them into confirmed contracts and ongoing account management. The BDM will retain permanent ownership and accountability for the relationship with the client.

The role includes the following responsibilities

Generating own enquiries and following up leads from our telemarketing team. Bringing existing contacts to the business and set up meetings with these. It is important to note that the BDM should be self sufficient in terms of generating a business pipeline.

Meeting new/existing customers to fully understand their needs and brand. Briefing and liaising with the creative team. Working with our operations team to agree costs. Presenting proposals to clients and ultimately – winning the contract! Working with operations for ongoing project management. Taking responsibility for their own professional development that will help with knowledge, skills and behaviours to succeed in the role.

Skill /qualities

The successful candidate will be a strong and confident communicator and must be prepared to approach and/or talk to people they have not met before to engage them in discussion. The candidate will engage with difficult people from time to time so must be able to handle this accordingly. Initiative is essential to this role. Although we have documented processes and guidelines within which the team operate, we expect individuals to continually look for alternative avenues for generating new business and bring their ideas to the table. A team attitude is a key attribute