Business Development Manager

Great Jobs UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Jobs UK is seeking a Business Development Manager to join a growing team in Greater London. The role reports to the Business Development Director and focuses on achieving growth targets through consultative selling and strong client relationships.

The candidate will identify needs, present solutions, manage a robust pipeline, and support contract implementation with other departments. Excellent communication and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• To identify a prospect’s needs and present solutions to win contracts.
• Strong networking to generate new business leads and follow up promptly.
• Ability to manage and update a new business pipeline responsibly.
• Forecasting future contracts with realistic, well-researched insights.
• Team player who supports colleagues and collaborates on contracts.

Responsibilities

• Achieve agreed growth targets with new and existing customers.
• Identify prospects, consult professionally, and present solutions.
• Network to generate leads and promptly follow up.
• Keep all new business pipeline trackers up to date.
• Provide realistic, well researched new business forecasts.
• Support implementation of new contracts with other departments.
• Be a team player and assist colleagues when required.

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

One of our clients are looking for a Business Development Manager to join their expanding team.

Reporting to: Business Development Director

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• To achieve the agreed growth targets.
• To identify a prospect’s needs, effectively present the respective solutions with the aim to wining the contract, all through a professional consultation process.
• To network for new business leads and to also follow up on any leads provided promptly, effectively and professionally.
• To keep all new business pipeline trackers up to date.
• To provide realistic and well researched new business forecasts.
• To play an important role in the successful implementation of new contracts, together with other departments.
• To be a team player by supporting colleagues when required.

Key Skills and Competencies

Customer Focussed: Puts the customer first and always considers the impact of their decision and actions on the customer. Capable of building successful long term customer relationships

Quality Focussed: Constantly striving to ensure the highest standards of quality are achieved and maintained

• astute: To have the aptitude, knowledge and experience to confidently engage with clients at all levels, with the view to understanding their procurement, supply chain and system solution needs. To then have the ability to professionally present back the companies solutions with the objective of winning new contracts. To be aware of business opportunities and what is going on in the market place
• to Detail: Focusses on the detail and accuracy regarding contracts, price schedules, documentation and general information.
• skills: Can communicate simply and easily with people using the appropriate language and style. Must be able to express ideas well and give information and explanations that are clear and understood
• skills: Able to confidently present and deliver information clearly and concisely
• Energetic in pursuing goals and objectives, striving beyond the minimum and always wanting the best
• and Self Motivated: A self-starter needing little supervision

Organised: Must be able to plan a course of action to achieve objectives and stay focussed to the end goal

Self-Confident: Deals well with others and states own views confidently, willing to challenge and able to cope calmly in difficult situations

Integrity: Maintains social and organisation ethical values

• Proven track record of working in a field-based role within the food and drink industry
• Confident, tenacious and self-motivated
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Passionate to exceed expectations and delver great service to customers
• Good IT skills including excel, word and power-point