Business Development Manager

Paragon Banking Group PLC; North East; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK bank is seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to drive growth in the North East. The role involves building customer relationships, negotiating terms, and collaborating with a sales team. Ideal candidates will have asset finance sales experience and strong communication skills. Join a supportive environment that values diversity and offers generous benefits.

Benefits

Generous Holiday Allowance

Share Save Scheme

Profit Related Pay

Pension Plan

Family Friendly policies

Employee Discounts

Volunteering Day

Life Assurance and Personal Accident Cover

Qualifications

• Previous asset finance sales experience is essential.
• Must have a current and clean driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Identify and build relationships with Direct Customers and Vendors.
• Negotiate terms and prepare credit submissions.
• Work as part of sales team and represent Paragon at events.

Skills

Communication

Sales

Relationship Management

Education

Paragon Credit Accreditation Level 2

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About The Role

Let’s grow together!

A Platinum Investors in People employer and an award-winning UK bank, focused on growth. Our customers include savers and businesses across the UK and, working together, we use our specialist expertise to help them achieve their ambitions and build a sustainable future. If you’re an experienced Business Development Manager looking for an opportunity to grow in a friendly environment, we’re looking for you! This role will cover the North East.

We’re flexible, inclusive, committed to your wellbeing and passionate about you reaching your potential. Let’s grow together …

What you’ll be doing

• Identifying and building relationships with Direct Customers and Vendor relationships providing our Asset, Leasing and Loan services.
• Build and maintain an acceptable level of new opportunities (pipeline), focusing on the successful conversion.
• Negotiate acceptable terms and pricing within Paragon Risk and Pricing framework to ensure quality of transaction and income expectations are achieved.
• Prepare and complete credit submissions, obtaining relevant financial and non-financial information and presenting this in a balanced manner.
• Work as part of sales team, liaising with internal functions and representing Paragon at industry shows, exhibitions and events.

About You

What you’ll bring to the team

• Previous experience of Direct to end user Asset Finance Sales and Vendor relationship management and sales.
• The ability to demonstrate strong communication skills both verbal and written.
• Ability to prepare and present comprehensive proposals which can be fully considered by internal operating functions.
• The ability to inspire confidence and trust both in internal and external stakeholders.
• Being able to Operate within a field-based role, delivering a high level of productivity & account activity.

Qualifications and experience

Previous asset finance sales experience within a highly targeted sales led organisation is essential along with a current and clean driving licence. Must also be willing to attain Paragon Credit Accreditation Level 2.

Interpersonal skills will be every bit as important as formal qualifications and the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate and articulate the benefits of both. Willingness to travel and overnight away from home when required are also required.

Even if you don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. At Paragon, we value diversity and we’re excited to hear from passionate individuals like you! If you’re ready to contribute to the team, please apply.

Further information on the role can be found in the Purpose and Performance Profile (PPP), which is downloadable on this page.

Working hours

Monday to Friday 8.30 - 5.00 with one hour for lunch.

Inclusion

As a Disability Confident Employer, we want to ensure that our vacancies are accessible for everyone. If you have a disability, long term health condition or are neurodiverse and need us to adjust our recruitment process please get in touch with our recruitment team.

About Us

What can we offer you?

• Generous Holiday Allowance: Starting from 25 days and climbing to 30, you also get to enjoy a day off for your birthday, Christmas Eve, and New Year’s Eve. You can also buy or sell up to a week’s leave
• Share Save Scheme: Annually, you have the opportunity to buy shares in Paragon at a discounted rate
• Profit Related Pay: We share some of our annual profit with our eligible employees
• Pension Plan: We contribute up to 10% of your annual salary towards your pension
• Family Friendly policies: We offer enhanced parental pay and paid time off for fertility treatment
• Employee Discounts: Enjoy exclusive discounts on entertainment, travel, shopping, motoring and more
• Volunteering Day: Contribute to causes you care about with one volunteering day per year
• Life Assurance and Personal Accident Cover

Be flexible

We promote flexibility around how and where we work so that you can achieve a healthier work-life balance. We operate hybrid working, splitting our week between the office and home.

Be yourself

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome diversity and care about inclusion. That’s why we want you to be your whole self at work. We believe an inclusive workplace is good for each of us, great for our customers and better for our business. Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Network meets regularly to share challenges, experience, and ideas to build a more equal, diverse, and inclusive business.

Be heard

We listen to your point of view, with our People Forum and regular employee surveys making sure you can use your voice and influence our future.

Be well

We will give you access to a range of tools and resources to support your wellbeing. This will include a digital GP service via our free Employee Assistance Programme, access to our Wellbeing team to connect you with the help you need to get more out of life and our Vitality at Work programme to provide you with discounted gym membership, fitness equipment and another multitude of wellbeing services.

Be better

We want you to reach your potential and, as a Platinum Investors in People employer, we’ll encourage you to learn and develop by building a personalised development plan together with your manager.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales, Business Development, and Finance

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