Business Development Manager Sector Lead

Johnsons 1871 Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading business development company in Greater London is seeking a passionate Business Development Manager to build relationships, create opportunities, and close deals. The ideal candidate will have a strong B2B sales background, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage accounts. Responsibilities include managing sales, developing business opportunities, and maintaining client satisfaction. Benefits include a pension scheme, healthcare cash plan, and a competitive bonus structure.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

NHS healthcare cash plan

Death in service benefit

Employee discount scheme

Career development opportunities

Competitive Bonus

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in sales roles.
• Minimum 1 year in account management.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow sales within defined sectors.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities through proactive prospecting.
• Support and motivate sales development to drive revenue growth.

Skills

Business Development

Sales Experience

B2B Sales

Account Management

Lead Generation

CRM Software

Negotiation

Cold Calling

Marketing

Territory Management

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

At Johnsons 1871 were excited to offer a new opportunity for a passionate and driven Business Development Manager to join our team.

We're looking for someone who thrives on building relationships creating opportunities and closing deals. If you're commercially minded proactive and motivated by results you could be the perfect fit to help us grow our wide range of services and solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and grow sales within defined sectors
• Identify and develop new business opportunities through proactive prospecting networking and relationship building
• Support and motivate sales development to drive revenue growth
• Follow up on leads generated by marketing and lead generation teams
• Develop and manage effective contact networks and strategic partnerships
• Work closely with internal teams including Estimating and Account Management to ensure timely responses and client satisfaction
• Accurately forecast and report on sales performance
• Maintain CRM records update dashboards and contribute to performance reports
• Maintain a positive professional approach when dealing with clients and colleagues
• Offer product and service expertise confidently addressing customer queries

Requirements

What We Are Looking For

• Strong B2B sales background ideally with experience across multiple product or service lines
• Proven experience in account management and growing client relationships
• Excellent communication skills written verbal and face-to-face
• High level of professionalism with the ability to influence and negotiate at all levels
• Comfortable using CRM systems and MS Office applications
• Organised detail-oriented and able to manage multiple priorities
• A collaborative team-first mindset with a proactive attitude
• Comfortable communicating to all levels and be flexible enough for client entertainment outside of working hours
• This is a role that requires nationwide travel therefore a driving licence is required

Essential Experience

• Minimum 3 years in sales roles
• Minimum 1 year in account management
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders
• Demonstrated success in cross-selling or multi-product environments
• Driving License Required

Equal Opportunity Statement :

All aspects of employment including the decision to hire promote discipline or discharge will be based on merit competence performance and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race colour religion marital status age national origin ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition pregnancy genetic information gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law.

We have a long heritage of being an inclusive employer which provides training and development in a positive learning environment.

Benefits

What We Offer

• Company pension scheme
• NHS healthcare cash plan
• Death in service benefit
• Employee discount scheme
• Supportive high-performance team environment with career development opportunities
• Competitive Bonus

Required Skills

Business Development,Sales Experience,B2B Sales,Marketing,Cold Calling,Account Management,Territory Management,Salesforce,Affiliate Marketing,CRM Software,negotiation,Lead Generation

Key Skills

Business Development,Sales Experience,B2B Sales,Marketing,Cold Calling,Account Management,Territory Management,Salesforce,Affiliate Marketing,CRM Software,negotiation,Lead Generation

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

Monthly Salary: 50000 - 50000