Business Development Partner

Intertek; Chesterfield; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary/benefits

Global career opportunities

Dynamic team environment

Job summary

Intertek in the UK is seeking a commercially minded Business Development Partner to generate appointments and leads for our training, food inspections, ISO management systems, and QSR audit services across multiple sectors.

You will nurture incoming leads, open doors, build relationships and drive sustainable growth. This hybrid role can be based from Derby or Milton Keynes and includes bid/tender support alongside direct sales.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a B2B sales environment with a solutions focus.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated with a can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Outbound calling to generate leads and appointments.
• Lead management, opportunity generation and pipeline maintenance.
• Deliver high levels of customer service and build client relationships.
• Close deals and achieve sales targets; update CRM and support bids/tenders.

Skills

B2B sales experience

Excellent communication

Ability to work under pressure

Self-motivated

CRM experience

Organised & KPI driven

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Job Description

As we continue to grow, were looking for an ambitious and commercially minded Business Development Partner to join our expanding team. This is an exciting opportunity to generate appointments and leads for sales colleagues across our full range of industry-leading training, food inspections, ISO management systems, and Quick Service Restaurant audit services to businesses across a range of sectors.

ABOUT YOU

Were looking for a dynamic, driven and commercially minded Business Development Partner to help us identify new opportunities, build strong relationships and drive sustainable business growth. This position would suit someone who thrives on opening doors, understanding client needs and turning conversations into long-term partnerships. Were looking for someone who is self-motivated, confident and proactive, with the communication skills and commercial instinct to create opportunities, deliver genuine value and make a lasting impact on our business.

Required skills and experience:

• Proven experience in a business-to-business sales environment, ideally selling solutions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and to targets.
• Self-motivated with a positive 'can-do' attitude.
• Good IT skills, including experience of working with a CRM system.
• Well organised and KPI driven, understanding the importance of high activity

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

You will be responsible for nurturing incoming leads to the point of interest, working with pre-agreed data to generate appointments and leads for sales colleagues across our full range of industry-leading training, food inspections, ISO management systems, and Quick Service Restaurant audit services to businesses across a range of sectors. The role will also provide support for colleagues with bids and tenders and direct sales to our training portfolio, providing a great introduction into the Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification industry. This is a hybrid position, with the opportunity to be based from either our Derby or Milton Keynes office.

Key activities:

• Outbound calling to potential customers meeting all relevant Activity Key Performance Indicators around
• Call volume lead and appointment generation, lead management, opportunity generation, client contact and pipeline maintenance.
• Delivering high levels of customer service and building strong relationships with clients.
• Closing deals and achieving sales targets.
• Updating the Customer Relationship Management System
• Providing support in Bid and Tenders, where directed

WHAT WE OFFER

Join Intertek and become part of our global network of inspiring and entrepreneurial colleagues. We are a global family that values diversity and we thrive working together with precision, pace, and passion.

We are working to make the world Ever Better, ensuring the quality, safety and sustainability of products and services used by millions of people around the world.

• Competitive salary/benefits
• Development and career opportunities around the Globe
• Working in a highly motivated team and dynamic working environment

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate against applicants, and all qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are proud to be a Real Living Wage employer, ensuring our colleagues are compensated in line with independently assessed living standards. We are also committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment to support candidates and employees with disabilities or special needs.

Intertek operates a preferred supplier arrangement, and we do not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies.

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