Business Development Support Manager (Great Britain)

IDTechEx Ltd; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading science innovation firm is recruiting a Business Development Support Manager in the UK. This role involves engaging with clients, supporting business development efforts, and representing the company at international events. Ideal candidates are highly organized with sales experience and excellent interpersonal skills. The position allows for remote work, but candidates must be willing to travel for meetings and events. This opportunity offers autonomy and a chance to grow within a corporate environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a sales and/or customer facing role is essential.
• A results-driven, highly self-motivated candidate is preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and IT skills are necessary.
• Ability and willingness to travel nationally and abroad.

Responsibilities

• Set-up meetings with new prospects for the teams.
• Prospect for new clients and represent the company at events.
• Develop strategic relationships with senior executives.
• Match client needs to company products and services.
• Maintain analyst, client and industry relationships.
• Support company-wide activities and initiatives.
• Organise meetings and trips with multiple stakeholders.
• Update and maintain the CRM database.
• Travel to customer locations and conduct presentations.

Skills

Sales experience

Interpersonal skills

IT skills

Self-motivated

Initiative

Job description

IDTechEx is recruiting a Business Development Support Manager who will be involved with business development and sales. The candidate will be responsible for identifying and engaging new prospects, supporting existing accounts and representing IDTechEx at international events. The candidate will collaborate with many teams across the company. We are seeking candidates who are highly organised, have the ability to travel extensively, and are capable of engaging with business professionals to determine their needs and discuss IDTechEx solutions. The successful candidate will have the ability to travel internationally, engage with prominent professionals in a range of businesses and have an impact growing the company. The successful candidate will receive training from colleagues in Japan, UK and the USA. IDTechEx covers some of the most exciting, cutting edge technologies, helping our clients understand how they can benefit in these sectors. Key job responsibilities:

Responsibilities

• Set-up face to face meetings with new prospects for the analyst and business development teams.
• Prospect for new clients at international events and represent IDTechEx at events we exhibit at.
• Help grow our network and brand through effective hunting and networking: establish and develop strategic relationships with senior executives.
• Match client needs to IDTechEx products and services, being able to elaborate on the value IDTechEx services provide. Familiarize yourself with the competitors and what sets us apart from the competition and competently respond to queries.
• Work closely with IDTechEx teams (including analysts and marketing) and maintain analyst, client and industry relationships.
• Attend meetings (virtually and in person) with prospects.
• Support company-wide activities and initiatives.
• Help organise meetings and trips with multiple stakeholders.
• Accurately maintain and update the CRM database.
• Travel to customer locations (which will be outside of the UK), events and conduct presentations about the company.

Qualifications

• Experience in a sales and/or customer facing role.
• A person with initiative, results driven, highly self-motivated with ability to adapt quickly.
• Excellent interpersonal and IT skills.
• Able to travel (nationally and abroad, company pays).
• Ideally the candidate could work US hours, or be proficient in another language.

Location

The position will be based in Great Britain, with the candidate predominately working from home. The candidate should be able to travel to Cambridge or London for meetings as necessary.

IDTechEx is a global firm established in 1999, working at the forefront of science innovation, helping clients to make critical business decisions with the assistance of our services. The successful candidate will engage with a diverse range of organizations, with plenty of opportunity to travel and develop their career. There will be a high degree of autonomy and the successful candidate will help influence marketing to grow the business. The successful candidate will be working with colleagues based around the world in a business with a superb reputation and will gain experience with sales and marketing in a B2B environment.