Senior Business Development Manager

VARGO Group; Birmingham; Remote; GBP 56,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

An established commercial finance business is seeking a Senior Business Development Manager to lead their growth initiatives. This role offers the flexibility of remote work with occasional meetings in Doncaster, allowing you to manage a large geographical sales region. You will leverage your extensive network within the debt finance space to identify new business opportunities and build strong relationships with key decision-makers. If you thrive in an autonomous environment and have a proven track record in commercial finance sales, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic organization.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial lending is essential.
• Strong sales background with a proactive approach.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities in the market.
• Manage key clients and drive their growth effectively.
• Collaborate with back-office team for client acquisitions.

Skills

Sales experience in commercial finance

Proactive attitude

Knowledge of CRM systems

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Job Title: Senior Business Development Manager

Location: Fully remote, once a month in Doncaster

Type: Full-time

Salary: up to £67,000

Experience in the commercial lending sector is a prerequisite for this position.

Our client is an established commercial finance business that offers a flexible working-capital solution. They have extensive experience within their market and service a broad range of industries and clients. They have recently developed a central system to not only give extra functionality to their clients but to support the next phase of their business growth.

This role will suit a business development manager who enjoys lots of autonomy and a large geographical sales region to attack. Ideally, you will have a network of existing brokers and introducers within the debt finance space.

The core duties will include:

1. Identifying and developing new business opportunities, building relationships with introducers and key decision-makers within the market.
2. Working collaboratively with an experienced back-office team for new client acquisitions.
3. Managing key clients and driving their growth.
4. Planning sales drives, initiatives, and activities supported by the senior management team (SMT).
5. Reporting sales activity and progress to the SMT.
6. Attending events and business conferences to develop new sales pipelines.

Required Skill Set:

1. Previous sales experience within commercial finance, whether factoring, invoice discounting, asset finance, or commercial banking.
2. Seasoned sales experience with a proactive attitude.
3. Strong knowledge of CRM systems.
4. Excellent written and oral communication skills.