Senior Business Development Manager

Vargo Group; Leeds; Remote; GBP 56,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

An established commercial finance business is seeking a Senior Business Development Manager to drive growth in a flexible, fully remote role. This position offers autonomy and the chance to manage a large geographical sales region. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in commercial finance sales, a proactive attitude, and excellent communication skills. With a focus on building relationships and developing new business opportunities, this role is perfect for someone looking to make a significant impact within a dynamic team. Join a company that values innovation and offers a supportive environment for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial lending is essential.
• Strong network of brokers in debt finance is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities.
• Manage key clients and drive their growth.
• Attend events to develop new sales pipelines.

Skills

Sales experience in commercial finance

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 to 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:

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

Required Skill Set

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

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