Graduate Business Development Manager

About us

We are professional, agile and innovative.

Our work environment includes:

• Modern office setting
• Food provided

Responsibilities

As a Business Development Manager, you'll need to:

• research and identify new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services - or new ways of reaching existing markets
• seek out the appropriate contact in an organisation
• generate leads and cold call prospective customers
• meet with customers/clients face to face or over the phone
• foster and develop relationships with customers/clients
• understand the needs of your customers and be able to respond effectively with a plan of how to meet these
• think strategically - seeing the bigger picture and setting aims and objectives in order to develop and improve the business
• work strategically - carrying out necessary planning in order to implement operational changes
• use our own internal client contracts
• have a good understanding of the businesses' products or services and be able to advise others about them
• ensure staff are on board throughout the organisation, and understand the need for change and what is required of them
• discuss promotional strategy and activities with the marketing department
• liaise with the finance team, warehousing and logistics departments as appropriate
• seek ways of improving the way the business operates
• attend seminars, conferences and events where appropriate
• keep abreast of trends and changes in the business world.

Skills Required

You'll need to have:

• tenacity and drive to seek new business and meet or exceed targets
• an excellent telephone manner for making initial contact and for ongoing communication with customers and business associates
• interpersonal skills for building and developing relationships with clients
• written and verbal communication skills - needed for communicating with a range of people, both internally and externally, as well as presentation skills
• IT skills, including the use of spreadsheets
• teamworking skills and a collaborative approach to work
• decision-making skills
• the ability to multitask and prioritise your workload
• project management and organisational skills
• the ability to motivate yourself and set your own goals
• negotiating skills
• the ability to think strategically
• the ability to analyse sales figures and write reports
• a flexible approach to work with the ability to adapt to a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
• initiative and the confidence to start things from scratch.

Experience

• Proficient in using Salesforce
• Proficient in using Docusign
• Previous sales experience
• Degree in Business or related discipline

Salary is negotiable based on experience

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Graduate

Salary: £25,694.36-£70,889.75 per year

Benefits:

• Childcare
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Flexitime
• Gym membership
• Life insurance
• Private dental insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Unlimited paid holidays
• Wellness programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends
• Overtime

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Commission pay
• Performance bonus
• Tips
• Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in London