Business Development Manager1420

Business Development Manager    Brighton      £35k-£40k + commission

(£60k OTE inclusive of salary)

GoGecko is working in Partnership with a fantastic local business to find a Business Development Manager to join the team.

A bit about our client

They are award-winning and work with some really well known brands and have been nominated for 4 prestigious national awards for for their innovative and creative work with their internal teams and external customers.

They are enormously proud of what they have achieved, and they couldn’t have done it without their people. Their team is their most important asset and none of the good stuff they achieve would be possible without them. Their company values are not just a list on a website, they are woven through everything the team do together, to create excellence in their industry as well as gold standard dedication to the wellbeing of their people.

They are looking for an experienced and proactive Business Development Manager who has excellent business development and relationship management skills with the ability to identify new opportunities and help grow the business. This is the role for you, if you are looking for a people led business to grow and develop into a leadership role.

What’s in it for you?

• Dedicated coaching & development
• Career progression opportunities – a path to leadership
• Volunteering opportunities
• Personal Trainer led HIIT, boxercise and yoga classes 3 x week in the gardens of the office.
• Hybrid working 3 days in the office, 2 from home, after successful completion of induction and training.
• Monthly social activities – think karaoke, comedy, GloBalls, etc.
• Christmas team parties
• Annual Summer party & awards ceremony
• Plus, all the standard corporate stuff such as contributory pension, health insurance, etc.

What will you be doing as a Business Development Manager?

• Business development
• Building and maintaining a pipeline through prospecting and lead generation
• Connecting with prospects and building relationships through multiple communication channels
• Looking for new opportunities and collaborating with cross-functional teams to gather information and develop proposals.
• Analysing pricing and market trends to ensure pricing remains profitable and competitive.
• Evaluating what prospects need to know to ensure they’re informed and being able to leverage industry insights to identify potential pain points.
• Reporting and analysing data to ensure performance goals are met.
• Writing bids and tenders.
• Updating records and other documentation regularly and compliantly.
• Once familiar with the industry, you will meet prospects in person.

Who are we looking for?

Someone with….

• You will be tenacious with proven experience in Business Development, using consultative selling methods.
• An understanding of the sales process and how to build effective funnels is essential.
• A natural closer with the ability to make commercial decisions.
• You will love speaking to people and positively embrace the challenge of outbound telesales.
• Hot on your numbers and targets and how to achieve them.
• You will be target driven with a consultative style and hunger to bring on new business whilst building rapport.
• Understanding of expected corporate etiquette of different clients and industries.
• Experience with writing tenders and presentations is highly desirable.
• Demonstrable experience with working with large clients and longer sales cycles.

How do you get in touch

If this role sounds like your kind of job, then please apply here or get in touch with us direct either through our website, email or by calling the team. We do try and respond to all of you personally but sometimes the volume of interest makes this tricky. If this is the job for you make sure you contact us.

GoGecko Ltd are acting as a Recruitment Agency in respect of this vacancy.