Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager
Location: Bristol
Sector: Media
Package: Competitive Annual Salary £33,600 – £42,000 per annum plus uncapped commission & car allowance

The Opportunity
I am working with an award winning media business who are looking to further grow the South West territory. The opportunity will suit somebody that is not just looking for a job but wants to build a long lasting career with a company that has strong growth plans. Excellent career progression can be offered as part of the role.

The Role
The Business Development Manager will be responsible for prospecting new business as well as managing and developing some existing accounts. This will be achieved by utilising your strong consultative sales approach.
You will sell across print and digital platforms as well as talking to clients about significant industry events. You will secure advertising and sponsorship for the magazines, sponsorship for the events and banner advertising and sponsorship of a range of online products. You will also be able to take new products to market when they are launched.
The role is based from the Bristol offices but you will be responsible for booking and attending meetings with key decision makers at Board Director and Senior Manager level.

Do you have the correct profile?
You will need to be creative, enthusiastic and tenacious with strong knowledge and experience of creative selling. You will have to be able to respond to large creative briefs with a compelling and engaging response.
You must have strong negotiation and presentation skills to ensure you book business within budgeted yields and to maximise revenue.
You should bring with you good relationships with media agencies, PR companies and clients which will enable you to achieve maximum meeting opportunities.
Most importantly you must be able to close business both face to face and over the phone.
Candidates will be asked to demonstrate a strong track record of achieving tough targets. You must be prepared to talk figures as part of your application.
How to apply/Next Steps
This is an important appointment whereby our client is committed to a swift turnaround. So please apply directly online to this advert enclosing an up to date CV. Suitable direct applicants can expect to receive an initial phone call from an EdgeSR consultant, normally within 1 working day. Subject to our qualification process, shortlisted applicants will then be submitted to our client.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within three working days maximum. If you do not hear back from us within this period, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful (due to extremely large volumes of online applicant traffic in the current climate we are unfortunately unable to respond to all applications).