Business Development Executive

Title: Business Development Executive

Salary: £26,000 per yearbasic with up to £25,000 with OTE

Location: Coventry

Reports to: Marketing Manager

Purpose of the Job:

This role requires someone with drive, tenacity and an ambition to succeed. We’re looking for an individual who can think outside of the box and is motivated by challenges and targets.

Predominantly focused on appointment management for the Business Development Team, the role will require you to making new business appointments across multiple regions and manage the appointment logistics and bookings.

You will need to proactively identify the most viable opportunities via outbound email and telephone calls for the Business Development Team, working closely with them to ensure efficiency and accuracy in diary management.

The role has a basic salary plus additional commission paid on successfully hitting targets attributed to arranged meetings in line with company objectives.

Key Tasks:

·Work closely with the business development managers to manage their appointments and their diaries accordingly.
·Responsible for acquisition of new quality appointments and prospect data to enable positive meeting conversion.
·Ensure segmentation of prospect data is maintained, enhanced and continually updated
·Meet objectives set including meetings seen, data validation, segmentation criteria, and pipeline and campaign development
·Respond effectively to inbound marketing leads to secure them
·Responsible for all documentation and CRM systems are kept up to date and current
·Act as an ambassador of the company at all times
·Seek every opportunity to actively and positively promote PET-Xi’s brand and products

Candidate Requirements:

·Organised, methodical and self-motivated
·Strong diary management and planning skills
·Educated to GCSE level or above including English and Maths or equivalent
·Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal
·Skilled, polite and friendly telephone manner. Not afraid of the phone – this role is 90% phone based
·Driven by targets with the passion to succeed
·An energetic approach and a can-do attitude
·Ability to develop relationships over the telephone
·Experience of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)

Desirable skills or experience:

·Proven track record in diary management, telemarketing and business development
·Networking and communication skills
·Previous sales or customer service experience
·Awareness and basic knowledge of CRM systems

Competencies:

·Always seek to identify more innovative ways of working that increase effectiveness and builds business.
·Challenge standard processes/procedures with the aim to ensure they are as good as they can be
·From time to time you may be assigned any other reasonable duties and responsibilities by your manager or other such person(s) acting as your Manager
·At all time you must follow all reasonable and lawful instructions given to you by the Company
·We are looking for someone who is passionate about the role with the drive and ambition to succeed believing every call has opportunity and treating the last call of the day, with as much importance as the first call of the day.