Business Development Manager

Salary: £38,400 – £42,000 per year

Title: Business Development Manager – Permanent, Full-time

Salary: £38,400 – £42,000 per annum (DOE)

Our client based in Brighton are seeking a Business Development Manager to join their organisation. The successful individual will be happy to occasionally travel to events to speak to potential partners & research target organisations within the Civil Service & Public Sector.

Duties:

• Manage activity across the sales funnel with a B2B focus
• Work with internal teams to develop a smart, targeted & effective approach to indirect distribution, developing & utilising all available physical & digital tools including CRM
• Maintain relationships with existing & new organisations & clients
• Manage the implementation of our Indirect Distribution Strategy initiatives, supporting the Group Business Development Manager
• Lead and develop the business development function to meet evolving sales targets through continuous improvement
• Research prospective eligible organisations based on agreed targeting strategy
• Work with Acquisition, Retention & Engagement (ARE), Brand, Digital, Events and Member Communities colleagues to develop appropriate marketing and recruitment channels within partner organisations
• Own the relationship between us and client organisations that are actively engaged in the programme
• Responsible for maintaining the CRM lead database with regular weekly reporting of the lead/sales pipeline
• Liaise with existing clients to update marketing materials hosted on their intranet and inform them of new promotions & brand campaigns
• Deliver key improvements to business development to support strategic changes
• Support the delivery & improvement of the overall member experience & contact strategy for existing indirect clients to increase engagement
• Contribute and actively participate in our Performance and Development System
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, & participating in professional societies

Experience Required:

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Teams, Excel &
• PowerPoint)
• CRM experience
• Competent lead management
• Experience of cold calling
• People Management skills/experience
• Strong verbal & written communication skills
• Project management skills/experience
• in a B2B sales/marketing environment (ideally Civil Service & Public Sector)
• Good presentation skills, virtually and digitally, to a range of audiences varying in role and requirements
• Target focused with strong analytical skills

Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm – 1 hour lunch break

Hybrid working

Must be happy to travel & attend business events/exhibits (travel once or twice a month)

Must have access to own transport

If you are interested in this role and want to find out more, please apply!

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