Business Development Manager

Salary: £43,200 per year

In a nutshell:

We are looking for an ambitious, experienced and energetic Business Development Manager to join our team at here at our Solihull office. The role will be split across two key functions – helping us to expand our clientele and managing the day to day relationships with some of our biggest partners. You will be the face of the company and will have the dedication to create and apply an effective sales strategy, whilst being able to develop and grow our existing partners.The goal is to drive sustainable financial growth through boosting sales and forging strong relationships with clients.

For the time being, we’re all working from home – so remote working is required. Longer term, we are quite relaxed about people working remotely – we just ask that the successful candidate is happy to head into the office a couple of times a month.

About Us

We’re a technology company that build cool pieces of software and websites for our diverse range of clients – covering everything from comparison channels to traditional websites. Our comparison team power Broadband, Mobile Phone and Pet Insurance services for the likes of GoCompare, whilst our software team build sites and services for a huge range of clients, from Coca-Cola to ASDA. Our team are a talented bunch and we’re growing!

Responsibilities

* Develop a growth strategy focused both on financial gain and customer satisfaction

* Conduct research to identify new opportunities

* Arrange business meetings with prospective clients

* Promote the company’s products/services addressing or predicting clients objectives

* Keep records of sales, revenue, invoices etc.

* Provide trustworthy feedback and after-sales support

* Build long-term relationships with new and existing customers

Account Management:

* Responsible for day to day performance across a number of partners.

* Generate MI to support both partner discussions and product development planning.

* Develop close working relationships with a number of our major partners.

* Identify new opportunities to grow the partnerships, working closely with both the partners and internal teams in the process.

Requirements

* Proven working experience across both business development and account management roles.

* Able to demonstrate a sales track record

* Market knowledge within digital / ecommerce. Experience of financial services, home services and insurance would also be great.

* Excellent written and verbal and communication skills

* Confident negotiator

* Ability to build rapport

* Time management and planning skills

* Numeric – comfortable working with data.

* Able to work collaboratively across a number of teams and companies.

Benefits:

* Company pension

* Employee discount

* Flexible schedule

* Gym membership

* Work from home

* Bonus scheme

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