Business Development Manager – Funding

Salary: £60,000 per year

Business Development Manager – Funding

Salary: £60,000 + Sales Bonus + Benefits

Hybrid Working

Grafton Recruitment are delighted to be supporting a Global Fortune 500 Insurance Holding Company with the recruitment of a Business Development Manager to join their specialist funding team.

My client is a market leader that exemplifies innovation and quality of service to customers. They are looking to recruit a Sales and Business Relationship Manager to join their tax divisions to strengthen existing client relationships and source new opportunities to increase the UK market share.

The role:

• Grow the territory with existing connections and drive new business opportunities
• Building and maintaining an organised and qualified pipeline
• Work with other teams across the business, including R&D and tax division, to develop and pitch customer propositions
• Work closely with the marketing team to assist in the strategy of content planning and organising relevant events
• On-board all new clients and ensure they are delivering on projections and providing any required training
• Achieving monthly leads targets
• Accurate reporting of sales progress, meetings and KPI’s on the CRM system
• Introduce an agreed number of clients per year
• Sell proposal writing contracts

You will need:

• Must have previous sales and business development experience
• Ability to lead the development of profitable pipelines
• Proven record of achieving multiple sales initiatives to growth targets
• Ideally a Business, Technical or Scientific Degree
• Preferably has experience of publically funded R&D models including EC and Innovate UK, especially relating to the creation of proposals and contract negotiation
• Excellent professional communication skills on all levels
• Sound knowledge of technical subject and interest in new technologies
• Ability to negotiate and project manage multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Understanding sales negotiation, processes and ROI
• Ability to make commercial business cases with appreciation for partners and supply chain

To be considered for this role, please click on the link provided.