Business Development / Sales Manager – Manned Guarding

London + M4 corridor/ M3 Corridor to Southampton / Home Counties: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Oxon, Surrey

Our client is a national leading provider of manned guarding services. They are looking to add to their experience and successful sales team. The successful candidate will be concentrating on selling services to a patch including London + or the M4 corridor/ M3 Corridor to Southampton / Home Counties: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Oxon, Surrey

The Vacancy

Business Development Manager role will be to identify, develop and close key opportunities for the company’s manned guarding business across the region. The role will involve selling the security services such as: static guard, mobile patrol, key holding and alarm response into sectors that include retail, construction, corporate, and commercial clients.

Main Responsibilities:
Sales and promotion of the Company�s services
Source and develop profitable new business to specified and self-generated targets.
Effective communication with existing and potential customers.
Operate as part of the National/Local Business Development Team.
The compilation of effective tender proposals.
Preparation of quotations and tenders including job costing in accordance
Prompt action of sales leads as directed by the Sales Director.
Timely and accurate completion of tender questionnaires.
Effective maintenance of Company sales database.
Completion of accurate weekly sales activity reports to the Sales Director.

Requirements:
We are recruiting for an ambitious and creative Business Development Manager who:

Must have prior experience in the Manned Guarding security industry, with a proven track record of sales ideally within the areas of any of the following static guard, mobile patrol, key holding and alarm response
Is a genuinely ambitious individual to grow with the company and make a positive contribution to expand their security portfolio

(Please apply only if you have experience of working in sales function within the manned guarding industry)

Personal Qualities
The ability to work to tight deadlines.
First class negotiation skills.
Good communication skills.
Adaptable and flexible.
Good PC Skills and typing ability.
Self-motivated and reliant
Maintain confidential information
Must have good presentation skills,
Persistent and competitive

Remuneration:
For successful candidates a competitive basic salary of up to �45,000 plus the following incentives:
Mobile phone
Company Car/allowance
Excellent commission structure

Palmer McCarthy acts as an agency on behalf of the client.