Overview
A well-established company based in Kingston are looking for an experienced sales professional to join them as a Business Development Manager and proactively generate new business for the company.
Salary: £35,000 – £40,000 + bonus
Job Specification
- To liaise directly with customers and clients, face to face and over the telephone with regard to our product lines and services in a helpful and courteous manner.
- To develop and expand current client base for the company.
- To meet with clients and demonstrate the company’s products when necessary and where required
- To travel to clients and stay away from home overnight and when necessary
- To keep up to date with changes in the industry
- To attend certain trade shows and networking environments as deemed necessary
- To prepare as required necessary proposals and quotations for clients
- To work alongside the other members of the business winning team and communicate effectively
- To follow up customer enquiries and quotations on a timely basis and act in a ‘pro-active’ fashion
- Actively use CRM for updating opportunities, managing accounts and contacts.
- Supply timely market intelligence and forecasts to management.
- To learn about the company and its activities in order to understand and deal with the customers
Key Requirements
- Ability to interact effectively at all levels
- Good oral and written skills
- Relating to others and working as a member of a team.
- Deadline conscious-highly organised with the ability to prioritise and multi-task managing a challenging workload and meet strict deadlines
- Willing and flexible approach, with the ability to work on own initiative
- Excellent time management and planning skills, forward thinking and able to add value.
- Maintain confidentiality of at all times
- An awareness of health and safety policies, risk assessments and be proactive in implementing them
- To carry out your duties/responsibilities in a manner that reflects the Core Values of White Light at all times
In order to be put forward for this position, you will need to come in and register in our office in Kingston.