Business Development Manager - F&D Tech Solutions : Job Details

F&D Tech Solutions, WIFI & infrastructure specialists, have an exciting opportunity for a target driven Business Development Manager to join F&D Tech Solutions and help our company continue to grow. We are a young company showing year on year growth and looking to continue this momentum. The Business Development Manager is a senior, client-facing role and works with teams including sales, marketing, delivery, support, development and finance to drive the business towards success. This is business to business field sales role, you will manage your own diary - Presentation and organisation are key. This role is a remote working role.

The successful Business Development Manager will be responsible for:

• Creating development plans and forecasting sales targets and growth projections
• Identifying market opportunities through meetings, networking and other channels
• Meeting existing and potential clients and building positive relationships
• Liaising with colleagues to develop sales and marketing strategies
• Preparing financial projections and targets
• research and identify new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services - or new ways of reaching existing markets
• seeking out the appropriate contact in an organisation
• generating leads and following up prospective customers
• meet with customers/clients face to face or over the phone
• foster and develop relationships with customers/clients
• understand the needs of your customers and be able to respond effectively with a plan of how to meet these
• thinking strategically - seeing the bigger picture and setting aims and objectives in order to develop and improve the business
• have a good understanding of the businesses' products or services and be able to advise others about them
• discuss promotional strategy and activities with the marketing department
• liaise with the finance team, warehousing and logistics departments as appropriate
• seek ways of improving the way the business operates
• keep abreast of trends and changes in the business world.
• Hitting and working towards set targets for the business.

The successful Business Development Manager will need to have:

• tenacity and drive to seek new business and meet or exceed targets
• an excellent telephone manner for making initial contact and for ongoing communication with customers and business associates
• interpersonal skills for building and developing relationships with clients
• written and verbal communication skills - needed for communicating with a range of people, both internally and externally, as well as presentation skills
• IT skills, including the use of spreadsheets
• teamworking skills and a collaborative approach to work
• decision-making skills
• the ability to multitask and prioritise your workload
• the ability to motivate yourself and set your own goals
• negotiating skills
• the ability to think strategically
• the ability to analyze sales figures and write reports
• a flexible approach to work with the ability to adapt to a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
• the ability to take their own initiative and the confidence to start things from scratch.

The successful Business Development Manager will also:

• have a good understanding of the businesses' products or services and be able to advise others about them
• Be target driven
• Be a team player with good interpersonal/communication skills and an ability to work across various teams
• Enthusiastic, problem-solving approach with a strong competitive appetite to close customer contracts
• Be a self-starter who isn’t afraid to generate their own leads and who can hit the ground running
• Be someone who is credible, measured and confident
• be eligible to work in the UK.
• Hold a Full UK Driving License

Company Benefits include:

32-36k dependant on experience, Gym membership, 25 days holiday + bank holidays, Private healthcare, Fuel Card, laptop, mobile phone, target based bonuses.

Hours of Work:

Monday to Friday, 9am-5:00pm(unless agreed otherwise)

Training:

will be provided on all of the company’s services

Start Date:

asap for the right candidate.

Probation Period:

3 months.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £32,000.00-£36,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Gym membership
• Private medical insurance
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme

Experience:

• B2B sales: 3 years (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Gravesend