Business Development Manager - CitySprint : Job Details

Business Development Manager | Homeworker | Permanent

Salary: £55,000 plus car allowance

Hours: 40 hours, Monday to Friday

Benefits and perks:

• An impressive holiday allowance that rises in line with your years of service.
• Additional day off for your birthday so you can celebrate in style.
• Death in Service allowance to ensure your loved ones are provided for in the event of tragedy.
• Spend those crucial moments with your new-born baby with our enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave.
• Complimentary day of annual leave to cherish unmissable family moments – could be graduation, first day of school or moving home.
• Look after your wellbeing with access to a health and wellness program.
• Make the most of ‘Medicash Perks at Work’ – a tool for CitySprint colleagues to enjoy a variety of high-street discounts and rewards.
• Our ride to work scheme means you can keep fit while saving money – what’s not to like?!
• Travel for cheaper withinterest free season ticket loans (available after a years’ service)

Who are we?

CitySprint is on a Fast track to become the UK’s leading courier services provider, with current market domination of the Same day service areas already.

Through regular investment in our people, our service offering and our customer proposition, we are paving the way for courier services to be more intuitive, more capable, and more responsive to our customers’ needs than ever before!

Being this awesome takes a lot of hard work and commitment to our company values and vision. So naturally we need to secure top-notch talent to ensure we continue growing and improving every day.

This is where YOU come in!

What will I be doing?

As a Business Development Manager (BDM) you will be responsible for identifying industry specific new business opportunities with an annual spend of £0.15m+. Fostering relationships with potential clients, and driving business growth.This role involves strategic planning, market analysis, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve business goals.

The main responsibilities within the are Business Development Manager:

• Identify New Business Opportunities: Research and analyse market trends, competitor offerings, and potential new markets to identify new business opportunities.

• Develop Business Strategies: Create and implement effective business development strategies that align with the company’s goals and objectives.

• Client Relationship Management: Establish and maintain strong relationships with existing and potential clients, understanding their needs and providing tailored solutions.

• Sales and Revenue Growth: Drive sales and revenue growth through targeted sales initiatives, negotiation, and closing deals. Working to a remit of £0.15m + opportunities.

• Market Research: Conduct comprehensive market research to stay informed about industry trends, market demands, and competitive landscape.

• Networking: Attend industry events, conferences, and networking opportunities to promote the company and expand professional connections.

• Proposal Development: Prepare and deliver persuasive business proposals and presentations to prospective clients

• Collaboration: Work closely with marketing, sales, product development, and other departments to ensure cohesive efforts towards business growth.

• Reporting: Regularly report on business development activities, progress towards targets, and market feedback to senior management.

• Project Management: Oversee and manage business development projects from initiation to completion, ensuring timely delivery and quality outcome.

Skills needed for a Business Development Manager:

• Proven successful new business achievement and revenue growth of customer portfolio with budgets of multiple £ms.
• Proven ability to successfully negotiate logistic contracts
• Strategic Planning, ability to develop and implement long-term business strategies
• Demonstrates entrepreneurial mindset whilst considering business processes, corporate finance management and accounting principles
• Demonstrates superior cross functional knowledge of complex business environments and uses judgment to effect positive change
• Proven success in client implementation programmes and client exit management preserving a positive corporate reputation
• Proven success in delivering margin/revenue growth in line with business strategy
• Manage multiple assignments/projects in a complex, fast paced B2B business environment
• Previous experience and working knowledge of CRM’s (preferably Salesforce) Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS check as part of the recruitment process. Conditional job offers are subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

If this Business Development Manager sounds like you, we really want to hear from you! Please don’t delay, send us your CV and covering letter outlining why you're the best person for the job.

We do not require the assistance of agencies with this vacancy – thank you in advance.