Business Development Representative - South East England - Acorn by Synergie : Job Details

Job Role: Business Development Representative - South East England

Sector: Sub-Construction Industry

Contract: Permanent, Full time, 3 days on the road, 2 days remote working from home every week

Salary: Competitive Salary + Company Car + Laptop + Phone + Monthly & Quarterly bonus

Location: SouthEast England, Remote / On the road

Acorn by Synergie have an exciting opportunity for a customer centric Business Development Representative to join an international player in the industry to help cultivate their customer base in the SouthEast of England.

Scope of the role:

* To develop and increase spend of current customer base and cultivate existing relationships.

* This role is no new business or cold calling, purely development of existing clientbase.

* 1st interview via Teams followed by a 2nd F2F interview in Devon

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for all customer development of current low spend accounts, to ultimately improve relationships and increase spend.
• Consultative fact finding and liaising and advising on products to construction companies and retailers
• Responsible for own calendar and appointment making with customers, assisted by an office based North West region Account Manager
• Facilitating and accompanying clients to Europe 3-4 times a year to show them how the products are manufactured
• Visiting sites and scheduling meetings with clients
• Bi-Monthly travel to Head Office in Devon, South West England to attend reviews and team meetings.
• Maintaining and developing relationships with existing customers
• Showcasing new products to existing clients
• Attending conferences and events to build relationships with industry partners and staying up to date with current trends
• Possessing a strong understanding of company products and services.
• Assist with queries in an efficient timely manner ensuring a positive outcome.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Experience within the construction industry and visiting sites would be advantageous but not essential
• Experience in Construction, Insulation, Solar panels or pharmaceutical sales or a similar transferable role
• 5+ years experience within a customer facing, business development/sales/account management role.
• Ability to manage and prioritise own workload and diary management
• Proactive, self starter and driven to be responsible for your "patch" and all customers within the remit
• Full UK Driving license

Company Benefits:

• Company Car
• All IT and mobile equipment provided
• Travel expenses all paid
• Generous monthly and quarterly bonus
• Full product training to be provided
• 20 days annual leave + Bank Holidays (Annual leave increase with service)
• Enhanced sick pay after length of service
• Life insurance at 4 x annual salary
• Progression opportunities within the business and within the wider parent company worth over £500million

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.