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Business Development Executive

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
West Midlands
Salary
£28000 - £35000 per annum
Closing date
8 Apr 2015

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Business Sector
Non Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Sales

Job Details

Summary

An exciting opportunity to join a FTSE 250 business, a Times Top 100 employer & a market leader in their field


Client Details

A leading business services/ business consultancy with a track record of over 30 years in their field. An international player as well as a market leader, they pride themselves in hiring only people of the highest calibre and maintain a rigorous selection process to ensure it.


Description

Reporting into the Sales Manager, the Business Development Executive will be responsible for managing a defined set of clients who will range from international conglomerates through to rapidly expanding SME's. An Birmingham office based role, you will target clients within your local geography initially creating interest through your telephone sales skills before meeting them face to face to close the deal. You will receive extensive classroom and on the job training enabling you to further develop ability to converse confidently and successfully with senior decision makers in the corporate world. Successful candidates will display the breadth of skills to take a sale from 'cradle to grave', have the speed of thought to spot angles to up-sell & cross-sell as well as the resilience to deal with the inevitable bad days.


Profile

To be successful in this Business Development Executive role, candidates will be bright and possess a high level of verbal dexterity & reasoning. Highly confident, you will possess an inbuilt desire to be successful and a willingness to make the commitment that being successful requires. You must be able to display a track record of high achievement both in and out of work. These are entry level roles aimed at those individuals with high potential who are seeking a business who will invest in them - specific experience is not essential but commitment and desire are. In addition to the above you will be a team player, enjoy having fun and live in the Birmingham area


Job Offer

Basic Salary DOE + Bonus + Benefits + Great Team Culture

Company

Michael Page Sales UK is a leading professional recruitment consultancy covering permanent, interim and contract recruitment. We have UK wide coverage with ten offices located in London, Weybridge, Reading, Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester, St Albans, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow. The core markets we serve are Consumer, Business Services, Media, IT/Telco, Financial Services, Healthcare and Technical Sales, with a dedicated person or team in each location specialising in each of these sectors. The clients we work with are as diverse as the candidates we represent; from Blue Chips to SMEs, and Sales Execs to Sales Directors. Our Consultants are typically from relevant sales backgrounds giving first hand experience of the roles we recruit for. We pride ourselves on delivering unrivalled service levels to our candidates and our clients, our track record of success over the past 20 years means we stand out.

Within our Consumer Sales Division we have consultants within each of the 10 offices who dedicate themselves to this sector and no other. Our specialist capability is demonstrated further as we focus on sub sectors such as food, drink, household, foodservice, consumer electronics, apparel, health & beauty, consumer healthcare, pet and sports. Some of our key clients include Colgate, Beiersdorf, Dr Oetker, Johnson & Johnson, Matthew Clark, PZ Cussons, Kellogg’s, 2 Sisters, Samsung, Seven Seas, Twinings, Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, SC Johnson, Warburtons, InBev, Kettle Chips, Hallmark, Luxottica, McCain, Britvic, General Mills, and Molson Coors to name but a few!

Michael Page Sales UK is part of Michael Page International with operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. As well as looking for high quality candidates for our clients, we are also always looking for top talent to work for us

Join in the discussion in our LinkedIn group Michael Page Sales - UK

 

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