Business Development Executive
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, London, West London
- Salary
- £25000 - £30000 per annum
- Closing date
- 12 Sep 2017
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
Are you looking for something a little different to your traditional FMCG role?
My client are hiring a Business Development Executive into their team to focus on the retail and property sectors - based in West London.
Client Details
My client are a well-established and market leading provider of consumer insight to big business.
With an impressive array of multinational clients, you couldn't ask for a better opportunity to build your career from the ground up.
Located in Kensington and Chelsea, the office is both good on the eyes and in a great area.
Description
This role will be perfect for someone coming from a role where they have been making 80+ calls a day to businesses.
The role will be best suited to those who are looking for their second job, to create a long-term career, and start making good quality calls rather than just quantity.
Your role will be to:
- Find a market with demand
- Map that market
- Contact circa 40 business/day
- Build/manage/convert pipeline of sales
- Cross/upsell
- Manage clients once they are on board
- Build and own your desk in the future
Profile
The successful Business Development Executive will ideally possess the following attributes:
Essential:
- Proven track record of sales
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- Ability to work better under pressure
- Multitask/Organise like a warrior
- Experience selling solutions B2B
- Drive to succeed in your career
- Autonomous work-ethic, not afraid to ask questions
Desirable:
- 6-12 months sales experience in a demanding environment
- BI/Data/Media/Recruitment background
Job Offer
The Business Development Executive will receive:
- £25-30k base depending on experience
- £10-15k OTE - uncapped commissions
- Fantastic career progression for successful candidates
- Incredible office and team culture
- Bonus extras
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
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