Business Development Assistant
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, North East England
- Salary
- £18000 - £20000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
- Closing date
- 8 May 2018
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Marketing, Sales
Job Details
This is an excellent opportunity for a Graduate to join a large professional services organisation in Newcastle as a Business Development Assistant.
Client Details
My client are a global law firm.
Description
As Business Development Assistant, you will be part of a wider team based in the Newcastle office. This team will support the wider Business Development and Marketing function on specific work areas, namely the preparation of transactional bids and legal directory submissions. The role will involve direct liaison with lawyers and business services teams, including our Global Services Centre in Asia. Full training will be provided for each work area you will be involved in. Previous commercial experience is not essential for this role.
Profile
The successful Business Development Assistant will have the following demonstrable skills:
- Have a 2:1 Degree or above.
- Experience working in a fast paced environment.
- High attention to detail and incredibly organised.
- Impeccable verbal, written and listening skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and be able to work with all levels across the business.
- Sound knowledge of office package, especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
- Flexible, confident, articulate and committed.
- Brilliant time keeping and organisational skills.
- Can work autonomously or in a group.
- Excellent personal presentation and very professional.
- Within daily commuting distance of the office in central Newcastle, North East England.
Job Offer
Basic salary up to £20k per annum, DOE + excellent benefits package.
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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