Business Development Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, East Anglia
- Salary
- £25000 - £30000 per annum
- Closing date
- 13 Dec 2019
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
This is a great opportunity to join a leading sports business who are extremely passionate about their offerings!
Client Details
Our client is a leading company within their industry, who specialise in supplying customised sports products to a range of sectors including; education, retail and professional sports teams.
With a fresh and consistently innovative portfolio, designed by a UK based product development team; our client is extremely passionate about the quality of products and first class service they offer! Their customers range in size, from national clients to smaller businesses.
Description
Are you passionate about sports?
Due to growth within the business, our client is looking for a Business Development Manager to join their team and cover East Anglia!
You will be tasked with prospecting clients and creating high value relationships in order to secure new business alongside retaining, growing and developing established relationships across an existing client portfolio.
Strategic planning will be a key part of the job and the Business Development Manager will need a thorough knowledge of the industry, solutions & services provided and market competitors in order to strategically develop their pipeline for new business.
Profile
Key skills and experience required:
- A passion for sports or experience in the industry would be highly beneficial.
- Experience of selling into the education sector or to retailers is desirable but not essential.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Strong organisational, time management and presentation skills.
- Excellent negotiation, selling and influencing skills.
- Ability to build and develop strong relationships.
- A decisive, inspirational and motivated attitude in company of good leadership skills.
- Target driven and customer orientated approach.
- Full driving license.
Job Offer
- Up to £30,000- dependant on experience
- Bonus
- Company car
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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