Business Development Executive - PPE & Workwear

Business Development Executive – PPE & Workwear Braintree, Essex CSS PPE & Workwear are looking for a driven sales professional to join our team. As a Business Development Executive, you will be responsible for successfully developing a new business to meet and exceed sales targets. Key responsibilities: * To successfully identify new business opportunities and develop a new business pipeline. * Arrange and attend customer visits for existing and prospect customers to showcase our offering. * Have a proactive approach to sales and consistently achieve your activity and sales targets * Convert prospect clients into trading accounts in line with the expectations of the profitability model and targets in both sales and gross profit and percentage * To confidently present our offering to clients. * To develop presentations and proposals. * Update and maintain all records within our CRM * Working closely with the internal Account Management team to ensure that customers are handed over smoothly with all their needs clearly communicated and to continue to support as necessary. * Build rapport and nurture customer relationships, ensuring client accounts remain profitable at all times * Support in holding regular account reviews to make clients aware of updates in legislation, products and innovation. Skills Required: * You will have recent experience of working within a new business environment where sales targets are consistently being achieved or exceeded * You will have knowledge and experience of working within the PPE & Workwear industry * You will effectively manage your time with an organised and forward-thinking approach * Excellent communication skills; both written and verbal * Proven experience of building long lasting relationships with new and existing clients * Proficient in using Microsoft office (word, PowerPoint and excel) * A full UK driving licence