At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive business growth by identifying new opportunities and managing the sales process.
- Company: Join a leading international courier with a strong market presence.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, car allowance, commission, and dynamic work environment.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth in a collaborative and innovative team.
- Why this job: Make an impact in a fast-paced industry while building valuable relationships.
- Qualifications: Commercial awareness, strong communication skills, and a drive to exceed targets.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 50000 £ per year.
Location: Slough
Salary: £50K + car allowance + commission
A leading international courier is looking to appoint a Business Development Manager, reporting directly to the Sales Manager and will play a pivotal role in expanding/strengthening our market presence in London and the surrounding regions. You'll work in an office environment but will travel during the day for face-to-face meetings with customers and other business partners or to attend conferences, exhibitions or trade shows.
Key Responsibilities:
- Research and identify new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services - or new ways of reaching existing markets.
- Take ownership of the end-to-end sales process, from lead generation to closing the sale.
- Meet with customers face-to-face or on Teams.
- Understand the needs of your customers and be able to respond effectively with a plan of how to meet these.
- Lead on and support bid-writing and contracts where appropriate.
- Have a good understanding of the businesses' products or services and be able to advise others about them.
- Liaise with all departments, including operations and finance to on-board customers.
- Attend seminars, conferences and events to build your business's network and profile.
- Help to plan sales campaigns.
- Create a sales pipeline.
- Negotiate pricing with customers, and suppliers in some cases.
- Support the Sales and Marketing strategy.
- Develop a good understanding of our competitors, industry trends and industry commercials.
Key Skills / Experience:
- Commercial awareness.
- Tenacity and drive to seek new business and meet or exceed targets.
- Interpersonal and networking skills for building and developing relationships with customers.
- A creative approach to work and seeking out new opportunities.
- Written and verbal communication skills - needed for communicating with a range of people, both internally and externally, as well as presentation skills.
- IT skills, including the use of spreadsheets and our CRM system.
- Teamworking skills and a collaborative approach to work.
- Decision-making and critical thinking skills.
- The ability to motivate yourself and set your own goals.
- Negotiating skills.
- A flexible approach to work with the ability to adapt to a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
All applicants must have an unrestricted right to work in the UK as our client will not support visa sponsorship for this role.
Senior BDM - International Courier employer: Bis Henderson
At Bis Henderson Recruitment, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a supportive work culture that values communication and teamwork. Located in Warrington, our team enjoys a competitive salary of £28,000 along with opportunities for professional growth within the dynamic transport and logistics sector. We foster an environment where employees can thrive, ensuring that every team member plays a vital role in our success while maintaining a healthy work-life balance with Monday to Friday hours.
