Senior Business Development Manager (Consulting)

We’re looking for a Senior Business Development Manager who will report into the Head of Business Development.

• Customer Acquisition: You’ll be building rapport and creating relationships with both cold and warm leads.
• You will take ownership of the sales process, from first contact to conversion.
• You have a proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales targets with 5 years + experience in a high value quota role.
• You will have at least 3+ years’ experience in a B2B and extensive experience of working with FMCG and/or retail clients.
• You have a strategic, consultative approach to sales and demonstrable skills in both building and managing robust pipelines.
• You are proactive, resilient and tenacious with a ‘can do’ attitude, adept at creative problem solving both internally and externally.
• You have excellent networking skills and ideally have an existing network of contacts in the FMCG/Retail space.
• Experience of a high-performance and customer-focused culture.
• Strong commercial acumen with a good understanding of business issues.

We offer a range of benefits, including a market leading pension, a bonus scheme, the ability to buy and sell annual leave plus a generous medical insurance package. You will have a great work-life balance, where you are empowered & trusted to manage your time. We are operating a hybrid approach to working with a mix of home and office-based working.

We seek talented people who desire personal and career growth and are ambitious to develop their potential and unlock opportunities for society, for our clients and themselves. We foster collaboration through a broad range of forums, bringing together businesses, policymakers, and thought leaders. By providing evidence-based insights, credible research, and strategic foresight, we help organisations make informed decisions that benefit their operations and contribute to the collective good of society.