Business Creation Manager

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Do you have previous business development experience or are you looking to develop a successful career within business development?

 

Are you excited to grow your career and have a real opportunity to shine?

 

We are proud to be partnering a FTSE 100 company and the UK’s market leader in their field.  They have enjoyed phenomenal success and growth over the past year – and this shows no sign of slowing down.  They are now looking for an ambitious and motivated Business Development Manager to join their Workplace Solutions team and generate interest in and demand for their corporate products from companies within their target market.  This is as well as leading marketing campaigns and planning and managing events to maximise sales opportunities. 

 

In return, you will enjoy working in a beautiful office in the heart of Bristol City Centre with the flexibility to work from home and will receive a competitive salary and excellent benefits.  This includes a discretionary annual bonus, generous holiday entitlement and pension scheme, plus a host of flexible lifestyle benefits.  There is also the very real opportunity for career development and ongoing progression.    

 

Duties and responsibilities of the Business Development Manager to include;

 

Lead Generation

  • Introducing corporate products to prospective clients through telephone, email and social media activity
  • Generating leads and contacting decision makers to book telephone, online and in-person meetings for the Sales Managers
  • Researching and pre-qualifying sales opportunities and potential leads, utilising Saleforce to generate further new business opportunities
  • Attending with the Sales Managers to further understand current demands of prospective clients
  • Building positive relationships and creating brand awareness to facilitate ongoing contact with prospective clients who are not ready ‘now’


Marketing Campaigns

  • Providing ideas for marketing campaigns and supporting the creation of lead generating materials that promote brand awareness to maximise sales opportunities
  • Working with Sales Managers to put together targeted telephone and email campaigns to specific sectors about particular subjects, providing feedback on successes and failures
  • Achieving targets for leads generated and meetings booked and delivering monthly reports

 

Events Management

  • Planning and delivering webinar and live events on behalf of the Workplace Solutions team
  • Leading idea generation forums to determine event content and propose speakers from across the business
  • Planning and setting event objectives and supporting the creation of event presentation slides, marketing materials and give-aways
  • Targeting and booking of delegates to attend events through telephone, email and social media channels
  • Setting post-event objectives and activities to generate follow-up meetings for the Sales Managers
     

Due to the nature of this Business Development Manager role, excellent communication skills and super organisational skills are required.  While previous experience within telemarketing, marketing and/or events would be ideal but if you are ambitious and motivated, resilient and confident, and this role sounds of interest then please also apply!