Outstanding new instruction for a permanent Business Development Manager with a company established for over 50 years specialising in cross-channel customs solutions.

Our client has helped some of the biggest names in freight and logistics get their goods where they need to be: on time and with minimal complexity.

Following a recent and exciting collaboration, their global reach has been boosted and has provided them with the resources to become one of the market’s broadest end-to-end customs services providers.

As a result, we are looking for a Business Development Manager to join their team .

We need someone who is able to drive planned business growth through the identification and conversion of new customers within existing regions and new territories.

Job requirements
• Assist with the development and management of an effective sales strategy  
• Build and maintain relationships with customers
• Identifying new sales opportunities through lead generation and networking
• Research the market and competition
• Attend trade shows, exhibitions and events
• Client visits
• Conduct product demonstrations and presentations to prospective clients
• Maintaining the CRM system
• Produce regular reports on new client progress and prospect pipeline to inform management to enable future planning and decision making 
• Collaborating with internal teams, including marketing and customer support, to ensure a seamless client experience

Required Skills & Experience:
• Proven success in B2B sales, with a track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong IT skills including MS Office and email systems
• Detail-oriented with multitasking ability
• Collaborative and customer-focused
• Industry knowledge is desirable, but not essential

Job Type: Full time, Permanent
Basic Salary: £35,000 plus commission

If you have the business development skills and tenacity requied to fulfil the requirements of the role, w would very much like to hear from you
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