My client is a friendly, well-established company committed to providing an excellent service, great value for money and outstanding customer service. Established in 1999, they have grown year on year by providing a professional, quality service at affordable prices. They currently service around 400 customers across Southern England. Despite their fast growth, they still care about every customer and every contract. Their sites include schools, offices, medical and leisure facilities. They pride ourselves on their attention to detail and delivery of a thorough, reliable high-quality service. To help drive their continued growth, they are looking to recruit an experienced Business Development Manager. Reporting into the Head of Sales and Marketing, the role-holder will be tasked with selling into the London, Kent and Essex region.
What you’ll do:
As part of the sales team, you will be responsible for driving our business as we continue to expand. You will be required to:
- Spend two days per week prospecting for new business by using various research methods to target businesses and key contacts
- One day at head office in Berkshire, the rest of the week working from home or traveling to potential customer sites.
- Book a targeted number of qualified appointments per week (focusing on Geographies as specified by Head of Sales and Marketing);
- Respond to inbound marketing leads, qualifying and booking appointments
- Travel to the prospective customer sites to attend appointments, survey buildings and provide quotes for daily cleaning service
- Handle objections and price negotiation
- Create and maintain new business relationships and manage the sale through to close and start of contract
- Carry out other relevant tasks to maximise sales revenue.
The ideal candidate:
- Established career in direct sales (ideally in cleaning or associated industries such as facilities management, cleaning equipment / supplies, waste management, sanitation etc. Although sales experience in other B2B fields may be considered).
- Experience selling £1.5M+ contract value per annum
- Good communication skills – written and verbal
- Strong desire to succeed
- Hunter instinct with motivation to seek out new opportunities
- Proven track record in prospecting
- Drive and tenacity
- Team player
- Valid UK driver’s licence
- Experience selling into the education and / or medical sectors would be beneficial, but not essential as full training will be given.
Package
- Basic salary £40k-£43k plus commission OTE £75k
- A company vehicle or mileage allowance, mobile phone, laptop and iPad is provided.
- Company pension scheme
- Opportunities for continued personal development
- 22 days annual leave plus enhancements depending on length of service
- Employee benefits and rewards platform
- Free parking and refreshments at the Head office
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