Overview
Job Description
Position: Business Development Manager
Location: Central London (hybrid working)
Salary: £45,000 plus uncapped commission
Our client is a leading intelligence platform for the world’s largest industries. They empower organisations and individuals to make better decisions with trusted intelligence that decodes the future of a dynamic world. Using the advantage of one platform, they combine the collective power of unique data, expert analysis and innovative solutions to provide trusted intelligence on a global scale.
Their journey began in 2016, by combining a diverse range of specialist information services companies, many with decades of trusted customer relationships and deep sector specialisms. Today, they believe in the power of connectivity and operate as a single company, with more than 3,500 colleagues worldwide, delivering value for over 5,000 customers globally. The combination of deep expertise within the industries they serve and innovative mindset, are unique and fundamental to ongoing success of their business.
Their strategy is guided by their company values which helps to drive their success to manage their position and portfolios effectively and strategically deliver their clients opportunities as well as support local communities both financially and through employee volunteering.
Headquarters in London, with offices across the UK, US, Dubai, India and Australia, our client serves a worldwide customer base with progressive solutions of the highest quality.
The opportunity:
They are looking for dynamic and driven BDMs to join their Business Intelligence sales business.
You will join a high performing New Business sales team, to focus on managing and further growing client business within a specific vertical sector.
Working closely with leaders, you will devise, design and execute territory plans to develop business opportunities with new clients and drive revenue.
Key Responsibilities:
You will be responsible for the full sales and relationship life cycle, generating sales leads and pitching to key decision makers, across key vertical sectors such as Sport, Finance, Construction, Oil & Gas, Power and Technology.
These are proactive sales roles whereby you will prospect cold leads and you will need to demonstrate a successful track record of new business wins. You will be expected to be highly motivated, confident to achieve your individual revenue targets, whilst maintaining robust sales pipelines.
You will be provided with further sales and product training and then hit the ground running with the existing team, based in their Central London office. It’s fast paced, high energy, but great fun with HUGE rewards!
What We Look For:
- Positive, winning attitude (highly driven and self motivated)
- Curiosity (desire to keep asking the right questions)
- Entrepreneurial (can make something out of nothing)
- Outgoing personality (report and relationship building)
- Keep it simple (be able to translate complex solutions into simple ones)
- 3+ years B2B Sales experience
Employee Benefits:
- Perks at Work programme free access to exclusive discounts on over 30,000 brands
- Season Ticket Loan scheme
- AEGON pension plan, of which 3% will be made by an employer contribution
- Tech Scheme £1,000 loan towards goodies at Curry’s which is repaid back over 12 months
- Cycle to work scheme
- Dress down Fridays
- 25 days annual leave, plus an extra day holiday for your birthday
- Hybrid working model
- Tailored training and development plans, including LinkedIn Learning and ongoing Learning and Development opportunities
- Annual awards dinner where employees are nominated to win awards
- Departmental incentives including quarterly rewards
- Length of service awards for employees
- Health Cash Plan receive up to 100% cash back on everyday healthcare costs such as dental check-ups, eye tests, physiotherapy, and prescription charges (subject to employee contribution)
- Virtual GP a free additional service for those signed up to Health Shield which includes 24/7 direct access to a certified GP by phone or video
- Employee Assistance Programme offering free confidential support on a range of issues such as work, wellbeing, money, health, and legal advice
- Local gym discount
