Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager

Salary £30,000 + Uncapped commission (£36,000 - £50,000)

Location: Leeds

Are you looking for an Business Development Manager role where you can earn uncapped commission and be part of a very successful and growing company? Do you have previous B2B or Media sales experience and ability to form strong relationships with your clients?

We are partnering with an incredibly successful and fast-growing events and communications agency based in Leeds who are looking to expand their Business Development team. As Business Development Manager you will be working in a team and be responsible for selling sponsorship and advertising opportunities for clients across their market-leading online platform and events.

Your main responsibilities will include:

Managing existing clients and proactively looking for new business opportunities
Researching potential clients and building long lasting relationships
Develop a business development plan and manage its implementation
Leading on the development of sales around their events and advertising services
Develop successful customer relationships
Develop an in-depth sector expertise and keep abreast of any market changes
Attend industry events as required

The successful Business Development Manager will ideally have previous consultative sales experience and be able to manage the whole sales process from researching prospective clients through to closing the sales. You will also have:

Experience working in a consultative sales role, managing the whole sales process from lead generation to closing the sale.
Professional approach to work always demonstrating the highest integrity
Ability to work on your own initiative and prioritise workload
Experience of implementing business development activities
Experience of lead generation
Experience of producing sales proposals
Proven success in gaining new businessIn return, our client offers uncapped commission and fantastic career progression opportunities. If you are interested please get in touch!

Please note, due to the high volume of applications, if you have the skills and experience outlined above, we will be in immediate contact, however we are unable to reply to every individual application