Business Development Manager - Bristol, United Kingdom - Round Pegs Recruitment

Round Pegs Recruitment

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Bristol, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

A leading platform seeks a Business Development Manager in the SW of England.

This is an opportunity for a Field based role identifying high value regional advisory business relationships to secure new clients and accelerate growth in market share of newbusiness flow.

The ultimate aim will be to secure primary position in the advisory business and to deliver an exceptional experience.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

Deliver against allocated personal sales/growth targets at an individual level and by contributing to the overall team target from an opportunity pool and/or growth panel of high value adviser relationships
Empowered to analyse available data and insight to inform and appropriately target activities with priority opportunities, maintaining excellent records on account intelligence utilising CRM systems
Identify and build external relationships with key influencers and business writers to maximise new client acquisition rates
Establish, develop and strengthen internal relationships to utilise, delegate and develop supporting resources to meet adviser needs and growth objectives, increasing conversion rates of new opportunities
Operate with a commercial mindset at all times, striving to deliver on the required growth objectives and target adviser experience in a costeffective and sustainable manner
Lead on problems and complaints and delegate or call out as appropriate to ensure an outstanding client experience
Ensure behaviour and conduct is consistent with the company blueprint and all regulatory and risk requirements are adhered to,
Update and maintain industry and product knowledge to maximise business opportunities and ensure credibility with advisory firms
Working closely with Business Development Consultants, encouraging and enabling them to develop their professional capabilities and an understanding of strategic priorities through their guidance

The role requires:

Previous experience of working in a Platform/IFA/Fund Sales environment
Can demonstrate an accurate and up to date market and industry knowledge to ensure credibility when engaging with clients
Ability to work on own initiative and unsupervised, identifying and qualifying new opportunities
Platform experience, preferred