Business Development Executive - Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Talentspa

Talentspa

Verified Company

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Our client is looking for an Business Development Executive to join their fantastic New Business sales team based at their Newcastle or Stockton HQ

It's a really exciting time now in their 24th year in business they are embarking on the next phase of their ambitious growth journey.

They're ecommerce experts, they know what works.

They use vision, creativity and expertise to grow businesses online and drive commercial success across multiple solutions which offer the ultimate shopping experience to customers.

In this forward-facing lead generation role, you will work at the very start of the sales process, arguably the most important part of the journey Proactively, you will be looking at ways to inform, educate and persuade prospective online retail clientsto consider the company as an eCommerce growth partner of choice for their business.

You will be responsible for qualifying, developing and nurturing new business sales opportunities with potential eCommerce clients.

Business Development Executive Duties:

Identify key strategic prospects for Visualsoft to partner with.
Research the prospect to have relevant and meaningful conversations with them.
Master telephone discovery conversations with prospects.
Nurture and develop relationships with prospects until a time that is live opportunity is identified.
Use industry knowledge to spot and maximise any opportunity to bring on new business.
Work to targets and set KPIs on a daily, monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
Work with the wider Sales Team including BDMs to help achieve the overall Sales Team target
Hit the monthly target for new leads generated for the BDMs to work to convert to new business.
Be a point of contact for the new business team with regard to new client pitches and tender processes.

Business Development Executive Requirements:

The team is the perfect combination, if you ask them.

Team members are talented, ambitious, motivated, expert and a whole lot of fun, and they want someone who can join the team and be part of their fantastic culture.

The role has a few prerequisites, but you don't need to meet them all to apply, and they provide full training and support throughout

Experience in outbound sales
A proven track record of achieving individual and team targets
Real attention to detail for accurate notetaking and record keeping
Positive attitude with the ability to stay focussed under pressure
Selfmotivated and highly resilient.
Keen to learn and to be coached.
Strong communication skills both written and verbal
Strong workload management and prioritisation skills
Well presented, wellspoken, articulate and professional
A proven team player
Commutable distance of their Stockton or Newcastle site

Desirable:

A knowledge or appreciation of eCommerce.
Previous experience in using a CRM system such as Hubspot.

Business Development Executive Benefits:

They offer a great working environment and outstanding benefits including:

Competitive basic salary with great progression options
Unlimited paid holidays yes that's not a typo
Fully flexible working to give you a great worklife balance
Great dogfriendly working environment
Your choice of topspec tech
Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme
Free eye tests and flu jabs
VS Perks, have a monthly treat on them; from Amazon vouchers, Playstation credits, Birchbox to Just Eat there's something for everyone
Free breakfast, fruit, hot and cold drinks and protein shakes
Friday afternoon drinks to wind down for the weekend
Pension scheme to help you save for the future
Cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership
Discounts across their brands
Regular team social events
Training & real career development opportunities
Talent Hunter Referral Bounty £250 (Help them find the right talent to join their team, and get a handsome reward in return)

They are an equal opportunities employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspective.