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Business Development Manager

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Job details

Salary band £40k - £50k
Salary details up to £50K + car + commi
Location London
Job type Permanent
Company Jobsworth
Contact unknown
Job sectors B2C, Media/New Media, Agency
Job disciplines Direct Marketing, Marketing, Market Analyst, Digital
Employment Type All
Posted 12/03/2012
Expires 09/04/2012

Job Description

Business Development Manager needed to generate new, profitable business through the sale of data services to new and existing clients.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver budgeted profit & sales targets: Structures and negotiates deals which benefit the client and maximise our profit

Create and develop a pipeline of new business and opportunities: works with SMEs and colleagues to identify and plan an approach to development opportunities, leverage ongoing projects and secure new business

Works with clients to fully understand their business issues, problems, requirements & objectives: conducts an analysis of what is required identifying potential problems and issues and spotting opportunities to enhance delivery through our data services portfolio: data processing, data supply, data analysis (marketing and risk) and database hosting. 

Works with colleagues and subject matter experts to develop a solution which will support and enhance the achievement of the Client's business objectives, meet/exceed their requirements and address/overcome potential problems and issues: draws on people with complementary skills, interests and viewpoints, ensuring the solution benefits from diverse input. Ensures the right people are involved at the right time

Ensures that colleagues fully understand the client's requirements/objectives, what needs to be done and are clear on their roles in delivering the solution: arranges team and client meetings to review work in progress, highlight potential issues, confirm schedules and generally ensure progress is in line with client's expectations

Builds relationships and forms networks internally and with external specialists and communities of practice to scan for emerging trends, innovations, current best practice and to fully understand the external market: uses insight to influence solution development and change with clients

Facilitates a smooth and seamless transition of the client relationship into an account team: Ensures that the overall capability and capacity of the team is appropriate to deliver the immediate and ongoing customer needs and requirements; Logistics are in place including Contracts, Account Plans, Salesforce information and SLA


Skills & Attributes

Business Development/Sales

Consultancy

Leadership

Negotiation

Networking

Presentation (at a senior level)

Problem Solving/Solution Development

Project Management

Team working

Active Listening

Commercial Acumen

Communication (verbal & written)

Creativity

Initiative

Judgement

Persuasion & Influencing

Self Starter

Vision

  

Knowledge/Experience

  • Proven experience of selling high value data solutions to different market sectors (c.£250k + Revenue pa)
  • Previous roles within a marketing services provider
  • Has a deep knowledge & understanding of data services; strategy, performance goals and drivers and fully understands the direct marketing industry, current issues, future developments, market factors that impact performance, including legal restrictions, economic conditions and so on
  • Has a good understanding of the company's business strategy, how we make money, how we are structured and how our teams work together.
  • Fully conversant with the range of products and services available and how they combine to create an overall marketing & services offering to our clients.
  • Has a very good understanding of the competition; their key strengths and weaknesses, the products and services they provide and how these compare in the market, their key customers & personnel, business strategy, activity and marketing messages
  • Understands what is & what is not a contract, contract terminology, the contracting process, sign off arrangements, our 'golden rules', where, when & how to get help
  • Knows the way the (potential) client's business is structured, how teams work together the products and services they provide and the types of customers they have. Understands the sector in which they operate, market factors that impact performance, including customers, competitors, legal restrictions and so on
  • Understands where an integrated marketing approach is best suited and how marketing response rates can be improved with better targeting, insight solutions, MI reporting etc.
  • Knows how to analyse, evaluate and draw conclusions from financial data. Understands the key financial metrics & documents e.g. P & L, balance sheet, profit, cash flow, working capital
  • Has very good understanding of Group marketing & PR activity and how to best use the team to support client development
  • Has a good understanding of relevant legislation e.g. FSA, DPA; and understands what needs to be done to comply and mitigate risk

 

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