London/South East / £50-65k basic £130-140k ote benefits
If progression and earning potential are at the forefront of your mind then this is the ideal opportunity for you to work as a Business Development Executive for our client who is seeking sales professionals who are selling to the Public Sector, Government, Finance or general commercial.
Working with the sales teams in the development of customer specific account plans describing strategies to sell PS services into these accounts.
Winning new business in line with agreed monthly and quarterly targets.
Working with the PS technical team leaders and management to develop new or enhance existing services based on market knowledge or direct customer feedback.
Attend regular sales meetings within the allotted region in order to ensure sales staff have a detailed and current knowledge of PS capabilities.
Working with the Enterprise sales team to ensure that our sales strategies remain in tune with our delivery capabilities
Act as a mentor for the teams providing one on one training on the range of PS services.
Attendance at customer meetings to proactively develop our clients understanding of the customer IT/IS strategy and to develop a trusted relationship.
Management of and presentation at technical forums and seminars to promote the range of PS services.
It is essential for the right candidate to have a broad network of contacts within their chosen selling vertical.
The candidate will have a detailed and current understanding of key technical and business issues with the enterprise IT sector.
The candidate must be first and foremost a services/solutions sales person able to sell our clients range of Professional Services by attendance of customer meetings and via proposal generation. Presentation skills are therefore essential as are writing and tender response skills.
The candidate must be a team player able to build strong internal and external relationships and instil confidence in customers and staff alike. Equally the candidate must be able to act under his/her initiative against an agreed plan and agreed objectives.