Is your purpose to provide the very best quality in service to every client? Are you a hungry & analytically minded sales professional, driven by results? If so, Gleeson Recruitment Group are supporting a Birmingham-based client, who are seeking a Business Development Executive to join their team.

You will be part of an international business, with annual sales of £40million, & focused on the task of on-boarding new customers to their existing portfolio, as well as increasing sales to their existing clients.

Key Responsibilities

To build a pipeline, identification and on-boarding of customers to ensure they start purchasing on a regular basis
To make customer aware of the full range of products that you can offer and highlight any new products that we have recently added to our portfolio.
To maximise and enhance current offerings to existing client base.
To regularly analyse sales data and ensure that any downward trends in sales are caught early and addressed.
To contact customers who have ceased orders in recent months and understand how you can become their preferred supplier.
Attending trade shows to represent the company, interacting with existing customers as well as using the opportunity to attract new customers.
Any related tasks allocated by Senior Leadership Team

Key Characteristics Required

Previous experience within a similar sales, account management and new business development role
Tenacity and drive to seek new business and meet or exceed targets
An excellent telephone manner for making initial contact and for ongoing communication with customers
Interpersonal skills for building and developing relationships with clients, using own initiative and confidence to build customer relationships from scratch
Written and verbal communication skills for communicating with range of people both internally and externally, as well as presentation skills
IT skills, including use of spreadsheets
Ability to analyse sales data and write reports
Strong team player
Ability to multitask and prioritise your workload
Organisational skills
Ability to motivate yourself and set your own goals

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