The business development executive is responsible for bringing in new business leads for the company through a variety of sales techniques and by setting up business appointments in the UK region.

Duties of the Business Development Executive

• Generating business leads and following up on sales opportunities.
• Cold call as appropriate within given market or geographic area to ensure a robust pipeline of opportunities.
• Establishing customer needs and selling IT services accordingly.
• Working on weekly and monthly sales targets and KPI’s.
• Set up meetings between client decision makers and our technical team on fruitful opportunities.
• Identify potential clients, and the decision makers within the client organization.
• Following up swiftly on sales enquiries and sending out information.
• Working closely with Business Development Managers and other teams to develop new business.
• Researching the market and identifying potential target customers.
• Arrange and participate in internal and external client briefs.
• Track and record activity on accounts and help to close deals to meet these targets.
• Maintains accurate daily record of sales calls in sales tracker.

Required Skills and Experience

• Previous new business experience ideally from a company in the same or similar industry of Fresh-2 years.
• Proven track record of bring in new business and a natural ability to drive sales.
• Must be self-motivated with a strong desire to succeed.
• Well organised with previous experience using CRM systems.
• Ability to manage sensitive and critical client information.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Problem solving and decision making skills.