Business Development Manager (Hazardous Waste) Home based/London & South East £40-50K plus competitive bonus and company car Our client, a leading provider of hazardous waste management services, is looking to recruit an experienced Business Development Manager. In this role, you will be required to take a proactive approach and build your own lead generation whilst also utilising the company CRM system for new opportunities. This is a home/field-based role with the requirement to attend occasional meetings at the company’s Head Office in South Essex. Key Duties: * Plan and prioritise personal sales activities to achieve growth in business sales. * Explore new opportunities into gaining new business. * Maintain new accounts and build on existing relationships to grow the business further. * Visit customers’ sites when necessary to carry out new business meetings or listings as required. * Be proactive and adopt a focused approach to all activities. * Monitor and report on activities and provide relevant reports to the Sales Director. * Maintain and develop a computerised customer and prospect database (Act! and/or Excel). * Work with and obtain suitable third-party suppliers where required. * Prepare and send out quotations in a timely and professional manner. * Follow up all sales, recording results so that trends can be established. * Attend sales meetings as required and work as part of a team, promoting ideas that can help move the business forward. * Liaise with operations to ensure any work gained is carried out efficiently. * Proactively manage diary and activities to ensure a high level of efficiency and output. * Ensure all activities are carried out in accordance with current Health & Safety and Environmental legislation. Applications are invited from candidates with a proven track record of developing business within the waste sector, ideally to include a background in selling hazardous waste management services. Ref: J9561