Job Role: B usiness Development Manager Location: Gateshead Salary: Competitive Benefits Working Pattern: Monday to Friday (37.5 hours per week) Contract: Permanent What we’re all about… At Agilico we’re on a journey to build a better future for our people and planet. We’re proud to be the UK’s pioneering Circular-First workplace technology business. From supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, implementing a wide range of environmental initiatives, and achieving Net Zero status by 2030, we’re dedicated to integrating sustainable practices throughout our operations. We want our actions to cause a ripple effect across our business, our customers, our network and our supply chain. Every action, no matter how small, has the power to create meaningful change. Together, we can amplify our efforts and pave the way for a more sustainable tomorrow. What we’re looking for… We’re looking for an ambitious and results-driven Business Development Manager to drive growth of the sustainable communication solutions from our Make Work Easy suite of products which can help businesses to better Automate, Communicate and Operate. You’ll be comfortable identifying new business opportunities to build your own customer base, whilst able to develop, and leverage, strong relationships with existing customers to provide expert advice on how our solutions can further drive efficiency within their sector. What you’ll be doing… Work with the Managed Print Service Account Managers to uncover opportunities for telecoms in their base. To contact businesses via phone and field to generate appointments for telecoms. Take ownership of the full sales cycle, identify opportunities, and build and manage pipeline. To promote the full product portfolio of the telecoms business. Work in a consultative sales approach to establish strategic relationships. Produce sales proposals for customers. Achieving quarterly sales targets in line with business objectives Maintain a high level of industry and competitor knowledge. What we need from you… A minimum of 2 years’ experience in the hosted telephony/Telecoms sector Demonstrate excellent prospecting skills, with high activity levels. Ability to generate appointments via telephone, networking, referrals. Proven track record of winning new business Strong negotiation and influencing skills. Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills. Ability to network with a customer organisation to identify all key influencers and decision makers. Experience in selling hosted Telephony solutions. Unified Communications or IT Managed Services experience (advantageous but not essential) What we can offer you… Opportunities to progress and grow your career 23 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 28 days after 5 years Stakeholder pension scheme & death in service benefit. Agile Perks reward platform offering discounts and great deals Healthcare cash plan covering everyday expenses such as opticians, dentist etc. Cycle to work scheme Volunteer Days Referral bonuses if you nominate a friend or a new customer Employee Assistance Programme – free advice on relationships, mental health and financial planning and more. Enhanced Maternity and Paternity scheme If any of this has sparked some interest, then please get in touch as we would love to talk to you more about our exciting journey to build a better future, and how you could become an integral part of it!