Central Employment are working with a multi-award winning MSP in the UK, as trusted Technology partner to the SME and SMB sectors. Due to on-going growth and success, they are seeking a driven and pro-active Business Development Manager to focus on there range of Cyber solutions.
* Up to £65,000 DOE, OTE £130k 1st year
* Home based, travel to the North East 1-2 days a month
* Excellent benefits & personal development and investment
Key responsibilities:
* Seek out new business opportunities within defined guidelines and timescales.
* Deliver consistently against all targets.
* Build, manage & maintain a substantial pipeline of qualified opportunities to underpin target achievement.
* Ensure that all pipeline activity is accurately recorded and updated within CRM.
* Thoroughly research & understand individual market sectors to identify potential customer targets.
* Accurately forecast sales by month & quarter.
* Demonstrate the full cyber product & services suite clearly & differentiate offering within the market.
* Successfully position cyber solutions within the context appropriate to the specific client or sector, utilising value based arguments, and consultative sales engagement.
* Negotiate pricing & contractual terms as required and in line with company guidelines.
* Understands the value of developing leads and contacts through cold calling when necessary.
Knowledge & Essential experience:
* Commercial awareness and a broad understanding of business issues.
* Needs based sales methodology; solution or consultative selling.
* Proactive and highly organised with strong time management and planning skills and proven ability to multi-task
* Demonstrable track record of closing sales within the technology market, preferably within a managed IT services provider. with a focus on Cyber solutions
* Good Business Development experience.
* Demonstrable consecutive achievement against individual targets.
* Background within and understanding of SME market segment.
* Experience selling at a senior management and business owner level.