BIP SECURITY LIMITED February 2022 Jobs Available

February 15th, 2022 at 12:26 pm

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POSITION: Business Development Manager

About the job

If you have great communications skills, are business minded and have the drive to succeed, then a role in business development may be perfect for you

As a business development manager you’ll be concerned with improving and growing a business, by fostering and developing relationships with customers, suppliers and other partners. You may work to improve profitability through careful strategic planning and positioning in the appropriate markets, or to enhance the operation of the business, position or reputation in some way.

You may have a single role in the organisation or lead a team of staff. Your work will often reach across all areas of the business.

Types of business management

Business development can be applied to almost all types of business, but you may choose to specialise in a certain sector, such as:

• education
• healthcare
• IT
• manufacturing
• telecommunications.
• Security
• Environmental
• Data Management
• Freight & Forwarding
• Media & Entertainment
• Couriers

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Alternatively, you may work across many different businesses, but with a specific focus on either:

• B2B (business to business)
• B2C (business to consumer).

Responsibilities

As a business development manager, you’ll need to:

• identify new business opportunities – including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, products and services
• seek out the appropriate contact in an organisation
• generate leads and cold call prospective customers
• meet with customers/clients face to face or over the phone
• understand the needs of your customers and be able to respond effectively with a plan of how to meet these
• think strategically – seeing the bigger picture and setting aims and objectives in order to develop and improve the business
• work strategically – carrying out necessary planning in order to implement operational changes
• draw up client contracts – depending on the size of company, this task may be completed by someone else or agreements may not be as formal
• have a good understanding of the businesses’ products or services and be able to advise others about them
• ensure staff are on board throughout the organisation, and understand the need for change and what is required of them
• train members of your team, arranging external training where appropriate
• discuss promotional strategy and activities with the marketing department
• liaise with the finance team, warehousing and logistics departments as appropriate
• seek ways of improving the way the business operates
• attend seminars, conferences and events where appropriate
• keep abreast of trends and changes in the business world.

If your business development role is more sales orientated, you may also do some or all of the following:

• help to plan sales campaigns
• create a sales pipeline
• negotiate pricing with customers, and suppliers in some cases
• carry out sales forecasts and analysis and present your findings to senior management.

Salary

• Your starting salary as a graduate business development manager will be in the region is negotiable.

Jobs are often advertised with a basic salary and a higher on-target earnings (OTE) figure. Other benefits may include a pension, healthcare scheme membership and company car.

Income figures are intended as a guide only.

Working hours

You’ll usually work a regular 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday week, though you may on occasion have to work longer to meet a project deadline or when attending an event or conference.

Flexible working may be possible.

What to expect

• It can be stressful trying to create new business opportunities, in addition to the constant pressure of meeting or exceeding targets.
• Business development is quite a creative role and can be very satisfying but this is accompanied with challenging aspects.
• You may have the responsibility of managing a team and their output.
• You’ll frequently travel within the day for face-to-face meetings with customers and other business partners. Depending on the type of business, overnight or overseas travel may also be required.
• You’ll be expected to dress smartly, especially for meetings, though slightly more relaxed business casual attire may be acceptable at other times.

Qualifications

A degree is not essential for this role and some business development managers work their way up in an organisation in a sales or marketing role. Another increasingly common route into business development management is through an apprenticeship.

However, since it’s a competitive role with good prospects, many entrants do have a degree, and a degree is essential if you wish to apply for a place on a graduate training scheme.

Degrees in business development or business management are the most relevant for this career, but studying a related course can also be helpful, such as:

• accountancy
• economics
• international relations
• politics.

A postgraduate degree is not a requirement for this career.

Skills

You’ll need to have:

• 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 and business associates
• excellent written and verbal communication skills – needed for communicating with a wide range of people, both internally and externally
• good IT skills, including the use of spreadsheets
• a professional manner and presentable appearance for meeting customers/clients
• initiative and good decision-making skills
• project management skills
• the ability to motivate yourself and set your own goals
• great organisational skills
• good networking skills
• the ability to think strategically
• the ability to analyse sales figures and write reports
• initiative and the confidence to start things from scratch
• the ability to speak a foreign language may be an asset if you’re dealing with overseas clients.

A full driving license is a requirement for many roles.

Work experience

• Work experience is really important and can in some cases lead to permanent employment.

HOW TO APPLY

If you’re interested of this job and you think you’re suitable candidate please send your CV and covering letter to my email address: [email protected]

CLOSING DATE: March 4, 2022