Job advert:

Our client is a family-owned business based in Havant, Hampshire and is a leading provider of CCTV & LED lighting products that's distributed predominately through the electrical wholesale channel.

Due to recent expansion of branches across the UK, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Development Manager to join their LED Sales team at our Havant office. The Role: As a Business Development Manager, you will support and facilitate the development of new business, managing, maintaining, and maximising existing business and increasing brand presence and awareness. The role will be based at their Headquarters in Havant Hampshire and will involve calling customers over the phone and face to face meetings when required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of accounts for new and existing customers from sales to delivery
• Proactively seek new business opportunities in the market
• Identify and understand the needs of the customers
• Recommend appropriate products and services
• Build and maintain new and existing accounts
• Produce quotes and proposals for clients
• Work closely with external Key Account Managers
• Ensure all daily orders are processed and dispatched
• Achieve KPI's focussed on call statistics, sales figures, and product lines
• Maintain positive relationships with internal and external customers
• Confident in talking to customers, receiving in-coming calls, and making out-going calls

Skills and Experience:

• Previous experience in a sales account management background ideally within lighting industry
• Establish strong relationships with new clients by using your own initiative
• Ability to work to multiple deadlines / timeframes
• Experience of sales by telephone
• Understand the customer's needs and deliver an excellent customer experience
• Strong verbal and written communication and negotiation skills
• Full driving licence essential

Benefits

• Private Healthcare scheme
• Lifestyle and wellbeing benefits: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and gym membership discounts
• Free onsite parking
• Company Pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• 32 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays

Premier Recruitment Solutions Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. We are an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be assessed solely on merit.

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Location: Hampshire