Business Development Representative - South East England

Posted: 23/12/24
Recruiter:Acorn by Synergie
Reference:2870571717
Type:Permanent
Industry: Business Services
Salary:Competitive
Location:UK
Description:

Job Role: Business Development Representative - South East England

Sector: Sub-Construction Industry

Contract: Permanent, Full time, 3 days on the road, 2 days remote working from home every week

Salary: Competitive Salary + Company Car + Laptop + Phone + Monthly & Quarterly bonus

Location: SouthEast England, Remote / On the road

Acorn by Synergie have an exciting opportunity for a customer centric Business Development Representative to join an international player in the industry to help cultivate their customer base in the SouthEast of England.

Scope of the role:

To develop and increase spend of current customer base and cultivate existing relationships.

This role is no new business or cold calling, purely development of existing clientbase.

1st interview via Teams followed by a 2nd F2F interview in Devon

Key responsibilities:

  • Responsible for all customer development of current low spend accounts, to ultimately improve relationships and increase spend.
  • Consultative fact finding and liaising and advising on products to construction companies and retailers
  • Responsible for own calendar and appointment making with customers, assisted by an office based North West region Account Manager
  • Facilitating and accompanying clients to Europe 3-4 times a year to show them how the products are manufactured
  • Visiting sites and scheduling meetings with clients
  • Bi-Monthly travel to Head Office in Devon, South West England to attend reviews and team meetings.
  • Maintaining and developing relationships with existing customers
  • Showcasing new products to existing clients
  • Attending conferences and events to build relationships with industry partners and staying up to date with current trends
  • Possessing a strong understanding of company products and services.
  • Assist with queries in an efficient timely manner ensuring a positive outcome.

Essential Skills & Experience:

  • Experience within the construction industry and visiting sites would be advantageous but not essential
  • Experience in Construction, Insulation, Solar panels or pharmaceutical sales or a similar transferable role
  • 5+ years experience within a customer facing, business development/sales/account management role.
  • Ability to manage and prioritise own workload and diary management
  • Proactive, self starter and driven to be responsible for your "patch" and all customers within the remit
  • Full UK Driving license

Company Benefits:

  • Company Car
  • All IT and mobile equipment provided
  • Travel expenses all paid
  • Generous monthly and quarterly bonus
  • Full product training to be provided
  • 20 days annual leave + Bank Holidays (Annual leave increase with service)
  • Enhanced sick pay after length of service
  • Life insurance at 4 x annual salary
  • Progression opportunities within the business and within the wider parent company worth over 500million

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