Business Development Manager

Qualifications

• Sales: 1 year (Preferred)
• Driving License (Preferred)

You Are Exceptional At….

• Identifying new business opportunities – including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, products and services and creating a sales pipeline.
• Generating leads and cold call prospective customers.
• Seeking out the appropriate contact (decision maker).
• Understanding the needs of your customers and being able to respond effectively with a solution.
• Problem-solving.
• Being aware of market trends and competitors.
• Time and organisational management.
• Motivating yourself and setting your own goals (we help you with that too!)
• Using your own initiative and effective decision-making skills.
• Complying with Industry regulations.
• Negotiating pricing with customers, and suppliers in some cases.
• Keeping up to date with new regulations, compliance, and competitor activity within the industry.
• Effectively liaising with the key stakeholders (both internal and external).
• Understanding our products and services and being able to articulate the benefits of Total BGS Energy to prospective customers and partners.
• Negotiating and closing.
• Thinking strategically – seeing the bigger picture and setting aims and objectives to develop and improve the business.
• Looking for sales opportunities, specifically within energy procurement.
• Living the drive and focus to exceed targets.
• Thriving in a result driven environment, operating with integrity and transparency.

We would like you to have….

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good IT skills, including the use of spreadsheets.
• A professional manner and presentable appearance.
• The initiative and the confidence to start things from scratch.
• A full UK driving licence
• Eligibility to work in the UK.

Full Job Description

As part of our progressive and sustainable growth plans, we are delighted to release the next phase of expanding our Business Development Team.

Industry experience is beneficial, but certainly not essential, as the right person doing the right things for our Customers is more important than anything else.

As a Business Development Manager here at Total BGS Energy, you will have the opportunity to improve and grow the business, by fostering and developing relationships with customers, suppliers, and Partners alike. You will work to improve profitability through careful strategic planning and positioning in the appropriate sectors and enhance the operation of the business.

Does this sound like you?

• A field based B2B or B2C sales professional, with a successful track record of personal achievement.
• A real team player, focused on a collaborative working style, working together to achieve and deliver results.
• A customer centric advocate who will listen to prospective customer needs and offer solutions to their pain-points.
• Someone who understands and can develop the benefits of partnerships and networks and generate long, mutually beneficial relationships.

Sounds familiar? Then read on…

Total BGS Energy are looking to add to our Team of strategically placed Business Development Managers, focused on securing major new contracts across a range of sectors. You are focused on building and creating relationships with prospects and developing a sustainable business pipeline with our customers (both prospective and existing).

If you have got a fabulous track record in sales, but feel you don’t receive the appropriate level of financial reward or recognition for the success you generate, then this is the role for you…

Ideally, you will have at least 12 months experience working in the B2B/B2C energy market and accustomed to field based, geographically disparate remote working. Operating within a specific area in a reasonable travelling distance of your home, your focus is generating revenue through building relationships with business owners and decision makers, on a face to face basis.

Benefits:

• A generous basic salary
• Phenomenal earning potential – our uncapped commission package is incredible
• Fantastic career prospects to grow with the Business
• A Company car OR car allowance – it’s your choice!
• A laptop and mobile phone
• Generous expenses policy
• A strong team culture
• A full and comprehensive training program and induction
• 25 days paid annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Pro rata commission targets (reduction) when you are on annual leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Store discount
• Wellness programme

If building an honest, long term relationship with your customer appeals to you and you want to be part of a progressive, straightforward business that does the right thing for colleagues and customers alike, then get in touch!

Schedule:

• No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Commission pay

Experience:

• Sales: 1 year (preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driving License (preferred)

Work Location:

• UK-wide