Business Development Associate

Element Materials Technology Ltd.; Warrington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading testing and certification company in Warrington is looking for a Business Development Associate. In this role, you will establish and maintain relationships with clients, manage quotations, and work closely with the Sales Team. Ideal candidates will have business development or sales experience and proficiency in Microsoft Office. The position offers competitive benefits including annual holiday, life assurance, and various employee perks. To apply, please email your application.

Benefits

33 days annual holiday

Life Assurance

Legal & General Pension scheme

Cycle Scheme

Free Onsite Refreshments

Recommend a Friend Bonus

Perks At Work Discount Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in Business Development, Sales, or Account Management is crucial.
• Ability to produce regular sales reports for management.
• Must be proficient in producing customer communications.

Responsibilities

• Expand business with dormant and existing accounts.
• Manage and assure customer satisfaction.
• Participate in pipeline reviews and sales goal achievements.

Skills

Business Development experience

Sales reporting

Communication via phone or email

Problem solving

Microsoft Office proficiency

Stakeholder management

Interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Overview

Element has an opportunity for a Business Development Associate to represent our Warringtonfire business. In this role you will be an inside seller, responsible for establishing and maintaining strong relationships with a defined group of clients and prospects. This is a great time to join a global player within the Testing, Inspection and Certification industry.

Responsibilities

You will expand business with dormant and existing accounts, be responsible for 30 - 70 quotations per week. It will be your responsibility to assure customer satisfaction and interact with the Sales Team, General Manager, and lab/technical personnel. You will be tasked with the following;

• Establish and proactively maintain a strong professional relationship with key decision makers
• Identify current and future customer service requirements and expose the full potential of an opportunity
• Manage relationships
• Follow up in a timely manner on all communications
• Utilise our CRM to record activities
• Participate in regular pipeline reviews
• Achieve sales goals on a monthly and quarterly basis

Skills / Qualifications

• Current or previous Business Development, Sales or Account Management experience
• Able to produce weekly and monthly sales reports
• Experience or competent to produce customer communication via phone or email
• Strive to solve practical customer problems
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Flexibility to represent the company at a broad range of events
• Can handle multiple streams of work, able to prioritise and liaise with various stakeholders
• Good interpersonal skills
• Some overnight travel may be required

For more information on Element's BUILT division, please take a look at our e-brochure: https://indd.adobe.com/view/7032c5bd-3645-4c48-86d4-b568d53de400

Benefits of working at Element

33 days annual holiday, consisting of 25 days annual holiday and 8 days public / x4 Life Assurance / Legal & General Pension scheme / Cycle Scheme / Free Onsite Refreshments / Recommend a Friend Bonus / Perks At Work Discount Scheme

To apply please email [e-mail]

Company Overview

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.