Sales & Business Development

Airport Placements; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in London is seeking an experienced sales professional to develop and deliver sales budgets and forecasts, identify business opportunities, and maintain account relationships. The ideal candidate has a degree, a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a technical sales role, and strong communication skills. You'll benefit from 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a company pension scheme, and a good work/life balance with a Monday to Friday schedule.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Use of fully expensed pool car when necessary

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in sales and business development.
• Outstanding track record in delivering customer service and sales growth.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop sales budgets and forecasts.
• Identify new business opportunities and maintain existing accounts.
• Increase sales and profitability.

Skills

Sales growth

Customer retention

Communication skills

Commercial acumen

Education

Degree qualification or equivalent

Job description

Responsibilities

• Developing ownership and delivery of agreed sales budgets and forecasts
• Identify new business opportunities along with the maintenance and development of existing accounts
• Increase company's sales and profitability
• Ensure continuous improvement in level of knowledge and expertise in industry developments and convey this to colleagues
• Demonstrable experience delivering exceptional customer service, sales growth and customer retention.
• Strong commercial acumen and a consultative and honest approach to securing sales.
• Ability to sense industry trends and communicate these to colleagues in the business.

Your profile

• Degree qualification or equivalent, minimum 5 years' experience
• Outstanding track record of sales and business development within a technical arena and delivering exceptional customer service, sales growth and customer retention and solid experience of selling technical solutions and services
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, must have the ability to communicate at all levels within an organisation
• Background in the Railway business would be advantageous but not essential
• Full UK driving licence

Our benefits

• The position will be primarily office based at our premises in Rainham, Essex but may include some customer visits (UK only) where necessary
• To provide a good work/life balance the position will be Monday - Friday, broadly 08:15 till 16:00
• Company pension scheme
• The use of a fully expensed pool car when necessary
• 25 days annual leave plus UK bank holidays (33 days paid leave total)