Business Development Manager
Location | Midrand, South Africa |
Date Posted | September 22, 2020 |
Category |
Business Development
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Job Type |
Full-time
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Currency | ZAR |
Description
Duties & Responsibilities
The Business Development Manager will be responsible for managing the organisations business development ensuring consistent and rapid growth in sales across all channels, responsibilities include:
- Overseeing the day to day management of the business development team.
- Devising set strategies for driving sales growth across the business.
- Analysing existing approaches to the development of business and making changes where appropriate.
- Setting targets for new business development for the business development team, fellow managers and executives.
- Interviewing and hiring new members of the business development team.
- Implementing new business initiatives across
- Working closely with members of the team to generate new business
- Identifying sales opportunities
- Setting up meetings with prospective customers to sell the company’s products and services.
- Implementing sales incentives to drive sales performance within the team.
- Acting as a key contact for the team and all clients.
- Forming strategic partnerships with other companies to leverage their existing networks, products and services.
- Setting tough but achievable revenue targets for the business development managers.
- Working with the BD team to devise marketing materials and tools to support new and existing.
- Monitoring customer satisfaction with existing clients to ensure service delivery.
Desired Experience & Qualification
Job Requirement:
- Bachelor's Degree in Marketing/Business Management or related
- Valid Code B Driver’s License and own vehicle
- Valid RSA ID or Valid work permit
Candidate Experience:
- 3 - 4 years’ experience in related field
- 3 years’ Managerial experience
- Prior experience in sales
Competencies
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to manage complex projects and multi-task.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good business knowledge
- Negotiation and Presentation skills
- Tact and diplomacy
- Creativity
- A good grasp of numbers and the ability to write documents in a professional style
- Organisational skills
- A need to stay up to date with economic matters
- The ability to stay calm under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- The ability to keep objectives and goals firmly in sight
- The ability to remain flexible and seek alternative options to problems
- Problem solving skills