Business Development Manager

We are on the hunt for an experienced on the road Business Development Manager based up North to join a fabulous forward thinking travel company. Lucrative salary is on offer plus generous commission and perks.

The Business Development Manager will have an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to succeed. You will be outgoing, passionate and get huge satisfaction from exceeding our customers expectations. A first-class communicator, you will be able to express yourself with energy and fun, across all platforms.

Business Development Manager Duties:

• Increase trade sales within the specified catchment area to agreed target levels
• Initiate and follow-up all stages of the sales cycle, from prospecting to closure, in order to achieve or exceed established sales targets.
• Identify new opportunities to increase sales and offer a positive ROI, and assist in selling these opportunities in to key partners.
• Establish and develop long term commercial relationships with all retail partners in the North.
• Educate, train and service the needs of key trade accounts.
• Support your accounts by attending trade events including overseas conferences.
• Host FAM trips and entertain key accounts, whilst ensuring there is appropriate follow up to maximise all available sales opportunities.
• Provide input and creative contribution to all marketing strategies and media including Facebook.
• Attend and support roadshows within the specified catchment area and ensure follow up with all attendees.

Business Development Manager Essential Requirements:

• Clean driving licence & car as the role involves being on the road around 2-3 times a week.
• Business development experience within leisure travel.
• Flexible approach to working hours. There will be occasions where you will be required to work away from home for up to 5/7 nights.
• B2B sales experience and experience of working with travel agents is ideal but not essential.
• Experience in presenting, ideal but not essential.
• Experience using social media platforms and creating content e.g. TikTok videos would be ideal but not essential.

Business Development Manager Benefits:

• Enhanced Pension plan
• Life and Critical Illness cover
• Generous holiday packs
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• Medicash Healthcash Plan
• Volunteer day per annum
• Familiarisation trips to exciting destinations
• Corporate discount scheme on high street shops
• Holiday Buying
• Season Ticket Loan
• Smart Tech Loan
• Lots of social events