Business Development Manager

Role: Business Development Manager
Reporting to: Senior Business Development Manager  
Location: Preston – Hybrid working in place 
Hours: 35 per week

We have an exciting opportunity to join our sales team as a Business Development Manager. You will develop select key accounts and transactional clients through business development and managing a network of current clients. 

This roles objective is to identify new opportunities and influence companies’ media buying habits. Due to the ever-changing nature of the industry, you must spot new avenues and exploit market trends to exceed revenue targets.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct sales pitches by telephone or face to face (when appropriate) to existing and prospective clients in order to develop existing business and generate new business wherever possible.
• Build and manage a network of clients. 
• Build a pipeline of prospective opportunities by researching and identify leads. 
• Pitch all relevant products and sales opportunities and communicate promptly to customers. Advise on the most effective solution to meet client needs within the Agriconnect portfolio.
• Contacting potential clients and conducting a thorough investigation to establish customer needs and buying habits.
• Accurately managing records through our sales CRM and database. 
• Work towards and achieve pre-set sales targets. 

About you: 

• Previous experience in a sales position. – desirable. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Solid level of agricultural knowledge - beneficial
• Strong sales ability to establish a deep understanding of the company need to provide the relevant solution
• Have the ability to work to targets
• Ability to accurately forecast future sales
• Keep abreast of all current trends, activities and relevant news within agriculture and specific sector.
• Have a positive, “can do” attitude
• Good working knowledge of a CRM system and Microsoft packages
• Effective time manager who possesses highly effective organisational skills                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

We offer an excellent package including:

• 25 days holiday increasing to 27 after two years (pro rata’d)
• An extra day off on your birthday
• Matched pension contribution up to 6%
• Employee assistance programme
• Ongoing training. Throughout your career at Agriconnect you will receive continued career development support from our management team
• Exceptional career progression. We are ever-evolving, if you work hard and do well - with our help and support there are no limits to your speed of progress

About us
Agriconnect is the largest multi-platform agricultural information business in the UK. Our brands reach deeply into all the major agricultural sectors – arable, dairy, livestock, agricultural machinery, finance, and equipment. We take a farmer-centric approach to media. 

Agriconnect is a business unit within the Arc network, a global events, data, and media platform. Arc is a fast-growing global events, data, and media platform with a varied portfolio content led portals, magazines, and events.

We strive to create a culture that is open and respectful, where differences are valued and celebrated. We want everyone to be able to reach their full potential, so we are committed to cultivating a company that promotes inclusion and belonging.