Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager

Location: Hybrid Working between Home (4 Days) & Dorking (1 Day)

Salary: From £30,000 per annum + Bonus. Depending on experience.

Job Type: Full Time or Part Time, Permanent

About the Company

The company is a boutique market research agency founded 8 years ago which has now grown to 5 people.

The business is run by senior researchers with both client-side and agency side experience and backed up by a team of Research Executives skilled in all elements of research. The majority of work is quantitative, international and could be from any industry

Most employees are based within 90 mins of Dorking. The team work mainly from home but connect frequently using Microsoft Teams and meet once a week in a rented office space just off Dorking High Street.

They work hard but are a friendly bunch! You will have opportunities to make a bigger impact and progress more quickly than you would in a bigger agency. Come and find out for yourself!

The Role

This could either be an entry level role or someone who is looking for a new challenge. The primary focus of this role is business development where you will be contacting potential clients by email or LinkedIn, creating content to draw attention to the company, using a CRM database to record activity. You will quickly learn about the different research methodologies, and their applications. The client works with consumer facing brands and has skin care, alcoholic beverage, healthcare and consumer packaged goods clients.

The business is based in Dorking, Surrey and you would be required to spend 1 day a week there, the rest of the time working from home. There may be a requirement to travel to clients occasionally. They are a small company, growing rapidly and there will be opportunities for you to grow with the business.

Microsoft Office experience will be essential for this role, you must also be organised, motivated, be a self-starter, have enthusiasm and energy to achieve your and the company's goals.

They will monitor and guide your development continuously with reviews at 3, 6 and 10 months and if you progress in line with expectations there will be regular salary increases, such that in year 1 they would expect you to earn in excess of £30,000. a performance bonus scheme also exists for this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Composing outreach emails to clients
• Idea generation for LinkedIn posts
• Using the HubSpot CRM database for emails and recording activity
• Creating and following a business development strategy
• Contributing where appropriate to the company's other marketing activities

Desired Background and Skills

They are looking for individuals with the following:

• A strong work ethic and a solution-focused 'can do' attitude combined with intellectual curiosity and creativity
• Strong English language skills - especially written
• A self-starter with a passion for achieving results and progressing themselves
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• The ability to pick up and understand new information rapidly, and to work well both in a team and individually
• Solid experience using Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel) with CRM database experience an advantage

Additional Information

You must be resident of the UK and should be eligible to work in this country to apply to this role. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY for this role if you are on a student visa, student working visa or your partner s visa or equivalent or currently live in another country. The company will not consider your application if this is the case.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable company, then please do not hesitate in applying.