Business Development Manager: Ocean/Air – Southampton\n\nBusiness Development Manager - Salary & Benefits\n\n * Salary - £45,000.00 - £55,000.00\n\n * Monday to Friday\n\n * 9am-5pm\n\n * Lucrative bonus scheme, from 5%-10%\n\n * Company car / allowance + fuel card\n\n * Mobile phone & laptop\n\n * 21 days holiday + banks + birthday off\n\n * Company pension scheme\n\n * Excellent career development opportunities\n\n * Free on-site parking\n\nBusiness Development Manager Required To join a UK leading, international multimodal freight logistics provider at their site based in Southampton.\n\nReporting to the Divisional General Manager / Divisional Director, you will play a critical role in developing new business at a crucial stage of growth for this branch, for their air and ocean freight services.\n\nMy client offers their employees a totally modern and fully equipped workspace that’s equipped with the latest amenities. They offer extensive career development opportunities as well as the chance to be part of a fully supportive culture where everybody is valued.\n\nBusiness Development Manager – Responsibilities\n\n * New Business Development for the company’s air/ocean freight services.\n\n * Prospect for potential new clients, develop and ultimately close the business\n\n * Cold call as appropriate within your geographic area to ensure a robust pipeline of opportunities.\n\n * Identify potential clients, and the decision-makers within the client organisation.\n\n * Research and build relationships with new clients.\n\n * Arrange Meetings with prospective clients\n\n * Plan approaches and pitches.\n\n * Develop proposals that meet the client’s needs, concerns, and objectives.\n\n * Client Retention\n\n * Present new products and services and enhance existing relationships with clients.\n\n * Work with internal colleagues to meet customer needs.\n\n * Arrange and participate in internal and external client Meetings.\n\nBusiness Development Manager – Requirements\n\n * Networking, Persuasion, Prospecting, Research and writing skills\n Closing Skills, Motivation for Sales, Prospecting Skills and Sales Planning\n\n * The ability to be able to Identify customer needs and goals\n\n * The ability to self-motivate and work effectively on your own, as well as part of a team.\n\n * Be able to show an in-depth market knowledge and understanding\n\nTLP Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Please note that by applying for this position you consent to TLP processing and storing your personal data for the purposes of providing you with work finding services.

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