Junior Business Development Manager
Location
United Kingdom
Posted
3 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Junior
Job Description
Junior Business Development Manager
Gunnebo Entrance Control
• Reporting to the Regional Director - UK & Ireland, you will support new business development across the South East, which includes Central London and Home Counties. • This is a junior commercial role, so you will not be expected to know everything from day one. • You will receive guidance from experienced sales and technical colleagues while learning how to identify opportunities, qualify customer needs and progress sales conversations. • The role will suit someone who is proactive, curious and comfortable speaking with customers, contractors and partners. • You will help build a pipeline of opportunities, follow up enquiries, arrange meetings and gradually take ownership of smaller opportunities as your confidence and experience grows. • Technical support will be available to help with product selection, solution design and customer meetings. • Research and identify potential new customers, projects and contacts within the South East region. • Support the development of a prospect list, pipeline and simple territory plan. • Follow up internal enquiries and help qualify whether opportunities are a good fit for Gunnebo. • Book and attend customer meetings, initially with support from senior sales or technical colleagues. • Learn how to understand customer requirements, including security, operational and budget considerations. • Help prepare customer information, basic proposals and presentations with support from the wider team. • Develop relationships with existing clients and look for appropriate cross-selling opportunities. • Keep CRM and pipeline information up to date so opportunities are visible and easy to track. • Stay aware of local projects, market activity and competitor information. • Share updates, questions and potential issues with your manager early so the team can support you. • Attend trade shows, exhibitions and customer visits where required. • Travel daily within the region as part of the role.
Job Requirements
- Someone starting out in their sales career, or looking for a change with transferable skills, ideally with some customer-facing or sales experience, but more importantly with the right attitude and willingness to learn.
- A confident communicator who enjoys speaking with people and building relationships.
- A proactive person who is comfortable picking up the phone, following up leads and asking good questions.
- Someone organised enough to keep track of prospects, meetings, actions and follow-ups.
- A team player who wants to learn from others and contribute to shared success.
- A curious mindset and an interest in understanding how customers make decisions.
- Resilience and energy — you will be learning, trying new approaches and improving as you go.
- A genuine interest in engineering, construction, security and buildings operate and are secured would be beneficial.
- A desire to develop and grow your career with Gunnebo.
- Ideal location would be London, or surrounding counties to London to enable ease of daily travel.
Benefits
- Sales Commission
- Company Car
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