Why Join?
Established in nearly four decades ago, my client is a successful, family-run, fast-growing Commercial Cleaning company based in North London. They hold on to the principles and ethics on which they were founded and they are still very much at the heart of what they do today. They have a deeply held commitment to deliver excellent client satisfaction. They provide a broad variety of soft FM/cleaning services for a broad variety of clients across the UK with a network of local offices.
The Opportunity
I am in collaboration with my client looking for an experienced Business Development Executive. This is a hands-on lead generation and appointment setting role, focused on identifying prospective clients, making initial contact and securing meetings with business decision makers for their Business Development team. Based at my client’s head office in N11, the hours for the role are 09.00 to 17.00 Monday to Friday. You will receive training and support from an established business and there is a genuine career path into a full business development role. If you enjoy opening doors, generating opportunities and securing meetings then this is the role for you.
Key responsibilities
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Researching and identifying potential business clients across London.
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Generating leads through outbound telephone calls, targeted emails and face to face prospecting visits.
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Contacting decision makers to introduce the client and their services.
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Qualifying prospects and securing appointments for their Business Development team.
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Building and maintaining a strong pipeline of potential clients.
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Working towards agreed lead generation and appointment setting targets. KPI for appointments set to be agreed and route to becoming a Sales Manager for strong performers.
About you
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Experienced in B2B sales, telesales, lead generation or appointment setting, ideally with at least one year’s experience.
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Confident communicating with business owners, facilities managers and other decision makers.
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Persistent, resilient and comfortable making outbound calls and handling objections.
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Organised, commercially aware and motivated by achieving targets.
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Happy to combine telephone-based prospecting and research with visiting prospective clients across London.
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Experience in commercial cleaning or facilities management would be an advantage.
Salary
Basic salary £30k plus commission
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