Business Development Consultant - £40-50K + £25-30K Commission - London (Hybrid)

Salary: £40-50k + £25-30k commission
Location: London (Hybrid 1-2 x week in office)

We’re working with a research and insights organisation looking for a Business Development Consultant with interest in media to join its collaborative team.

This is a new-business-focused sales role involving proactive lead generation, prospecting and business development. A perfect match for someone who enjoys opening conversations, developing relationships and winning new business. You’ll engage clients, understand their challenges and develop opportunities using data and insight-led propositions.

The role offers the chance to learn a product portfolio while building sales skills and working with product, operations and account management teams. The role involves proactive outreach and managing sales cycles that can range from approximately one month to several months, so resilience and effective relationship-building are important.

Key responsibilities:

• Identifying new business opportunities through research, lead generation and outbound activity

• Prospecting via phone, email, LinkedIn and sales tools

• Building relationships with decision-makers and qualifying opportunities

• Managing opportunities through negotiation and close

• Developing questions to uncover client needs

• Supporting presentations, proposals and client conversations

• Maintaining a pipeline and working towards targets and KPIs

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role, and must be able to commute to the London office 1-2 times per week.

If you are interested in this role and feel you would be a good fit, please send your CV to [email protected]

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