Business Development Manager

3 days ago


Letchmore Heath, United Kingdom IGD Full time

**Do you enjoy creating commercial relationships? We’re looking for an ambitious and dynamic Business Development Manager to help us acquire new customers. Hybrid working.**

**About the role**

Our business is growing. Our customer loyalty is high, and to continue to drive our double-digit growth, we need to acquire new customers.

That’s the job.

Our Online service has over 400 subscribers worldwide, predominantly manufacturers. We also have a number of retailers and a range of service suppliers in our portfolio of accounts.

The Business Development Manager will play a key role in driving IGD’s commercial activity.

You will have a background in developing new business and be a people person.

You enjoy having a chat.

And listening? That’s even more important.

**The responsibilities**

Reporting into the Head of Business Development, these include:
**Customer Acquisition**

The Business Development Manager will be creating relationships with cold and warm leads and you will take ownership of the sales process, from first contact to closure.

The majority of new customers begin their engagement with IGD by subscribing to Retail Analysis, so it’s critical to understand this service and use it in the customer acquisition process.

You will be selling to UK and European prospects.

**What the Business Development Manager brings**
- You will have the confidence to talk with C-Suite and decision makers, in-person and virtually
- You wil be able to show evidence of hitting - and exceeding - sales targets and demonstrable skills in pipeline build
- You should have a genuine interest in FMCG and retailers and experience in a B2B role
- The role requires being customer-centric, with a friendly disposition, a genuine interest in others and you’ll have a strong sense of curiosity
- Being self-motivated, you will think: "How can I." and you’ll have a keenness to contribute
- You will also have resilience and tenacity and a sense of urgency that helps you to understand both customers and internal needs

**The rewards**

We offer a range of benefits, including a market leading pension, a bonus scheme, the ability to buy and sell annual leave plus a generous medical insurance package. At IGD, we have a great work-life balance, where you are empowered & trusted to manage yourtime.

**The location**

The role will be based at our head office in Letchmore heath, Watford, and remotely.

We are operating a hybrid approach to working with a mix of home and office-based working. We are based in a very accessible location within the M25, just 20 miles from central London.

There will be UK and potential international travel required for larger prospects.

**More about our people**

We’re looking for inspiring professionals; talented people who seek personal and career growth and are ambitious to develop their potential and unlock opportunities for society, for our customers and themselves.

**More about IGD**

IGD is a truly unique place, we connect and inspire, provoking and leading constructive debate that creates impact. Together we are working to make a tangible difference for Society, Business, and the Individual.

We use in-depth commercial understanding to uncover rich insights and data, leading to action that powers success.

We reinvest profit from our Trading company into delivering Social Impact, through the Charity, aimed at uniting and mobilising our industry around the most crucial issues affecting society and business today.

**#InspireGrowChange: Join our team to help us make a positive impact and drive change.**

**Get in touch - we’re looking forward to working with you.


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