New Business Executive

**Benefits**

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- £23.5k + potential 10% bonus
- Monday to Friday, flexible working
- Remote
- 25 days holiday p.a. plus bank holidays and you can also buy up to 5 days, paid back over 12 months (Pro-rata), when you reach 2 years’ service this will rise to 26 days, then 1 day with each year of service up to 5 years
- Holiday buying scheme
- One day to give back via volunteering
- Employee Voice - HR Hive Engagement Survey and Open Door
- Healthcare cash plan
- Grab a grand referral scheme
- Pension scheme
- Birthday leave
- Learning and development opportunities - individual personal development plans
- Electrical vehicle salary sacrifice scheme once probationary period has been passed

**Position**:
**Bloom Procurement Services is an award winning, Level 2 Social Value accredited organisation who help our public sector customers to deliver brilliant outcomes today that build a better tomorrow. We’re proud to be an accredited real Living Wage Employer, we have mental health first aiders, and we do whatever we can to ensure the voices of our employees are heard through our Open-Door tool.**

We have an opportunity for a New Business Executive to join our Client Solutions team in a highly rewarding role, where you’re supporting public sector customers deliver impactful projects for society.

The New Business Executive plays an intrinsic role in the identification and management of new business opportunities with both existing and new clients (buyers and suppliers).

Once qualified, using a robust sales qualification process, the New Business Executive will make meeting appointments with the appropriate team member to progress and then close**.**

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**Working as part of a high energy and social team, where no two days are the same, where every idea is listened to, the New Business Executive’s main accountabilities include**:

- Proactive outbound activity to generate new business leads for the Growth Team
- Using tools available (platforms such as Tussell and social media) to proactively seek out prospective clients to promote Bloom’s service offering, generate interest and awareness, and to successfully secure introductory meetings for the Growth Team
- Follow up, manage, convert, and track all inbound leads to secure qualified appointments for the Growth Team
- Engage with lapsed clients to reintroduce and reconvert them to use Bloom’s solution
- Nurture and progress owned opportunities

**Requirements**:
If you’re interested in the **New Business Executive **role, we are looking for you to demonstrate the following:

- Previous sales experience
- Experience working in either call centre or telephone sales environment
- A positive attitude with a strong calling to generate new business opportunities
- Ability to work in a targeted environment
- Ability to develop and nurture relationships with others.

**Other information**:
Bloom offers a dynamic supply chain providing the public sector with a marketplace to buy and manage services. We ensure delivery of quality outcomes from our pre-approved and ever-growing network of suppliers and consultants. Our fully compliant open access marketplace is outcomes based meaning the public sector only pays for what is delivered. We provide an OJEU compliant managed procurement service covering specification development, supplier identification & onboarding, full contract management, and lessons learned upon successful delivery of outcomes.

We make it easier for public sector buyers to deliver on their social value goals through our marketplace and believe in the need to demonstrate innovation and showcase the skills of the SME community including social value that can be generated through every project.

It is our mission to deliver operational excellence and an outstanding customer experience for our growing community of buyers and suppliers with a vision to provide the world with a marketplace that delivers innovation, insight and value for everyone. Having grown significantly over the last 3 years from £29m to £200m, it really is a great time to join and be a part of the Bloom story.