Business Development Manager-Public Sector

1 month ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom Virgin Media O2 Full time

You roam the B2B sales jungle like a predator in the wild, on the lookout for your next big deal. If you love wearing the hunter hat, then we have the perfect opportunity for you to join us as Business Development Manager with a focus on our Public Sector customer base. You'll be navigating and driving cross-sell and new business growth across the sector.

Taking a journey in this role we would like to see you executing account growth plans for assigned Transport customers, working with Customer Success Managers to qualify, develop and pursue opportunities and leading virtual teams to secure customer commitment to new business.

You expedition mission is to deliver sales (TCV) targets from allocated accounts and generate leads and convert leads to orders. This will involve owning the development of customer propositions, typically in excess of £250k in value, securing internal approval to propose and presenting the benefits of the proposal to the customer.

Who we are

The UK’s fastest broadband network. The nation’s best-loved mobile brand. And, one of the UK's biggest companies too.

Diverse, high performing teams - jam packed with serious talent. Together, we offer the UK more choice and better value, through our boundary-pushing, customer-championing values and ambitions.

Together, we are Virgin Media O2, and we can't wait to see what you can do.

Accessible, inclusive and equitable for all

Virgin Media O2 is an  equal opportunities employer  and we're working hard to remove bias and barriers for our people and candidates. So, we build equity and inclusion into everything we do, from the policies we craft to the relationships we shape. We support and encourage you to be your authentic self throughout your application journey with us.

The must haves

In order to be considered, you must have the following experience;

Proven experience of working in a strong sales environment with skillset aligned to identifying developing and closing large and complex new sales opportunities within an existing or new customer. Demonstrable experience of establishing and growing relationships with key stakeholders and senior decision makers for our larger customers to deliver new revenue. Strong Sales & Commercial knowledge and expertise with a proven track record to define and shape commercial outcomes for both customers and VMO2. Strong experience and solid capability of leading and managing highly engaged cross functional customer focussed teams to pursue larger new business opportunities. Validated experience working with Contracts (interpreting and writing) combined with strong experience of managing negotiations and closing large £500k + contract agreements. Showcase accurately reporting sales forecasts through efficient use of CRM systems (Salesforce). Experience in telecoms and/or Transport is crucial The other stuff we are looking for

We'd also love you to bring;

Confidence and drive for business development Great presentation skills What's in it for you

Our goal is to celebrate our people, their lives and everything in-between. We strive to build a culture that empowers everyone to bring the best versions of themselves to work each and every day. We believe the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business and a brighter world.

Working at Virgin Media O2, you get a bumper reward package bursting with benefits, and loads of extras you can add if you’d like to. These are designed to support both you and your loved ones, making sure that you’re covered no matter what life throws your way.



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