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Business Development Executive Job Type: Full time Salary: £25,000 - £28,000 Location: Based at Head office, Stafford. We are seeking an enthusiastic person to contribute to generating sales for our growing company. It is anticipated you will have the excellent interpersonal and communication skills required to successfully undertake this role. You will be part of a Business Development Team working to develop customers and maintaining long term relationships to ensure the flow of quality enquiries and maximise sales within the core sectors, through telemarketing. About Us Westgate are market leaders in screening and partitioning solutions. Specialising in design, supply and installation since 1977, Westgate have over 40 years’ experience from concept to completion working with large brands across the UK and Europe. We cover a wide range of sectors including manufacturing; automotive and aerospace, disposables, pharmaceutical, food, beverage and general manufacturing; warehousing and logistics; construction and fit out. Westgate is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Due to our predicted future growth, we are looking for a Business Development Executive. You will be part of an ambitious business that has exciting growth plans, with excellent career development opportunities. Qualifications & Experience: · Proven experience in a sales office environment successfully supporting with sales and developing new business via telemarketing · Experience in sales and providing solutions based on customer needs Key Responsibilities: · Take responsibility to drive sales from customers within core sectors, by daily systematic proactive telemarketing · Work with the Sector Manager to understand customers within the allocated sectors to gain a clear understanding of the industry needs and expectations, and strategic customer information · Book in key account visits and customer presentations for your team · Telemarketing to your core sector and including data ‘warmed’ by marketing to generate high quality sales leads · Timely and effective use of company literature to drive the sale · Post project follow-up calls to ascertain new opportunities for the Sector or Key Account Managers · Support your Sector Managers periodically as required in very busy periods, by carrying out follow up calls, extracting strategic information relative to the sale, and closing whenever possible · Feed customer insights into the team to present to product development and marketing teams Skills: · Proactive team player working with the allocated Business Development Team and Sector Managers · Excellent sales skills and a proven track record of working to and achieving KPIs · Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build rapport with customers · Clear understanding of target market and requirement to achieve sales targets · Intelligent questioning skills to find strategic customer information · Excellent telephone manner & strategic sales skills, able to get past gatekeepers and reach key personnel · Ability to achieve telephone targets and book appointments · Excellent organisational, planning and prioritising skills · Practical product understanding and attention to detail in order to support sales team intelligently · Competence with IT Systems Benefits: · Friendly working environment · Free lunch including free snacks and drinks every day · On-site free staff parking · Automatic enrolment into our defined contribution workplace pension plan (dependent upon eligibility) Right to work in the UK required. Recruitment Agencies: We know you’re busy finding roles to match candidates with. We take a very-hands on approach with our recruitment efforts, finding the right person to join The Westgate Group. We’ve made the decision to keep our recruitment in-house. We don’t have relationships with recruitment agencies, so please don’t contact us in relation to this role. Benefits: On-site parking Company pension Reference ID: Business Development Executive Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Salary: £25,000.00 to £28,000.00 /year Experience: Business Development: 3 years (Required) Licence: UK Driving (Preferred)

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