Senior Business Development Manager - Smart Office Software Solutions
Title: Senior Business Development Manager - Smart Office Software Solutions
Package: £80,000 + 10% Bonus + car allowance
Area to be covered: UK (Ideally based London / Home Counties)
Responsibilities:
- Senior Business Development Manager role for a growing specialized provider of smart workplace solutions designed to facilitate hybrid working, optimize office space, and enhance employee productivity.
- Their product portfolio includes software, mobile apps, and IoT hardware designed to transform traditional offices into smart environments such as; Desk Booking System, Room Booking System, Visitor Management System, Digital Signage & Wayfinding, Parking Space Booking, Analytics, Week Planner, Issue Reporting
- 100% channel-driven company, meaning their "direct" customers are often a network of national distributors and resellers who then provide the solution to end-user businesses. All products are to be back sold through their existing specialist dealer / distributor partners
- Work with the likes of Steelcase to combine digital workplace software with their physical office furniture
- Create an annual plan within the overall strategy and translate it into your own action plan
- Responsible for achieving your personal sales targets
- Accurate administrative processing
- Key stakeholders: IT, Facilities, CEO, Workplace Manager
- Responding to and leading RFI/RFP processes
- Contributing input to the development of propositions and GTM strategies
- Mentoring Junior and Medior BDMs
- Acting as a sparring partner for the management team or executive board
- Working together alongside partners in the region and developing a relationship with key account managers within these organisations.
Requirements:
- Must have proven commercial sales experience selling into large scale organisation accounts (1,000+ employees), ideally selling software for the workplace
- Would consider people working for Specialist Integrators / Resellers
- Experience with pipeline management, forecasting, and sales methodologies
- A service-oriented mindset
- In possession of a valid driver’s license
- Independently manages complex customer journeys
- Leverages own network to generate new opportunities
- Builds long-term relationships based on Blue Sheet methodology
- Proposes well-founded initiatives for process improvement or new market approaches and takes ownership of their rollout
- A driven, enthusiastic, and energetic personality
- Stress-resistant and able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- You know exactly what is needed to provide customers with an optimal experience
- Service- and customer-oriented with strong communication skills
- Affinity with and curiosity about software, preferably experience in selling software-related products
- Assembles project teams and optimally utilizes internal resources to close deals