Local Business Development Manager

About the Role

As the Business Development Manager, you will actively and continually pursue new business growth through the identification and development of new customers within the business sector as well as maintaining and growing any existing customers.

You will establish an active pipeline of new on-going fleet customers through lead generation and sales prospecting. Working collaboratively across internal departments and external suppliers involved in the delivery of fleet service ensuring correct processes and systems are in place.

Responsibilities

As the Business Development Manager, your key responsibilities will be:

Follow precisely and consistently the manufacturer sales process including meeting prospecting and enquiry management targets.

Using various sources, prospect for new car customers on a regular basis to create sales opportunities. Through the effective use of prospecting new business, a follow up process, maintaining regular contact with all new and existing customers to ensure relationships are maintained for potential new and repeat business.

Ensure the customer information, sales activities, vehicle documentation and other relevant information is kept and maintained accurately and comprehensively to the required manufacturer standard.

Maximise sales opportunities by offering finance solutions to customers, as well as adhering to the FCA guidelines always with regard to portraying financial information and regulated activities.

Manage the preparation and handover of demonstrators and sold vehicles to customers ensuring that the customer is given a full briefing on the operation of the vehicle and its controls including introducing customers to the aftersales department.

To participate in planning sales campaigns and promotions to maximise sales penetration and take part fully in on and off-site promotions run by the Fleet department.

Understanding of manufacturer mystery shopping criteria and ability to apply this knowledge when dealing with customers.

Actively convey the culture of putting customers first by means of Citygate Brand Values at all times.

What's in it for you?

With our benefits there is something good for everyone. We're a progressive business that believes building a good team culture is not only good for everyone who works for us – but it makes a difference to how we engage with customers too. That's why when you join Citygate, you can expect to receive a wide range of impressive employee benefits including:

• Access to our in-house training academy for everyone
• Internal career progression opportunities across our various brands and locations
• High street discounts
• Wellbeing portal
• Employee assistance programme
• Purchase, service and parts discounts
• Employee referral scheme
• Standard company benefits such as pension, life assurance cover, competitive holidays and cycle to work scheme

About You

The successful candidate for this new Business Development Executive position will ideally possess the following skills and experience:

• Prospecting in a B2B environment and extensive experience of all stages in the new business development process.
• Confident telephone manner and ability to handle a demanding target driven environment with excellent communication and sales presentation skills.
• Strong Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills, with good presentation and negotiation skills
• Experience of pricing and profitability analysis with the ability to focus, identify, prioritize, quantify and measure actions.
• Whilst an automotive industry background would be an advantage it's not essential, so long as the candidate can demonstrate a real competence in a new B2B sales environment.