Business Development Manager Have you got strong commercial acumen?
Are you driven to increase the value of the business and maximise performance against financial targets?
If so, we'd love for you to come and join our team here at EDF as a Business Development Manager!
The Opportunity... A high number of candidates may make applications for this position, so make sure to send your CV and application through as soon as possible.
As a Business Development Manager here at EDF, you will maximise our growth opportunities by developing new revenue streams and by enhancing the value of Infrastructure Services and Metering Sales to the wider business.
You will champion an environment of continuous improvement and change, ensuring the right skills and behaviours are exhibited to grow the business at pace.
Pay, benefits and culture Alongside a starting salary of £54,000 (plus up to 10% annual commission), a business needs car, potential to earn 5% bonus, 28 days holiday plus bank holidays and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.
We're talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.
At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different.
Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort.
No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.
Here, we do right by each other and everyone's welcome.
We're on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion.
We'd like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.
We're a disability confident employer and we'll do all we can to help with your application.
Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.
We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation.
We understand that success means different things to different people.
We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed.
That's why we support you to pursue a career that's unique to you.
Because success is personal.
What you'll be doing In this role you will be responsible for: • Strategic Relationship Management: Maintain and enhance existing strategic relationships, ensuring performance against key retention metrics to sustain and improve market position.
You will develop and implement account plans to achieve sales targets and drive revenue growth as well as identifying and capitalising on upselling and cross selling opportunities.• Partnership Development: Identify and develop new partnerships across various sectors to drive business growth.• Market Insight and Opportunity Identification: Gather market insights and identify opportunities to expand our offering or service, aiming to retain existing clients and attract new ones.• Bid Management: Lead the bid management process, ensuring timely and effective submission of proposals.• Contract Negotiation: Collaborate with the Commercial Development team to negotiate bespoke contracts tailored to client needs.• Performance Monitoring: Track and report on the performance of strategic relationships and new partnerships, making recommendations for improvement.You will be accountable for driving Metering growth by identifying new business opportunities and building strong relationships with new and existing strategic clients and partners and also for strategic planning to drive metering growth and delivering value through retention.Who you are We're looking for someone with the ability to convert opportunities into contractual value-adding arrangements.
You'll have operational excellence and an efficient growth mindset, together with high attention to detail.
You'll be confident in establishing and maintaining effective business relationships with customers and key stakeholders at all levels with strong influencing skills and will have strong planning and organisational skills, able to translate business strategies into clear objectives, plans and team priorities.
If you have the ability to innovate, think laterally and tackle new areas of business risk, then we'd love to hear from you!
Closing date for applications: 04.12.2024Location: Flexible/Home working Success is personal.
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