Business Development Executive

Citrus Recruit has an exciting opportunity for Business Development Executives with an IT company based in Crawley.
You will be building relationships with new and existing businesses to sell IT solutions into them, specifically cloud solutions, Internet, lease lines and mobile.
 
Our client offers a wide variety of IT and telecoms products, supported by an established training program and ongoing professional development. The ideal candidate for this role will possess a strong background in telesales, desk-based, or internal sales. 
 
You will be working as part of a team, who all work together in Inside Sales, Field Sales and Customer Service. With a career progression pathway to move you into a Business Development Manager.
 
We are looking for self-driven individuals who consistently exceed sales targets and are eager to progress into a field sales role.
 
Responsibilities & day to day duties
As a Business Development Executive you will be responsible for:

• Making outbound Calls to B2B customers to achieve your sales targets
• To Complete all Sales Order paperwork within 24 hours with a high level of accuracy
• To keep up to date a full and complete sales ledger tracking your sales
• To Learn and develop your own effective solution selling sales technique to ensure you are selling multi-product solutions.
• To Take ownership of all of your targets and deliver on a consistent basis – reviewed monthly and then quarterly

Skills & experience required.

• At least 12 months experience in a Business Development Executive/ Outbound sales based role
• Worked in a B2B sales based environment
• Must be able to identify, generate and close new business
• Highly pro-active
• Strong relationship building skills
• Excellent communication skills and telephone manner

Benefits

• Salary of up to £24,000
• Commission and ad hoc incentives. OTE circa £40,000 once up and running
• Monday to Friday 8.30 to 5pm
• 20 Days annual leave Plus bank holidays increases by 1 day per annum until 24.
• Full Induction and Development Programme
• Salesperson of The Month/ Salesperson of the Year

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