Business Development Executive
Location:
London or Manchester
Role purpose:
To work along side the Market Development team, building new business for all channels with a focus on B2B and Groups.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop new accounts to B2B through research and contacts.
- Create and present proposals to new businesses
- Develop and maintain existing accounts through effective Account Management
- Hold regular review meeting and performance meetings with accounts
- Assist with marketing to various customer groups including teachers and school groups.
- Assist with development and marketing of the ISIC card.
- Assist with management of Campus Brand Manager Programme.
- Work alongside BDM to develop Academic Accounts.
- Work alongside the B2B team to ensure a high level of service to all accounts is maintained
- Use and understand available reports to manage accounts
- Maintain a high level of Competitive Awareness.
- Provide feedback on the effectiveness of all marketing campaigns
Key Skills:
- Clearly understands & achieves own & Company goals and objectives.
- Actively uses all opportunities to gain contacts and build customer base.
- Anticipates, responds to and seeks to meet the needs of internal and external customers.
- Work co-operatively within own team and rapport-building skills needed when dealing with third party suppliers.
- Able to influence and develop a working relationship using appropriate interpersonal behaviours.
- Express keen negotiating skills.
- Able to maintain a desire to excel and succeed
- Able to maintain motivation when working alone and within a team.
- Ability to plan current and future workloads, well organised, methodical & accurate, time management & patience are also a must
- To have a broad understanding of B2B performance targets and objectives.
- Able to work alone and as part of a team
- Maintain a high level of customer service.
- Flexible to working out of the office and able to travel to business meetings and events
Apply:
Please send your CV and covering letter including your salary expectations to recruitment@statravel.co.uk
Closing date: Monday 23rd November 2009
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