Business Development Executive

Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary Competitive

Permanent

I am delighted to be working alongside a well-known Newcastle based business to recruit a business development executive on a permanent contract. This client are offering an immediate start date 37.5 Hours per week - Monday to Friday

Duties will include:

• Be able to work towards set quarterly targets and implement plans efficiently
• Work well within a team environment, but also take the initiative to operate independently by maintaining existing relationships and building new ones
• To speak with and encourage financial advisers to use the technology and platform daily
• Educate Financial Advisers on sales initiatives and being the go-to contact for sales and general enquiries
• Help Financial Advisers use the systems to place business with us whilst also actively engaging and supporting advisers to ensure continued sales.
• Be able to travel for business needs, including visiting Financial Advisers at their offices around the country and host them for days at Head Office
• Good organizational skills are required for the role and the ability to efficiently communicate via all mediums of telephone / email
• Good sales and negation skills needed and the ability to self-motivate. Candidate must also be able to learn quickly on the job and have good interpersonal skills
• The candidate will be seen as successful by hitting their quarterly sales targets rewarded with a generous bonus scheme, also the ability to take qualifications to push themselves forward in financial services
• The role will report directly into the Head of Sales for that Department within the company

Person Specification:

• Attention to detail
• High levels of accuracy in all processing
• Good Microsoft Excel skills
• Adaptability
• Works well with others in a small ad
• ministration team of 6 x colleagues