We are currently recruiting for a Business Development Manager to join a company in Oldburry, B69 area.

As a Business Development Manager , you will be responsible for the growth of ICW's market position and to achieve sustainable financial growth.

Duties and responsibilities as a Business Development Manager:

* To define long term strategic sales and marketing goals, build key relationships with potential clients and identify new business opportunities.

* Maintain extensive knowledge of current market conditions and competitor activity.

* Develop strategy for targeting conquest accounts and identify new industry sectors.

* Achieving agreed new business sales targets and gross margin % as defined in the company sales strategy.

* Prospect for potential new clients through building and maintaining a sales pipeline, tendering and pre-qualifying opportunities.

* Devise and implement marketing strategy.

* Work with Head of Marketing to contribute to social media content creation and ensuring the web page is regularly reviewed and updated where necessary.

* Identify potential clients and the key decision makers within the targeted organizations.

* Research and build new relationships with potential new clients directly and using marketing and PR.

* Develop Unique Selling Points by maintaining a thorough knowledge of the market, services and solutions that the company can provide.

* Maintain a thorough knowledge of competitor activity.

Experience required for the Business Development Manager role:

* High level of interpersonal skills.

* Proven sales track record.

* Strong Sales Negotiator.

* Good level of project management skills.

* High level of written and verbal communication skills.

* High level of organisational and time management skills.

* High degree of working flexibility

* Ability to work under pressure and achieve tight deadlines.

* Good knowledge of the textile or garment industry

* Good IT appreciation and practical ability.

* Previous experience within the corporate clothing sector is useful but not essential.

* Good commercial awareness

Working hours for the Business Development Manager role:

Monday -Friday, 9am-5pm, hybrid : 3 Days Office / 2 Days WFH