Business Development Manager - #2077343

Business Development Manager

£40k - £50k plus Commision

Leeds City Centre - Hybrid - 2 days a week

ThePlaceToBe are excited to be working closely with a great independent digital marketing agency. These guys are specialists within the Data Marketing and Web Development space, working with some exciting brands across the world of iGaming, Retail and much more.

About the role...

As a Business Development Manager, the focus of your role will be take leadership of this agency’s new business pipeline, forging great relationships in a bid to win further projects.

What you’ll be doing day to day...

• Work closely with the agency founders to plan out the most efficient business development strategy
• Identifying and pursuing the right prospects, businesses that are ambitious, data-aware, and ready for a genuine partner
• Taking a lead upon end to end lead generation processes, from initial conversations to new business pitch delivery
• Partner with delivery teams to create pitch proposals and pricing plans
• Increase this agency’s market presence, from Social exposure to Networking event attendance
• Reporting weekly on pipeline health, activity, and progress against targets

About you...

To be considered for this Business Development role you must be passionate about building long term relationships and commercial growth.

What we're looking for...

• Strong experience within a sales / business development role - ideally from the marketing / data industry
• Proven track record of client development, lead generation and relationship building
• A genuine understanding of how marketing agency works
• Strong communication skills with the ability to understand problems and find solutions
• A self starter with the passion to work within a small independent business
• Experience using CRM / Sales tools and be able to suggest new processes and software
• You must be able to commute to Leeds City Centre, 2 days a week