Business Development Consultant

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COMPANY

Growth Resourcing helps ambitious UK businesses grow with hungry, ambitious people in South Africa.
If you’ve aspirations to achieve and are struggling to find the right people to scale at pace, we have the solution.
Changing lives for our customers and our people. We provide harder working, more focused people who will align with vision, and drive business to achieve goals. Our mission is to help ambitious businesses achieve the growth they want. We know that for a business to really accelerate, it needs people who have the same care, passion, integrity and attention to grow your business that you do.

REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Business
• Experience in outbound sales
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong knowledge of sales techniques and strategies
• Strong problem-solving and negotiation skills
• Proficiency in customer relationship management (CRM) software
• Ability to multi-task, organise, and prioritise work
• A desire to learn and grow in the sales field

ROLE

As a BDC, you will be responsible for identifying potential customers, generating new business opportunities, and managing leads through the sales pipeline. The ideal candidate is a competitive self-starter that thrives in a fast-paced environment. You must be comfortable making between 70 to 100 calls per day, working with partners, generating interest, qualifying prospects, and closing sales.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify potential customers
• Source new sales opportunities through high volume outbound cold calls and emails
• Qualify potential customers
• Prospect call preparation including company background research and other pertinent lead information
• Track progress towards meeting sales goals
• Collaborate with the sales team to develop strategies for reaching sales targets
• Provide regular reports on sales activities and results
• Identify customer’s buying trends and provide reports to management
• Enter, update, and maintain CRM information on leads, prospects, and opportunities
• Attend networking events and trade shows to build relationships and generate leads