{"id":18817,"date":"2022-08-30T08:20:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T08:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twg-build.co.uk\/yourcode\/?p=18817"},"modified":"2022-08-30T08:26:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T08:26:46","slug":"signs-a-career-as-a-business-development-manager-is-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twg-build.co.uk\/yourcode\/signs-a-career-as-a-business-development-manager-is-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs a Career as a Business Development Manager is for You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Business Development Manager is responsible for sourcing and negotiating new business opportunities. Here are the signs you\u2019d make a good business development manager:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>You have\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">self-motivation and determination to meet or exceed targets<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">strong verbal communication and relationship management skills to initiate and maintain professional relationships<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">strong written communication and presentation skills<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IT literacy, including the use of spreadsheets<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">teamworking skills and a collaborative approach to work<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">negotiation and decision-making skills<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the ability to plan and think strategically<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">good numeracy skills and the ability to analyse sales figures.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>You want to\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">research and source new business opportunities &#8211; including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">generate leads and cold call prospective customers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meet with customers\/clients<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">initiate and maintain relationships with customers\/clients<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">set goals to develop the business<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">draw up client contracts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">advise customers on the business&#8217; products and services<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">collaborate with the marketing department on promotional strategy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">keep abreast of trends and changes in the sector.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>You don\u2019t mind\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mostly office-based work<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">occasional working outside of office hours on short-term projects<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a pressured environment with a need to meet targets on time<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">frequent travel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business attire\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Getting started<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This career path is open to all graduates but a degree in one of the following subjects may be advantageous:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accountancy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business studies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Economics<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International relations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marketing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A degree would also give you access to graduate schemes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Otherwise, apprenticeships are available at various levels, combining studying with paid work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another route into this role is through entry-level positions in sales for example or marketing and then completing training in the workplace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Search all business development jobs on our vacancies page.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Article source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/job-profiles\/business-development-manager\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/job-profiles\/business-development-manager<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Business Development Manager is responsible for sourcing and negotiating new business opportunities. Here are the signs you\u2019d make a good business development manager&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[203],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/twg-build.co.uk\/yourcode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18817"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/twg-build.co.uk\/yourcode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/twg-build.co.uk\/yourcode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twg-build.co.uk\/yourcode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twg-build.co.uk\/yourcode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18817"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/twg-build.co.uk\/yourcode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18821,"href":"http:\/\/twg-build.co.uk\/yourcode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18817\/revisions\/18821"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twg-build.co.uk\/yourcode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/twg-build.co.uk\/yourcode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twg-build.co.uk\/yourcode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twg-build.co.uk\/yourcode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}