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Sales Executive

Sales Executive

  • Location

    Dublin

  • Sector:

    Sales

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    40,000 - 50,000 euros

  • Contact:

    Michelle Brightly

  • Contact email:

    mbrightly@bridgerecruitment.co.uk

  • Job ref:

    03872

  • Published:

    about 5 years ago

  • Expiry date:

    2019-03-23

Providing workplace solutions to the Global market, our Client is uniquely positioned to deliver integrated, full-service solutions for their portfolio which is designed to support real estate needs. They are progressive when creating a challenging and rewarding working environment which serves approx. 80,000 employees, real estate owners, investors and occupiers through more than 400 offices worldwide. 

An opportunity is available for a Business Development Manager to support future growth across Ireland by selling a wide range of FM solutions to business sectors such as commercial, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Technology & Life Science etc. Your role will be focussed on 

  • Targeting, nurturing, negotiating contracts as necessary; to meet, and surpass, agreed sales targets.
  • Driving sales activities to win new business from existing and new customers to add revenue and profit
  • Promoting and building professional client relationships
  • Developing new sources of profitable business; meeting clients and prospects; giving presentations; to maintain excellent relationships and after sales support; to build rapport/mutual confidence in line with the agreed business strategy and plans. 
  • Raise the company and business profile representing their business at industry events
  • Keep up-to-date with industry developments, maintaining awareness of competitor activity and market trends
  • Communicating with and report back to the Business Unit Director, Sales Director and Senior Management within the Ireland business on a regular basis
  • Maintaining excellent records and relevant contract documentation in the support of tenders and re-bids for the Multi-Site Services Division Business Unit(s). 
  • Generation of tenders and relevant document preparation. 
  • Dealing with Pre-qualifications.
  • Carrying out site surveys.
  • Supporting Operations with re-bids and variations for existing clients.

Key requirements: 

  • Excellent verbal and very good standard of written communication skills
  • Must be detail conscious and methodical in approach.
  • Must demonstrate a strong sense of customer focus, and promote a sense of team spirit within the office
  • Confidential approach and discrete
  • Must be able to influence others, and engender confidence in senior managers through both face-to-face, telephone and written communication.
  • Self-motivated
  • Able to prioritise demands and make decisions under pressure
  • Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing support to other areas of the business on occasions, as required
  • Be self-sufficient: able to work on your own as well as in a team.  
  • Must be flexible to work outside of core office hours from time to time, and to travel on occasions to other work locations.