ฺbd Manager

Qualifications and Requirements
- Significant experience in the field. These degrees are important when advertising for a Business Development Manager, Business Development, Economics or Finance, Marketing
- High-level communication skills
- Stakeholder management skills
- Proven ability to negotiate
- Experience with design and implementation of business development strategy
- Conflict resolution
- The ability to self-motivate and motivate a team
- Experience working to and exceeding targets
- Types of business management
- Business development can be applied to almost all types of business, but you may choose to specialise in a certain sector, such as: Education, Healthcare, IT, Manufacturing.
- Experience from logistic business may a plus

**Responsibilities**:

- Developing growth strategies and plans
- Managing and retaining relationships with existing clients
- Increasing client base, Identify new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, products and services
- Having an in-depth knowledge of business products and value proposition
- Writing business proposals
- Negotiating with stakeholders
- Identifying and mapping business strengths and customer needs
- Researching business opportunities and viable income streams
- Following industry trends locally and internationally
- Drafting and reviewing contracts, depending on the size of company, this task may be completed by someone else or agreements may not be as formal
- Reporting on successes and areas needing improvements
- Seek out the appropriate contact in an organisation
- Generate leads and cold call prospective customers
- Meet with customers/clients face to face or over the phone
- Understand the needs of your customers and be able to respond effectively with a plan of how to meet these
- Think strategically - seeing the bigger picture and setting aims and objectives in order to develop and improve the business
- Ensure staff are on board throughout the organisation, and understand the need for change and what is required of them
- Train members of your team, arranging external training where appropriate

Carry out sales forecasts, analysis and present your findings to senior management.