Business Development Consultant

Bradley David Associates is working with our leading financial services client on the search for a Business Development Consultant. This is an ideal role for a sales professional, especially with experience in financial services.

• Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, hybrid
• £40,000 - £50,000 basic dependent on experience
• Strong OTE's and Bonuses
• 30 days holidays + bank holidays
• Market leading pension, perks and benefits

The purpose of this role is to build sustainable and profitable business relationships by:

• Achieving or exceeding annual new business premium targets
• Achieving or exceeding annual new business volume targets
• Achieving or exceeding annual existing business retention targets

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide phone-based and virtual (with occasional in-person) support to a defined panel of distributors, negotiating, attracting, and retaining business in line with business profit objectives.
• Maintain exemplary service for the distributor panel, ensuring their needs are met promptly and effectively.
• Follow up on new and existing business quotes via phone and virtual channels, capturing competitor insights, pricing, propositions, and terms.
• Keep distributors informed of business materials, processes, product updates, and promotions.
• Participate in relevant tender processes and internal/external presentations.
• Identify and pursue strategic business partnership opportunities, including SEA, panel, and preferred provider agreements.
• Provide training and support to ensure distributors and customers effectively utilize protection business technology.
• Continuously develop expertise in all protection products and markets to provide technical support and highlight businesses unique propositions.

Candidate Profile:

• Experience in financial services and/or general sales.
• Proven account management skills with the ability to manage a portfolio of distributors.
• Clear understanding of the business objectives of the protection division.
• Strong communication skills and a commitment to developing professional presentation skills across multiple channels.
• Commitment to keeping up-to-date with products, technology, and business propositions.
• Passion for distribution, service excellence, and personal development.

Job-Specific Accountabilities:

• Meet or exceed annual targets.
• Establish, develop, and maintain a defined panel of distributors.
• Drive new business growth and, where applicable, retain existing policies within the panel.
• Ensure distributors understand and can utilise our proposition and technology solutions.
• Complete all administrative and reporting tasks as required by sales management.
• Demonstrate behaviours aligned with business values, internally and externally.
• Adhere to business policies, governance, and best practices at all times.

Core Competencies:

• Communication and Influencing
• Delivering Superior Customer Satisfaction
• Problem Solving and Decision Making
• Planning and Organising

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Flexitime
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• Private dental insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Work from home

If you are interested and have the relevant experience, please click apply to be contacted by a member of the team. You can also text your full name + ‘BDC26’ to 07470 312674