Business Development Manager (Midlands & Northeast) - Daft.ie
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What’s the Opportunity Due to our continued growth and success, we now have an opportunity for a hardworking Business Development Manager to grow revenue amongst a core client base and win new Estate Agent business for our Property Sales Team. The successful candidate will have in person meetings with Agents in Meath, Westmeath, Longford, Cavan, Monaghan and Louth. You must be in possession of a valid Driving Licence and your own motor vehicle. What will I be doing As a Business Development Manager you will:
- Act as a trusted advisor, connecting your property clients to hundreds of thousands of visitors to Daft.ie every year.
- Educate and sell a range of advertising solutions to your client base of estate agents, promoting and building our multifaceted and growing advertising solutions.
- Build and develop new and existing deep relationships with key decision makers to increase and expand on revenue opportunities.
- Contribute to the strategy and business development team to set a foundation for the future growth of Daft.ie.
- Build new relationships to earn Daft.ie a seat at the table within the property community, acting as a spokesperson to represent Daft.ie.
- Be skilled at value based selling. Clearly communicate to your book of agents the value & strength of our number one position measured by demand, content, lead and transaction share.
- Identify sales opportunities in both our existing client portfolio and through active prospecting, creating reliable forecasts and leading both short and long sales cycles.
- Hit and exceed all sales targets and KPI’s on a monthly and quarterly basis.
- Act as the lead point of contact for all matters related to your designated accounts in the regions.
- Listen to the needs of customers and the market, sharing insights with management, product and marketing teams to identify new business opportunities.
- Become an expert in CRM systems (Salesforce experience a bonus), effectively managing your pipeline and diligently leading your prospects and customer database
- At least 3 years of online or B2B sales experience.
- A strong sales ability with a consistent track record of hitting targets.
- You should love a challenge, working in target-driven environments, and succeeding as part of a team.
- Someone who is comfortable speaking to C-Level customers on the phone or at face to face meetings.
- A talent for developing positive relationships and able to work across many different parts of the organisation to get things done.
- Excellent communication skills along with the ability to collaborate with varied functions.
- Self-motivation and the ability to work on your own initiative.
- A natural competitor and not afraid to fail fast. You understand the importance of being part of a team, working hard, having fun while doing it and not afraid of learning new things. Be a phenomenal teammate!
- Enthusiastic and thrive on being part of a collaborative environment. You care about the culture and environment where you work and you plan to take ownership of the time you spend with us to truly make an impact.
- Our goal is to maintain a culture where people look forward to work – whether in our centrally located office in Dublin or working remotely, which is optional for all employees.
- We do that by making Distilled a place you'll be listened to and trusted to do your job. Where you can have fun, learn and feel appreciated. And where you get focused career development, growth and progression opportunities.
- We understand that the tools you have to do your job can make a difference too. So while MacBooks are our standard, we’re happy to get you the equipment you need to do your job
- We want you to feel confident that this is the right place for you, your career, your wellbeing and your future.
- Above all, your health and wellbeing are at the forefront of how we build the business. That means looking after you while you're here and later in life. So you'll receive life insurance, fully-paid healthcare and a 5% contribution towards your pension.
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