• Business Development Manger

Title: New Business Development.
Job Description: See Below .
Location: Limerick
Proposed Start Date:
Remuneration: Basic remuneration of €40 – 45 K per annum.
OTE: Estimated at between €20 – 30K
Tools: Laptop, Mobile Phone, Blackberry .
Mileage Allowance: Business Miles:
Bonus: A six month /annual bonus scheme will be put in place.
Probation: 6 months.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Make contact with targets by cold-calling and/or relationships already established Uk and Ireland
• Prepare presentations and present ideas and solutions to the "decision makers" within target organizations.
• Complete proposals and quotations in a timely manner.
• Negotiate deals, Complete tenders.
• Close sales deals; secure contracts and brief operations delivery requirements for the client.
• Manage contract and relationship until it is handed over to an operational account manager.
• Utilise current resources to create profitable add on business activities.
• Develop new business by achieving and growing sales with a selection of clients and prospective clients.
• Identify new opportunities and to work closely with product development in idea generation and provisioning of new services for delivery to clients. 
• Identify, analyse and recommend new business opportunities
• Achievement / overachievement of new business sales targets
• Develop the sales plan in conjunction with the MD and the Board.

Qualifications/Skills:

• Essential: A minimum of three years' successful selling experience in the hi-tec sector  (preferably in the ICT arena);
• Essential: Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Essential: A track record of having routinely met and exceeded sales targets and of having developed healthy longer-term relationships with clients that have led to repeat business;
• Essential: Highly Organised, Excellent Time Manager;
• Essential: Management certificate, diploma or equivalent;