Business Development Manager

Speedy Hire Plc; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 60,000

Job description

Business Development Manager, South Coast

Monday to Friday 7.30am - 5pm 42 hours a week

Speedy are the UK's leading hire provider with the widest range of tools, specialist hire equipment, plant and support services - everything for every job!

As a Business Development Manager, you'll be the front line of our customer interaction, ensuring their every need is catered for and every question answered. You will be joining the team at an exciting time, helping to continue our growth and establish yourself and Speedy as great people to do business with.

Business Development Managers are responsible for developing a small portfolio of Major Account customers, leveraging existing business and investigating opportunities to develop new services and products whilst nurturing and developing the key target markets for the portfolio account/s.

So we can help you succeed, here's what you'll need:

• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• PC literate
• Ability to prioritise workload and work under pressure to strict deadlines
• Capability to take ownership and responsibility
• Ability to adapt to individual and operational change in a diverse and fast-paced organisation
• Ability to support your business unit/team to deliver our ESG Strategy - Decade to Deliver.
• Evidence of strategic account planning and account development
• Financial and commercial acumen
• Driving license

What we offer:

• 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Life assurance
• Pension Scheme
• Canteen facilities
• 95% discount across the Speedy brand
• Opportunities for training, development and career progression
• Voluntary Health Cash Plan
• My Staff Shop: discounts and offers for shopping etc. across many suppliers
• Green Commute Initiative: Work scheme for cycling
• PAM - Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Offers free and confidential support and counselling to help you through matters such as wellbeing, divorce, legal, and financial management

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements and are promoting our Speedy Work Life Balance initiative which is a huge step in realising our ambition of putting our People First!

Speedy offer a Career Line of Sight which enables a detailed understanding of the route to progression and growth within the Speedy Group.

Please be aware Speedy reserves the right to close our vacancies earlier than the listed date if we have received a high level of applications. We would recommend that if you wish to be considered that you complete the application as promptly as possible.

Please be aware that some roles within The Speedy Group UK&I may require a DBS, Credit or Security Clearance Check. The Speedy Group is an equal opportunity employer where we embrace diversity in all its forms and foster an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us.

All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status. All roles within The Speedy Group require proof of right to work in the UK by the start of employment.