Business Development Manager - Agencies

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Business Development Manager - Agencies, Birmingham

Client: The NEC Group

Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

5

Posted:

18.04.2025

Expiry Date:

02.06.2025

Job Description:

Business Development Manager

The NEC Group is the UK’s leading live events business operating in exhibitions, conferences, music, sports, family entertainment, and hospitality. We Bring Live to Life, creating destinations of the future, and helping customers make every moment count.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Business Development Manager to join our Conventions Sales – Agencies team.

We’re looking for an individual who:

• Is a driven and self-motivated sales professional with a proven track record of successfully winning new business and building relationships with clients in a commercial business environment.
• Has significant and proven sales experience, delivering and managing sales targets, ideally within a similar industry or selling environment.
• Is skilled in identifying new markets and opportunities to generate new leads, drive sales and increase revenue.
• Has the ability to understand and develop business development plans that can deliver against a sales target.
• Has the drive and energy to succeed and exceed all targets – must have a ‘hunting’ attitude and tenacity for the sale.
• Has highly proficient presentation skills in communicating to audiences in terms of profile, size and seniority.
• Has excellent negotiation skills and ability to lead client sales meetings based on experience and precedent.
• Is able to understand the commercial drivers of the business as well as the creative ones.
• Can develop strong relationships and has an assertive style, good facilitation and influencing skills.
• Is able to forecast and communicate accurate revenues on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Is able to adapt to a constantly changing and growing business environment.
• Is resilient and tenacious; confident and charismatic; calm under pressure.

What we offer:

• 25 days annual leave rising to 26 after one year plus all UK bank holidays
• Free onsite parking and lunch when working on site
• Potential home working options for part of the week
• Pension matching up to 7%
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance funded by the company
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Exclusive Discounts and many more great benefits

The NEC Group is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. NEC Group is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm, you will find a home within the NEC Group.

Should you require further assistance or require any reasonable adjustments be put in place to better support your application process, please do not hesitate to raise this with us.

Disclaimer: due to high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date.