Business Development Executive

Job DescriptionOur client, a leading SaaS company in the Education sector, is currently hiring for an Business Development Executive to be responsible for a defined set of products and tasked with growing the revenue of your accounts. You'll take ownership of your own pipeline, requiring some outbound calling, but also converting a high number of inbound leads.ResponsibilitiesMeet sales targets and key performance indicators set by the business.Make a high number of daily calls to build pipeline, advance and close sales.Accurate revenue and opportunity forecasting.Maintain the CRM at all times.Maintain a high of level market and product knowledge, including competitor offerings and product positioning.Rapidly increase the penetration/sales of the company's software solutions in line with the sales targets.RequirementsExperience in an outbound B2B telesales role with evidence of consistently exceeding targets.A drive for Results, your hunter mentality means you will strive to exceed targets set by the business.Tenacity and dogged determination - the ability to keep going in the face of rejection. Self-motivation to conduct every task with urgency.Excellent oral communication and verbal reasoning skills - an ability to build rapport quickly, ask insightful questions, great listening skills, the ability to be able to handle and deflect objections.This is a full time, permanent position working Monday-Friday. This is a hybrid position working 3 days from their offices in Sheffield and 2 days from home.Our client offers an excellent remuneration package and excellent career progression prospects.Please apply online to be considered.