Business Development Executive
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Hydro Group manufactures bespoke subsea cable and connector assembly engineering for the oil and gas, marine renewable energy and defence industries.
We are certified to ISO 9001 and 14001:2015 to design and manufacture subsea electrical and optical connectors, electrical pressure hull penetrators, associated subsea electrical cable terminations, installation of electrical and optical connectors, specialist underwater and harsh environment electrical and optical composite cables, tethers and umbilicals. Our products are precision-engineered to withstand the harshest environmental conditions.
Objectives / Scope
- To define, implement and maintain a business development strategy for the group.
- Identify and deliver a sales pipeline to meet the business growth targets within defence, and energy markets.
- Maintain and grow existing client relationships.
- Expand the client portfolio into Singapore and Southeast Asia region.
Main Responsibilities
- Interface and manage the sales pipeline from enquiry through to purchase order placement.
- Monitor and progress enquiry/sales order activities to collate data.
- Provide marketing support and assist with business forecasting.
- Identification of immediate, medium and long term opportunities both within existing accounts and new business.
- Proactively network both on and offline to generate new business.
- Attend, manage and lead trade shows.
- Develop and maintain strong client relationships.
- Generate new clients and leads.
- Interface with sales team and international business partners, and follow up on any potential leads.
- Presentation and demonstration of the company’s products and services including technical and support services to potential clients.
- Understand the market and any gaps between our client’s needs and our competitors’ products.
- Win and close sales opportunities.
- Liaise with the wider business to provide customers with accurate information and quotations appropriate to their applications.
- Input customer information from calls, visits, mails-shots etc, onto company databases immediately it becomes available.
- Qualify the technical and environmental requirements for the customer application.
- Sales performance reporting to the group.
- Assist with training and job or product awareness for other staff within the company.
- Maintain Group management behaviors practices and equal opportunity policy.
- Comply with any environmental responsibilities as identified by the Group and communicated by your line manager that are relevant within your department.
- Any other appropriate tasks that may be required to support the wider business.
Skills Base
- Excellent interpersonal communication and telephone manner.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to quickly develop an understanding of the group products and capabilities.
- Target driven and results focused.
- Relevant business development experience, and a strong background within the industry.