Details:
- Salary: £60,000 - 80,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Oxford Oxfordshire
- Date: 4 days ago
Description:
Business Development Manager – Commercial Finance
We are working exclusively with a well-established and growing commercial finance business that is looking to appoint an experienced Business Development Manager to join its sales team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded BDM with experience within commercial finance, asset-based lending, invoice finance or a related financial services environment to join a growing business and play a key role in generating new business.
The Role
As Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for identifying, developing and converting new business opportunities across a range of commercial finance products.
You will build and maintain strong relationships with professional introducers including accountants, commercial finance advisers, brokers and solicitors, acting as a key point of contact for new business within your region.
Key responsibilities will include:
* Proactively identifying and generating new business opportunities.
* Building and maintaining strong introducer and professional relationships.
* Managing new business enquiries through the CRM.
* Preparing and submitting quality proposals for credit assessment.
* Working closely with underwriting, operations and internal teams to progress deals.
* Ensuring opportunities meet required credit and quality standards.
* Maintaining accurate records of introducers and prospects.
* Achieving agreed sales and income targets.
* Developing a strong understanding of the company's finance products and wider commercial finance market.
About You
We are looking for a proven sales professional with a strong track record of winning new business.
Ideally, you will have experience within commercial finance, invoice finance, asset-based lending, business finance or a similar environment, although strong relationship-led BDMs from the wider financial services sector may also be considered.
You will be:
* Commercially aware and financially literate.
* Confident and professional when dealing with clients and introducers.
* A strong relationship builder with excellent communication skills.
* Comfortable influencing and negotiating at all levels.
* Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
* Self-motivated, proactive and target driven.
* Confident using CRM systems and Microsoft Office.
* Comfortable working with credit, underwriting and financial information.
* A strong problem solver with sound commercial judgement.
* Ideally someone with an established and active introducer network.
Why Consider the Opportunity?
This is a chance to join a growing commercial finance business where you will have genuine responsibility for developing new business and building long-term relationships.
The company places a strong emphasis on speed, transparency, fairness and customer service, whilst providing the opportunity to develop your career within the commercial finance sector.
Interested?
Please give me a call on (phone number removed)