Business Development Manager
Duties and Responsibilities
* The duties and responsibilities of a Business Development Manager are with sales, management and client relations, The ability to sell ideas, products and services but they also cover many other different aspects.
Their common job functions include:
* Identifying new business opportunities, including new markets, new clients, new partnerships or new products and services
* Creating strategies to successfully reach new business opportunities
* Building relationships with new clients, gauging their needs and developing proposals to address these needs
* Maintaining and developing relationships with current clients
* Pitching sales and products to new and existing clients
* Attending conferences and events to build relationships with industry partners and staying up to date with new trends
* Creating sales forecasts and actively working towards reaching them
* Possessing a strong understanding of the company’s products, the competition in the industry and positioning
* Managing and training a business development team
Business Development Manager skills and qualifications
As this role involves working with people at almost every level, whether it’s managing a team, networking with industry partners, reporting to senior management or building relationships with clients, Business Development Managers have to enjoy working with people and should have ...