Business Development Manager Wanted In The South-East

Flame Health Optical Sales - Business Development Manager - South-East
Salary of £28,000 p.a
Flame Health Optical Sales are seeking a Business Development Manager, within optical lens sales, based in the South-East of England, on behalf of a leading provider of ophthalmic lenses and frames.
Prior field sales experience is an absolute must, and an understanding of the optical industry would also be advantageous.
Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Presenting, promoting and selling the glazing services and glazed frame packages to existing and prospective customers.
• Establishing, developing and maintaining positive business and customer relationships.
• Responsibility for actively seeking out new customer relationships; reaching out to customer leads through cold calling.
• Accountability for scheduling appointments with new and prospective customers, providing the relevant information to head office to ensure visits are conducive.
• Expedite the resolution of any customer problems and complaints to maximise satisfaction.
• Provide head office with accurate customer information to ensure new customers are set up successfully.
• Responsibility for submitting customer orders to head office to ensure efficient order processing.
• Ensure effective communication with Line Manager on a daily/weekly basis.
• Prepare and submit a weekly status report, containing customer visit information and relevant commentary.
• Accountability for ensuring calls and emails are replied to in a timely manner.
• Management of expenses in line with company policy.
• Attendance at the Company Head Office, as and when required.
• Attendance at trade shows and customer training events as and when required.

Person Specification

• Commitment and Flexibility demonstrate the commitment and flexibility required to meet the changing needs of an expanding business
• Interpersonal Skills develop working relationships with fellow employees, customers and suppliers, as required
• Communication Skills communicate concisely and professionally, either verbally or in writing, with our customer, our employees and our suppliers, as required
• Honesty, Openness and Integrity maintain visibility and awareness of activities and escalate issues that are likely to impact on performance to your manager
• Initiative use your initiative to resolve day to day issues or escalate to your manager when appropriate
• Innovation have a positive and enthusiastic attitude towards proposing new ideas and processes to benefit the functionality of the department
• Company Values awareness of the company values; customer focus, energy, recognition, team work and respect required to build and support the team efficiently

Skills

• Reliability and Flexibility - Willingness to adapt working pattern to business needs
• Time Management - Prioritise and manage workloads to achieve deadlines whilst maintaining quality and accuracy of work at all times
• Critical-Thinking and Problem-Solving - Work with relevant parties to find business focused solutions
• Relationships - Monitor the interface between our employees, our customer, our suppliers and other areas of the business
• Performance - Maintain expected performance levels and escalate issues accordingly
• Meetings - Attend and contribute to any team meetings as and when required
• Attention to detail - Checking for quality and accuracy consistently
• Property - Ensure that all the equipment used is cared for and maintained to agreed standards to protect company property
• Knowledge - Develop your own and employee knowledge of the business: our customer, our objectives, our products and our services

Experience
Essential

• Proven experience as a sales representative.
• Highly motivated and target driven with a proven track record in sales.
• Excellent selling, communication and negotiation skills.
• Desirable
• Experience working within a similar optical field sales role.
  
  To apply for this Optical Brand Manager job or enquire about additional Optical Sales job opportunities across the United Kingdom - contact Flame Health Freephone on 0800 085 0858 or if calling from a mobile on 01158 114488 alternatively email careers@flamehealth.com
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