We’re looking for a talented and experienced Business Development specialist to play a pivotal role in our quest to add to our global client base, tackle bigger challenges than ever before and provide unique digital innovation and brand transformation solutions to forward thinking organisations. Reporting to the Managing Director, the ideal candidate will be someone with a track record of engaging prospective customers in order to build a strong pipeline of business.
A knack for asking the right questions and understanding the bigger picture is crucial, as you will need to quickly get to the roots of client challenges and develop realistic and winning tenders and proposals. A passion for building strong personal relationships is more important than a win-at-all costs mentality, but strong commercial awareness is vital.
A background in web, brand or digital marketing is preferable, but demonstration of converting opportunities in a wide range of industries is key to the role.
The perfect candidate would be ready to work in a fast-paced, fun environment, where collaboration between teams is key to our combined success and having a passion for achieving tangible results for colleagues and clients is a must. You will be working in close partnership with our marketing and business partner teams, so should be comfortable with a changeable workload and able to organise and prioritise accordingly.
The role will be based at our head office in Cardiff with the flexibility to work from home as you wish, however, you would be expected to attend both prospect meetings and key team meetings/social events with your colleagues.
The ideal candidate will have:
- A results-driven and commercial mentality with an innate ability to uncover and understand client challenges and objectives.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, building lasting relationships grounded in honesty is key to the role’s success.
- Practical and measurable experience of identifying and converting commercial opportunities.
- The ability to develop and motivate successful and commercially aware teams.
- Experience of successfully responding to written and verbal briefs in a variety of different formats, including tender responses and creative proposals.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading on our response to new business opportunities, qualifying and converting those that are relevant to our stated focus sectors.
- Alongside the marketing team, identifying and attracting new prospect organisations.
- Building relationships with prospects and working to understand how our portfolio of services can be applied to meet their unique business challenges.
- Development and maintenance of agreed performance metrics for the department, ensuring that the wider business can see the value of its work.
- Developing best in practice process and systems.
- Liaising with departmental heads to build cross-team integrations.
- Applying wider market knowledge and innovative solutions to meet departmental objectives.
Our culture – As a member of the Spindogs team we would expect you to:
- Be a team player – looking to make a positive difference to the office culture
- Be a fast learner – you love a challenge and don’t need to be told the same thing twice
- Have a strong work ethic – you go the extra mile to find new ways to constantly improve your output
Working in a role that you enjoy isn’t the only perk you’ll receive at Spindogs. Benefits you can expect include:
- A welcoming onboarding process. We know how strange it can be to start a new job, especially if it is remotely. With our onboarding process, you’ll get the chance to meet the whole team and experience what it’s really like to work at Spindogs, even if it is from through a screen.
- A chance to work at one of the largest web agencies in Wales. With almost 70 team members (and still growing!) you’ll join a team of creative and inspiring individuals, all considered to be experts in their digital fields.
- A place to voice your opinion and make a difference. If you have ideas about how we can improve the way we operate, then we’re all ears! We’re always up for hearing new ideas, especially if they’ll improve the experiences of our staff and clients.
- A thriving culture to get involved in, thanks to our dedicated ‘Culture Club’.
- A supportive environment for development and growth. Whether an internal training course or an external qualification, we always encourage professional development and will cheer you on from the side-lines as you progress.
- A flexible work-life balance. Times have changed and so have we. Whilst we have a fantastic office to work from, we give you the freedom to decide what working arrangement works best for you.
- A private health insurance package with generous rewards. We are partnered with Vitality Health which provides fast access to high-quality healthcare. It even covers a range of treatments that aren’t included under the NHS.
If you think you are perfect for this position, please attach your covering letter and CV below at the earliest opportunity.
Please remember that we do not accept CVs that are not accompanied by a covering letter, as the covering letter is your opportunity to tell us why you are right for the role – don’t miss out on your opportunity to impress!
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