Business Development Manager
🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 24 March 2026
LOCATION
Hove
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Sales & Marketing
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion
SKILLS
Sales
Business Development
Customer Service
CRM
Communication Skills
VAT Compliance
E-commerce
Finance
FULL DESCRIPTION
Business Development Manager
The Business Development Manager role is a pivotal role in our Business Development team to enable our business to achieve our annual growth targets. You will be on the front-line speaking to prospective customers across all mediums, finding out how our services can meet their needs. We aim to both educate them about their VAT obligations, and to boast about our world-class services.
Business Development Manager, What You’ll Do
- Target Driven: Be part of the team responsible for growing the client base, and meeting set monthly targets and KPIs
- Customer Centric: Provide support, problem solve and give excellent customer service to every person interacting with the business
- Confident: Speak about technical subjects in a simple way to make VAT more accessible to everyone!
- Proactive: Able to find and create your own opportunities and turn them into leads and customers
- Educate: Communicate with prospective clients, educating and discussing VAT compliance
- Data Driven: Maintain and update our Client Relationship Management system (CRM) to enable extracts of data to help make future decisions
- Network: Build a pipeline of prospects from attending events and networking online
- Collaborate: Work closely and co-operatively with our Onboarding and Client Management teams to ensure a seamless service from start to finish
Business Development Manager, What You’ll Need
- Proven experience in a Sales, Telesales or Business Development role
- For the Business Development Manager role some industry experience is required
- Solid customer service focus and problem-solving attitude
- Excellent attention to detail
- Calmness under pressure
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written, including an excellent phone manner
- Strong team working ethic and ability to work collaboratively
- Proven ability to readily follow defined systems, procedures and protocols
- Genuine enthusiasm for e-commerce, finance and international trade
- Experience of working effectively in a home office and/or office environment
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