Business Development (strategist, deal-maker, brand ambassador, exceptional communications skills, delivers pitch, negotiates terms, cultivates partnership).
Your job as a business development manager is to identify sales leads, pitch goods or services to new clients and maintain a good working relationship with new contacts
If the thought of sitting behind a desk all day gives you itchy feet, this could be the job for you as you’ll be required to spend a large amount of time visiting clients and attending networking events. You’ll usually work office hours, Monday to Friday but there are often part-time or flexible working opportunities too.
Want a job where you can progress? This career can offer that. From business development manager you can progress to become a senior development manager, business development executive or marketing director.
Or, using the selling, negotiating and project management skills you’ve gained, you can side-step into other areas of business.
This is no job for shy, retiring types as you’ll need to be bursting with self-confidence, love networking and enjoy presenting and public speaking. It also helps if you have:
- Good business sense
- A deep understanding of marketing principles
- Good communication skills
- A positive attitude
- Negotiation skills
- Plenty of initiative
