_{11th February, 2025}

Citrus Recruit are excited to be recruiting for a Business Development Manager for a Financial Services company who are a lending specialist.
 
Founded nearly 10 years ago, this company focuses on working with SME businesses across the UK to have access to funds and have several different product ranges for their customers.
 
You will be working alongside a growing team of BDM’s who are based all over the Country, prospecting new and existing businesses to grow your loan book.
 
The successful candidate will have experience in a business development role within a Financial Services company and have had exposure to selling products such as Commercial Loans, Asset Finance, Invoice Finance or Working Capital Loans.
 
Responsibilities & day to day duties
As a Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Building and maintaining new and existing relationships with new clients but also now introducers such as brokers and accountants.
• Achieve sales targets in line with company expectations
• Building and maintaining a level of new enquiries, identify and secure opportunities for new business and contacts
• Conduct sales meetings with prospective clients when required and complete loan templates
• Deliver excellent customer service to all clients, prospective clients, internal and external customers
• Manage sales pipeline and diarise effectively, following up with outstanding enquires and account management as required

Skills & experience required.
As a Business Development Manager, we are looking for the following skills and experience:

• Experience in a Business Development role within Financial Services
• Experience of selling products and services such as Commercial Loans, Asset Finance, Invoice Finance or Working Capital Loans
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Driven to succeed and exceed sales targets
• Intermediate Excel knowledge, good keyboard skills and competent user of other Microsoft Office programs including Power Point
• Good listening skills, understand how and when to action information, and how and when to delegate to the appropriate person

Benefits

• Salary of up to £44,000
• Uncapped commission structure
• 23 days holiday + BH (closed over Christmas)
• Option to buy additional holiday
• Pay mileage at 45p a mile
• Death in service policy
• Discount packages
• Save as you earn scheme – Nest pension or company savings scheme

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