Job Description

Business Development Executive (Agriculture)

Vickerstock are delighted to continue our highly successful relationship with an established business to support in the recruitment of a Business Development Executive on a permanent basis. The role will involve extensive travel both throughout Ireland and the UK.

The successful candidate will be required be on site in their Ballymena offices on a regular basis, therefore, close proximity to the office and a full driving licence is required.

The successful candidate will be a high-calibre Business Development Executive with a strong track record to take a lead on new business development for a successful product within the Agricultural Sales Team.

You\'ll pro-actively target and engage new customers and leverage partner relationships to generate opportunities.

Your new role as a Business Development Executive

• To identify business opportunities and convert these to orders to achieve the Company\'s Targets.
• Liaise with the Agriculture Sales Manager and Head of Sales with a technically minded approach to develop regionalised sales strategies for standard products (Agri)
• Deal with inbound customer enquiries and covert to orders.
• Ensure enquiries are priced accurately and responded to within in the agreed timeframe.
• Maintaining and updating records on the company\'s systems
• Weekly reporting on Sales Activity, including visit reports.
• Relevant administration tasks including order processing.
• Liaise with internal departments as required, including Production Planning, Production, Finance, Marketing, Quality, Technical and Despatch to ensure that customer requirements are effectively communicated.
• Attend exhibitions/trade shows, arrange, and attend customer meetings/site visits including farms and merchants and other company events as required.

What you\'ll need to succeed as Business Development Executive:

• A proven track history in business development and/or field-based sales
• Full Clean driving licence
• Driven individual with a strong interest in the agricultural industry
• Possess the drive and enthusiasm necessary to deliver business growth targets, be results orientated.
• Be creative, innovative and passionate in your approach to driving sales.
• Excellent influencing, communication and strong negotiation skills with an ability to demonstrate appropriate business acumen and commercial awareness.
• Proficient in MS Office
• There will be extensive travel with this position throughout UK and Ireland

Contact Mary to discuss this in absolute confidence on 028 90313720. If you are looking to take the next step in your career, please submit your CV.

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