Business Development Manager - North/Midlands

The Role: * Proactively seek new clients, introducers and revenue for the company and effectively convert lead opportunities. * Deliver excellent customer service to all clients, prospective clients, internal and external customers. * Maximise business opportunities by using best practice. The Responsibilities: * Build and maintain new and existing relationships with introductory sources for example finance brokers, insolvency practitioners, accountants, banks, clients etc. * Achieve targets of new deals, points and minimum fees. * Building and maintaining a level of new enquiries and identify and secure opportunities for new business and contacts. * Conduct sales meetings with prospective clients when required; complete loan templates for sanction of the facility; follow all operation and due diligence procedures; chase outstanding enquiries and paperwork on deals; attend sales team meetings. * Develop knowledge and understanding of the asset-based finance industry products and services, clients, competitors, introducers, risks, client industry and markets. * Support and liaise with all other staff. * Promote and represent the brand and services professionally; demonstrate you are an ambassador. * Consistently provide accurate information to the Finance function to assist in the production and completion of weekly and monthly sales analysis and reports. * Any other duties or projects commensurate with the level of responsibility of this role, for which the role holder has the necessary experience and/or training. Key Skills: * Maintain high-level professional conduct with internal and external customers and introducers via face to face, telephone, email and written communication. * Establish and maintain a professional + ‘expert’ relationship with introducers, prospective clients, internal and external customers. Understand and show interest in client’s business and actively demonstrates being pivotal in the relationship between Operations and Sales. * Good listening skills, understand how and when to action information, and how and when to delegate to the appropriate person. * See things from prospective clients, introducers, internal and external customers point of view; identify their needs and have a proactive approach to building and maintaining relationships. The Requirements: * A well-established existing broker network. * Experience in non-regulation SME lending market, secured lending, and loans. * The ability to structure and package deals to clients. * The ability to read the clients’ financials and provide the best option. * Experience – proven experience of leadership in sales-related environment. Track record of successful delivery in a high-pressure role. * Skills – People management skills are critical. Great planner and organiser. Customer service skills and ability to work alone whilst being a team player. Highly numerate and literate. IT- Microsoft Office, in particular Excel. * Full driving licence