Duties and Responsibilities

Research and identify new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services - or new ways of reaching existing markets.

Seek out the appropriate contact in an organization.

Generate leads and cold call prospective customers.

Meet with customers/clients face to face or over the phone.

Foster and develop relationships with customers/clients.

Understand the needs of your customers and be able to respond effectively with a plan of how to meet these.

Think strategically - seeing the bigger picture and setting aims and objectives in order to develop and improve the business.

Work strategically - carrying out necessary planning in order to implement operational changes.

Help to plan sales campaigns

Increase sales of the business

Carry out sales forecasts and analysis and present your findings to senior management/the board of directors.

Develop the business sales and marketing strategy.