Role Purpose

• To develop new commercial business relationships leading to the generation of new income for the company. This will involve identifying new markets and business opportunities.
• To grow existing relationships with clients to achieve further sales and maximise revenue.
• This role requires a someone who is dynamic, sales driven, strategically minded and able to sell B2B at the highest level.

The Core Deliverables

• Manage the sales process; generating leads; phone calls to introduce TLC products and services; presenting the pitch, asking questions and collecting data, solution pitch, negotiation and closing the sale
• Present TLC to potential clients through face to face meetings, telephone calls and emails and advise them on products, including forthcoming developments and special promotions
• Responsible for building a short/medium/long term sales pipeline in accordance with targets set
• Develop a thorough understanding of client objectives and business requirements, including return on investment objectives, response to tenders and gather for information
• Gather market and customer information
• Create client proposals and contracts and take full responsibility for their content and accuracy
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients through regular review meetings
• Develop a complete understanding of TLC products and pricing structures
• Ensure a complete and accurate brief is provided in all aspects of the sale including costs of the promotion and redemption rates when handing over the campaign to client services
• Fully understand TLC’s terms of business
• Estimate profit levels on all projects
• Ensure payment arrangements are agreed before work commences and that they are enforced
• On occasion, work with the client service and finance teams on cash collection on client

Your Skills & Knowledge

• Has proven sales experience; knows how to add value to the business by achieving sales
• Understands marketing processes and jargon and is able to take a consultative view with clients
• Experienced in communicating with clients in all forms of written and verbal communication and is able to listen
• Practiced in building effective working relationships with clients and work colleagues and uses these to add value to TLC and our clients and has a portfolio of client contacts
• Takes a commercial view when decision making in order to maximise the value to both TLC and the client