Sales Development Manager (Remote)

Position: Sales Development Manager

Location: Remote

YOUR NEW COMPANY

Our client is a leading North West-based financial wellbeing and retirement specialist, working with hundreds of businesses across the U.K.’s private and public sector by offering their staff financial education, guidance and regulated financial advice. As our client’s company continues to grow and flourish, a requirement has arisen for a Sales Development Manager. The position is home-based.

THE ROLE

Reporting to the Head of Client Development, the Sales Development Manager will be responsible for delivering new profitable corporate clients to the business in order to achieve income targets specifically in the financial wellbeing and retirement sectors. The role’s key duties include:

• Deliver new business sales targets
• Develop and manage the new business contact plan to support the delivery of sales targets activities
• Manage the follow up of all financial wellbeing and retirement related new business leads to arrange initial and follow up appointments
• Manage all follow up activity from financial wellbeing and retirement related events
• Be the lead presence at external events, including speaking at conferences, presenting to professional groups and trade bodies
• Research and draft client business proposals
• Take the lead in any response to tender applications to secure shortlisting

REQUIREMENTS

Applicants for the Sales Development Manager vacancy must have the following criteria:

• Strong background in Corporate Sales or EB Sales within Financial Services
• Strong background in new business
• Experience in team management, development and training
• Possess knowledge of UK pension (DB & DC ) UK share schemes & flex benefit offerings
• Appreciation of how benefit/pension functions operate from a technical and operational perspective e.g. salary sacrifice, trustees, compliance

REMUNERATION / PACKAGE

• Up to £80,000 (depending on experience)
• Bonuses
• 25 days’ Annual Leave
• Pension (6% employer/3% employee)
• PMI
• Study Support
• Income Protection

NEXT STEPS

If you are happy to apply for this position, please click on the apply button and remember to attach a copy of your CV. One of our consultants will be in touch to discuss the opportunity and answer any questions you may have around the role. Where appropriate we can also recommend other relevant opportunities to you that match your requirements.

Synonyms: Investments, Pensions, IFA, Independent Financial Advisor, Independent Financial Adviser, Financial Advisor, Financial Adviser, Financial Planning, Retirement Specialist, Retirement Planning, Whole-of-Market, Protection, Financial Consultant, Financial Planner, Level 4, HNW

Vision-FS Recruitment is a leading Financial Services Recruitment business covering the UK FS market. Vision-FS Recruitment specialise within the Financial Planning | Wealth Management and Employee Benefits Recruitment.