Job title: Business Development Manager ( B2B sales)
Company: Decathlon
Job description: International. Lovers of sports. Team players. Stronger together through our love of sports.
At Decathlon UK, we provide Careers That Let You Play. We are driven by our mission to help more people in the UK get physically active and healthy. We are a part of the DECATHLON Group, one of the world’s leading sporting goods retailers. Headquartered in France, DECATHLON specializes in the creation of sports products and their distribution online and in stores at more than 1,700 locations in 61 countries. In the UK, it has over 50 stores nationwide and an e-commerce site that caters to nationwide delivery.
Your role:
As a B2B Business development manager, you will be contributing to the representation of Decathlon Business to our B2B customers/prospects and accelerate our development into the market selling our products and gift cards into our target markets of companies, schools, and clubs.
You will play an important role in creating, managing, and monetizing the database of UK businesses that want to invest in our products and services for the future.
Job responsibilities:
Identifying new business opportunities including new markets, new clients, and new partnerships.
Implementing growth strategies leading to the creation of value for all stakeholders
Building relationships with new clients, gauging their needs, and developing proposals to address these needs
Be responsible for account management and key account management * Possessing a strong understanding of the company’s products, the competition in the industry, and the positioning.
Manage local third-party partner and vendor relationships; develop and approve new 3rd party sales channels, partner relationships, and local gift card initiatives.
Who you are:
You are a hunter profile
An entrepreneur who loves finding new businesses and developing existing businesses with our loyal B2B customers
Good understanding of the UK sports market B2B segments
Existing account base ready to target in the sports industry
Sports enthusiast; regularly practice sport and enjoy it to live the health and well-being values we sell to other companies
Ambitious and motivated, capable to set and exceed ambitious targets
Service-oriented: always focused on customers satisfaction
Organized; able to work on different projects at the same time
Autonomous and proactive
Ready to take calculated risks and learn quickly
Requirements:
Knowledge of the public administration tendering process
Knowledge of the Procurement industry
Highly confident in sales and B2B customers relationship management
Able to build an ambitious commercial strategy, and execute it
Rigorous follow-up of the sales activities (prospects, customers’ orders, loyalty…)
Excellent written and oral communication with my colleagues, internal and external customers
Capacity to develop business through excellent relationships with our loyal B2B partners
Working at Decathlon
If you are a person with an active and dynamic personality, then a Decathlon Career is definitely for you. Our unique culture empowered by our values of vitality, responsibility, generosity, and authenticity, and bonded by our love for sports, will definitely give you an experience of a lifetime.
Get to enjoy the following benefits and perks:
- Hybrid Working
- Annual remuneration reviews
- Healthy employee discount on all Decathlon products
- Weekly Staff Sports/Activities
- Shareholding Scheme
- Cycle-to-Work Scheme
- Up to 28 days of holiday
- Intensive Learning and Development training via Decathlon Academy… and many more
Expected salary:
Location: London
Job date: Thu, 25 May 2023 02:10:19 GMT
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