Business Development Manager

Benefits: 25 Days Holiday pro rata, Income Protection after initial probation period, Training Budget for All, Summer and Christmas Parties and much, much more!

Do you feel you have what it takes to join the industry’s most forward-thinking company, to help us push the limits of what is achievable in supplying our clients with the home of their dreams?

We are pushing the limits of what is achievable every day, do you want to join us?

Read on!

We are Oakwrights, we have been building beautifully styled homes on behalf of our customers since 1999, we extend properties, add a little extra space for guests or a child returning from university, we make the dreams and aspirations of our customers come true!

We are currently recruiting for a Business Development Manager for Oakwrights Country Buildings for the South West & South Region to join our sales team!

As a Business Development Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Following up on all leads in your geographic area, guiding our customers through the entire sales process!
• Maintaining regular communication with the Commercial Manager and clients as necessary
• Responding to referred sales enquiries and messages within 48 hours
• Maintaining your own diary and to do lists, and to prioritises actions in order of importance to drive revenue
• Ensuring all information is two-way, with both the client, Sales and Estimating team
• Required to prepare and present house designs, working alongside our architects
• Produce a sales forecast for monthly and quarterly prospects

In order to be successful within this role you should:

• Have a wide-ranging general knowledge, of Timber construction oak frame building and our Country Buildings.
• Experience of, or a keen interest in: eco-building, modern methods of construction, prefabrication and off-site construction, Passivhaus / low energy building.
• Have good communication skills and friendly manner when dealing with clients or staff.
• Have a positive approach and positive facility for minimising problems.
• Be responsible for your own work, self-motivation, flexibility and enthusiasm, ability to take initiative.
• Have the ability to give and take constructive criticism.
• Be able to anticipate and counter problems before they arise.
• Deal with incidental problems efficiently with the minimum of disruption to work programme.
• Have the ability to assist the team to attain the departmental targets with regard, all in accordance with the Company Year Plan.
• Be very comfortable and adept with using modern software (CRM - HubSpot, Microsoft Word & Excel)

Please note: Due to the large interest in this role, it is not possible to feedback to all candidates individually. If you do not hear from us within two weeks – please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion.

No agencies please.