Business Development Executive

Job Description

Business Development Executive is needed to join our growing team in our Cloud Seller Pro division based in Spinningfields, Manchester.This role offer remote/flexible working.Our Cloud Seller Pro (CSP) division is a full-service, multi-channel ecommerce Marketing and Advertising Agency, providing services which power performance and accelerate growth. We offer our clients a complete commerce solution, including Google Shoppingand Marketplace Management, high-performance Shopify websites and Social Commerce strategies.Following year-on-year growth, and our integration into the Wunderman Thompson Commerce and Technology, were now looking to fuel our future ambition with the addition of a Business Development Executive, who can help drive revenue for our Cloud Seller Probusiness through the acquisition of new customers.If you have a can-do attitude, excellent organisational skills, great communication and are passionate about your customers success, we would love to hear from you.What youll be doing:

• Generate, sell, negotiate, close and secure new business opportunities and achieve the monthly revenue target set by the Head of Client Services.
• Manage, maintain and develop a pipeline of opportunities.
• Build firm relationships with prospective clients.
• Maintain information and keep up to date with industry news and information to ensure a good level of communication awareness at all times.
• Represent Cloud Seller Pro in a professional manner and to adhere to agreed sales standards internally and externally.
• Maintain accurate and up to date completion of administration tasks and duties as required and agreed by the company.
• Communicate accurate and pertinent information to relevant departments, teams and clients as appropriate.

What we want from you:

• Proven experience in B2B business development, lead generation and appointment setting experience.
• Experience achieving KPIs and targets
• Proven track record of growing a portfolio of customers.
• Understanding of the marketing, digital or tech industry.
• Effective and concise verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact, present and influence at all levels.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to effectively multitask.
• Team player, ability to work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver objectives for team KPI achievement.
• Youll be self-motivated and enjoy keeping up the date with the latest news, trends and developments in digital marketing.

If you know some of this, even better:

• Experience of reporting on digital performance metrics and output KPIs (Google Analytics).
• Experience within an ecommerce agency setting, including advertising and/or Shopify projects.

What we can offer you:Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, well also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. Well empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.Our personality and behaviours: We believe that we are what we do, not just what we say. Our shared values and behaviours show how to bring the Wunderman Thompson Commerce and Technologys culture to life through the actions we all takeevery day:

• Listening
• In it together
• Creative bravery
• Positivity

Our brilliant, talented people are what makes Wunderman Thompson Commerce and Technology what we are. Thats why we look for people who go beyond and always push our thinking to be better than yesterday.What we do: At Wunderman Thompson we inspire growth for ambitious brands. Within our commerce and technology division, that means inspiring people across the globe to shop online through seamless digital experiences.How we do it: This role willjoin the Cloud Commerce Group division, a market leading software and digital service provider with over 1000 eCommerce retail, wholesale and manufacturing customers, including some of the UKs best known brands.We deliver growth marketing and software services, supporting the whole digital customer journey from generating traffic to websites, all the way through to dispatching orders. Our business consists of three divisions: Cloud Commerce Pro, ChannelGrabber andCloud Seller Pro, and currently has a team of more than 100 staff based throughout the UK.What makes us different We are part of Wunderman Thompson Commerce & Technology.Part creative agency, part consultancy and part technology company, were unique in our ability to connect world-class strategic thinking and creative insight,with deep executional capability across technology and operations. And we belong to the WPP Group, which gives us the talent, infrastructure and support of one of the largest agency networks in the world.We have been recognised by Forrester as a Leader in Commerce Services (Q1,2021) and in Digital Experience Services (Q2, 2022), and as Best Large Agency of the Year at the European Ecommerce Awards 2022.Our reputation is based on our people, and we believe we have some of the best in the business. As our business grows internationally, were looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commercesolutions, services, and websites in the world. Working as a team, no problem is insurmountable; we share in our clients successes and believe that anyone can show creative bravery no matter what their role is in the team.At Wunderman Thompson, a WPP company, we are committed to actively building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued and heard, and is treated with dignity and respect. As leaders and creative partners acrossindustries, it is our responsibility to cultivate an environment reflective of our greatest asset; our people. We believe that this commitment inspires growth and delivers equitable outcomes for everyone as well as the clients and communities we serve.