Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager - WRS is an established name in the offshore marine sector with an enviable track-record of providing managed services, consultancy and crew management solutions to some of the leading names in the offshore industry.
As part of our strategic growth, we seek to appoint a Business Development Manager to drive strategy and sales output for a highly successful division of our global business. The role involves developing new and existing business for both crew management and offshore crewing on a global level. This is a home based Business Development Manager role in which you'll be travelling extensively, supporting 5 international office locations and visiting clients globally. Reporting into the CEO, this is a senior level position which offers you the chance to be part of driving our expansion plans forward and developing an already well-established arm of the business further.

About us:

We are a multi-award winning staffing solutions business, head-quartered on the outskirts of Manchester in the North West of England with offices globally. We're a leading name in the offshore crewing industry and we've had a particularly successful 2 years in the Marine division, which has seen us grow to our current level of 15 vessels under management. The aim is to expand this significantly in the next 3 to 5 years. Alongside Marine, we offer recruitment solutions for clients, contractors and professionals worldwide within the Oil & Gas, Construction, Mining, Manufacturing & Engineering and Power industries.

Is this position for you?

To fulfil this exciting Business Development Manager opportunity, you will need:

• Minimum of 5 years experience gained in a similar role.
• A proven track record in winning new business opportunities and developing strategic accounts.
• The capability to work independently as this is a stand-alone role based from home. Whilst it would be advantageous to reside in Europe, we will consider applications from any location internationally.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Wholly own sales process from initial contact through to account development and bid proposal.
• Supporting bids and tender team on preparation of proposal and pricing.
• Devising sales strategy for our crew management and offshore crewing service offering, and managing the delivery of the strategy to include all internal and external stakeholders.
• Liaising with the crewing team and internal sales consultants to drive both new business and account development opportunities.
• Map the market and track opportunities using all available resources and existing networks.
• Agree and manage KPI criteria as determined by both internal and external stakeholders
• Make recommendations to the board based on market trends and opportunities
• Work closely with the operational board and departmental peers to ensure delivery capabilities are optimised
• Participate in the cross pollination of leads and opportunities for the wider WRS business