Business Development Director Job - Delph, Oldham UK

Job Title	Business Development Director
Department	Sales
Reporting To	UK Sales Director
Location	UK
Duration	Permanent

Description of Position

We're a global organisation specialising in the translation and interpreting marketplace and we are currently looking for a Business Development Director with professional experience in that sphere. The successful applicant is to ensure the smooth maintenance and development of relationships with existing customers within their Industry with the aim of ensuring satisfaction with our service, knowledge of the industry and an expansion of revenue.

 

Role Structure

Our Business Development Director position is based within in our Sales department. The Sales team is the engine room of profit driven roles, operating internationally and driving sales from strong product knowledge and innovation forward to continue to succeed.  A positive working environment with a hunger for success puts this department ready for action amongst the most fierce in the Industry!

 

Key Responsibilities

Accountabilities

Managing the business development team within the remit of this role With a focus on new business development to generate and qualify leads and respond to customer enquiries New business relationship generation Responsible for own lead generation Attention to detail when capturing and exploring new sales opportunities Managing and maintaining own pipeline Responding to requests for tender and information in a timely manner Using our customised software, develop a database for contacts, activities, and results Work with Project Managers and follow up with customers to assure satisfaction

Essential Skills Required

Skill set

Proven management experience of Sales staff Track record in team development, including the ability to maximise skills and identify learning needs Proven ability to successfully manage a portfolio of customer accounts Good communication skills, verbal and written Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Word and Excel Self motivated and logical individual Ability to prioritise work Demonstrate the necessity of human translations, and the importance of Applied Language's expertise, quality and ethics. Demonstrate excellent knowledge of the translation industry

Desirable Skills

Skill set

Detailed knowledge of File Types Experience within the Translation, Localization and Interpreting Industry Solid proven experience in a vertical industry e.g. Technology, Finance, Legal, Pharmaceuticals

 

General Information

Please Note

Because of the changing nature of our business you will, from time to time, be required to undertake other activities of a similar nature that fall within your capabilities as directed by Management.   This role may will include global travel to our respective offices and/or customers approximately once per quarter.

 

Salary

Negotiable dependent upon experience

 

Benefits

Applied Language offers a competitive and amenable benefits system, 20 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), also 1 'Duvet Day' per year, and your birthday as a day off.

Plus additional benefits, which are tailored to our locale in our respective offices.

Join our ALS Force

Founded in 2003, with the intention of revolutionising the language services industry, Applied Language Solutions (ALS) is now the world's fastest growing language services provider.

ALS provides Translation, Interpreting, Language Courses and Proofreading services to a portfolio of       high-profile clients and niche operators across multiple industries, including Caterpillar, Google, Nike, and the United Nations.

Headquartered in the UK, ALS employs over 125 people throughout ten international offices in Bulgaria, France, Guatemala, India, Spain, Germany and the USA. The company has grown significantly since its modest beginnings, generating just over £7.2 million in global sales in 2010.

As the first company in the industry to capitalise on the benefits of technology, namely by harnessing project delivery through median online portal, ALS has developed in-house systems that enable clients with an international reach to deliver their key messages on a truly global scale.

In December 2009, ALS featured in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 for the second year running. The Fast Track 100 index ranks the fastest growing UK companies by sustained year on year sales growth over a three year period.  As one of the fastest growing companies in the UK, ALS is the first and only language services provider ever to have featured in the Fast Track 100.

In 2010, ALS was honoured to receive the Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2010, which recognises our continued international growth over a sustained period.

Vision

Global leader through innovation.

 

Values

RESPECT everyone like you would a friend

PRIDE in everything we do, down to the smallest detail

CAN DO and positivity in all our actions

Strap Line

High quality language solutions delivered on time…with a smile!

 

To apply please send CV and Covering Letter to:

Grace Chatten:careers@appliedlanguage.com