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    "description": "<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Senior Business Development Manager</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Content Guru is a leading global provider of enterprise cloud Customer Experience (CX) and contact centre solutions, and we are at the forefront of the Generative AI evolution.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>We’re looking for a Senior Business Development Manager to join our team at our head office in Bracknell, Berkshire. This is a senior sales role, responsible for securing complex, high-value new business opportunities and driving revenue growth across assigned markets, sectors, or geographical regions.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>If you are an experienced sales professional with a proven track record of closing major deals, developing strategic customer relationships, and delivering against ambitious sales targets, we’d love to hear from you.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">What we are looking for…</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>We’re seeking an experienced and commercially focused Senior Business Development Manager to join our Sales team.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>You’ll be responsible for identifying, developing, and closing complex sales opportunities, whilst building strong relationships with key stakeholders and delivering solutions that meet customer requirements. 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Regular travel to customer sites will be required.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Key responsibilities of the role…</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Strategic Account Planning:</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Achieve revenue and margin targets from new customers on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis</li>\n<li>Develop and execute sales strategies to meet or exceed revenue targets within assigned regions, sectors, or market areas</li>\n<li>Work with Marketing and other internal teams to identify and target prospective customers</li>\n<li>Develop account-specific sales strategies and plans</li>\n<li>Identify and prioritise key accounts and opportunities</li>\n<li>Provide accurate forecasting through effective management of sales opportunities</li>\n<li>Maintain accurate sales activity, pipeline, and forecasting information within CRM systems</li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Customer Relationships &amp; Satisfaction:</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Build and maintain strong relationships with decision-makers, influencers, and key stakeholders within target organisations</li>\n<li>Drive the promotion and sale of additional services to customers</li>\n<li>Maintain a detailed understanding of customer objectives and key personnel</li>\n<li>Prepare and deliver proposals, quotations, and presentations tailored to customer requirements</li>\n<li>Manage customer expectations throughout the sales and delivery lifecycle</li>\n<li>Work closely with internal teams to ensure customer satisfaction and successful outcomes</li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Bid &amp; Tender Management:</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Work closely with Presales, Delivery, Support, and bid teams to secure new business opportunities</li>\n<li>Lead, contribute to, and coordinate virtual bid teams to deliver high-quality tenders and proposals</li>\n<li>Fully qualify opportunities to ensure customer requirements are clearly understood</li>\n<li>Take overall responsibility for assigned opportunities through to conclusion</li>\n<li>Ensure all bid and tender activities are completed to a high standard and within required timescales</li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Product &amp; Sales Expertise:</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maintain a strong understanding of Content Guru’s products, services, and supporting technologies</li>\n<li>Conduct detailed needs assessments and solution presentations to demonstrate the value of the storm® platform</li>\n<li>Monitor industry developments, market trends, and competitor activity</li>\n<li>Support brand and marketing activities where required</li>\n<li>Provide mentoring and guidance to less experienced sales colleagues</li>\n<li>Maintain regular communication with Sales leadership regarding opportunities and performance</li>\n</ul>\n<p> </p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">About you…</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelor’s degree or substantial equivalent experience</li>\n<li>Good experience managing or closing major accounts, typically of at least five years</li>\n<li>Substantial experience within a SaaS, technology, or related industry</li>\n<li>Demonstrable track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets</li>\n<li>Experience using CRM systems and sales management tools</li>\n<li>Strong interpersonal, influencing, and negotiation skills</li>\n<li>Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to adapt style to different audiences</li>\n<li>Strong consultative selling skills, including prospecting, listening, presenting, and closing</li>\n<li>Commercially aware and numerate, with the ability to develop accurate cost models and achieve margin targets</li>\n<li>Excellent attention to detail</li>\n<li>Experience selling through channel or indirect partners would be advantageous</li>\n<li>Experience selling to international customers would be advantageous</li>\n<li>Experience within telecommunications or specific industry verticals such as utilities or healthcare would be advantageous</li>\n<li>Previous experience mentoring or supporting colleagues would be beneficial</li>\n</ul>\n<p> </p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">About the Company…</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Content Guru is the largest privately owned provider of Customer Experience (CX) and Contact Centre as a Service (CCaaS) in Europe. 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