
Senior Business Development Manager
- Singapore
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Achieve defined monthly, quarterly and annual sales and total transaction value (TTV) targets.
- Develop and execute a sales plan to target key prospective accounts.
- Identify, evaluate and prioritise new business opportunities, using a variety of cold-calling, networking and other prospection methods.
- Be the face of FCM and represent us when meeting key decision makers, in order to create new sales opportunities and foster successful and solid relationships with them.
- Become an expert in FCM's service and value proposition.
- Use a 'challenger sales' methodology, delivering strong sales presentations and articulating FCM's service and value proposition in a passionate and concise manner
- Accurately forecast projected sales revenue
- Work closely with the bid management team and internal SMEs to create highly professional responses to RFPs to maximise win-rates.
- Effectively capture and communicate customer requirements internally, completing timely handovers of closed sales to the account management team, providing the key details needed to maximise the TTV with FCM.
- Collaborate with other internal departments (finance, operations, product, HR) where necessary to resolve other client-related matters.
- Consistently use Salesforce CRM database to manage activity and results, using reporting to analyse performance and identify areas of self-improvement.
- Act in the best interest of FCM, operating within our philosophies.
- Communicate with leadership on all relevant issues in a timely way and deliver reports/analysis requested by management in a thorough and complete manner.
- Minimum 8 years' solid track record of successful B2B development/sales (sales experience in the travel industry is a plus).
- Excellent command of English (written and verbal). Having a second Asian language would be advantageous.
- A passion for travel and the travel industry. Travel industry experience advantageous but not mandatory.
- Strong communication and persuasion skills.
- Self-motivated, independent with strong interpersonal skills and a hunger for success.
- Proficiency in developing relationships at a strategic level.
- Experienced in presentations/product demonstrations in a confident/engaging manner.
- Multi-task and communicate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to engage with various levels of staff and management.
- Sound commercial knowledge, with the ability to analyse financial data and build a value-driven business case.
- Proficient skills in Microsoft Office suite and experience in using CRM Salesforce.com (or similar).