Business Development Manager

Let’s grow together! A Platinum Investors in People employer and an award-winning UK bank, focused on growth. Our customers include savers and businesses across the UK and, working together, we use our specialist expertise to help them achieve their ambitions and build a sustainable future. If you’re an experienced Business Development Manager looking for an opportunity to grow in a friendly environment, we’re looking for you!

This role will be covering London and South East. We’re flexible, inclusive, committed to your wellbeing and passionate about you reaching your potential. Let’s grow together …

A Platinum Investors in People employer and an award‑winning UK bank, focused on growth. Our customers include savers and businesses across the UK and, working together, we use our specialist expertise to help them achieve their ambitions and build a sustainable future. If you’re an experienced Business Development Manager looking for an opportunity to grow in a friendly environment, we’re looking for you!

This role will be covering London and South East. We’re flexible, inclusive, committed to your wellbeing and passionate about you reaching your potential. Let’s grow together …

A field based Business Development Manager to pro‑actively manage a database of customers, vendors and prospects within an agreed geographical area. The primary focus being new business development within the channels, markets and sectors targeted.

• Promote the services of Vendor Team within SME sales to existing customers, new prospects, manufacturers and dealers within the sectors that PAF operates. Where required act as relationship manager for existing PAF vendor relationships
• Negotiate commercially acceptable transactions with customer, vendor and prospect key decision makers. Obtain financial and non‑financial information to complete credit applications for sanctioning within the credit process
• Manage personal activity and pipeline to ensure personal targets are achieved. Ensure timely and accurate reporting of activity and results using CRM and other systems as required and advised from time to time
• Work as part of a regional team reporting to the Regional Director.
• Demonstrate an awareness of competitor activity and market developments and feeding these back as required. Contribute to the Regional and wider business development strategy through positive interaction with other members of the team and also the wider PAF team and also the wider SME Lending team
• Represent PAF at trade exhibitions, events and functions as may be required from time to time

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Previous asset finance sales experience within a highly targeted sales led organisation
• Solid demonstrable commercial negotiation skills
• Ability to work within a robust team environment
• Ability to demonstrate ongoing understanding of key performance drivers
• Ability to work on own initiative as role is home based
• PC skills to include Excel, Word & Power Point
• Ability to manage self in a constantly changing environment
• Demonstrate proven success in sales career to date
• Ideally some relevant sector experience and existing connections
• Ability to clearly articulate an understanding of the regulatory environment in which an asset finance business operates
• Clean driving license

Previous asset finance sales experience within a highly targeted sales led organisation is essential along with a current and clean driving licence. Must also be willing to attain Paragon Credit Accreditation Level
2. Interpersonal skills will be every bit as important as formal qualifications and the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate and articulate the benefits of both. Willingness to travel and overnight away from home when required are also required.

Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm with one hour for lunch.

Even if you don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. At Paragon, we value diversity and we’re excited to hear from passionate individuals like you! If you’re ready to contribute to the team, please apply.

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