# Business Development Manager - Translation & Languages Services

**Company**: The Language Business Ltd
**Location**: Newcastle Upon Tyne
**Experience**: senior
**Salary**: £40,000 - £50,000 + commission (OTE c £80,000 + )
**Category**: Language Services
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are seeking a Business Development Manager to develop sales of our full translation and language solutions services.

Our client is a global translation and language services & solutions company, covering most industry sectors and working with many of the world's leading companies.

**Job Responsibilities**

- Source and close new clients from all industry sectors (law firms, automotive, financial services, tech and pharmaceutical companies) through referrals, cold calling, networking, and other means (tradeshows etc.)

- Generate, pursue and close translation and interpreting opportunities in key sectors and with target companies

- Develop and manage sales pipeline, revenue forecasting and reporting

- Manage prospect pipeline and record customer interactions

- Create, maintain and leverage client relationships

- Use knowledge of the market and competitors to identify and develop and promote the company's unique selling propositions and differentiators

- Develop and maintain long term relationships with clients

- Formulate sales plan to achieve monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets

- Set and manage client expectations while consulting with each client for best practices

**Candidate Experience / Skills**

- Fluency in English is essential

- University College degree (BA, BS)

- Proven experience selling translation, interpreting and localisation services

- Negotiation and deal-closing skills

- Communication skills including delivery of presentations and pitches

- Business analysis, planning and organisational skills

- Experience of working to high value sales targets

- Commercial awareness and results focus

- Engaging and consulting with senior level management

- Experience of using CRM tools (e.g. Salesforce) to track sales activity

- Effective time management skills and attention to detail

## Skills

### Required
- English
- Negotiation
- Communication
- Business Analysis
- CRM tools
- Translation

### Nice to have
- Spanish

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