Business Development Manager

• Proven Local Authority new business sales experience with a track record of hitting and exceeding targets.
• Experience selling technology, camera solutions, software or complex B2B services.
• Experience selling into Local Authorities / Local Government or other complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
• A strong hunter mentality, confident prospecting, creating opportunities and opening new doors.
• A proven ability to manage a sales pipeline, forecast accurately and take ownership of your numbers.
• Experience managing the full sales cycle, from prospecting and discovery through to negotiation and close.
• Strong consultative selling and commercial negotiation skills, with the confidence to challenge, influence and ask for the business.
• Strong CRM discipline - ideally Dynamics CRM - with a genuine understanding of pipeline hygiene and sales conversion.
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel extensively.

• Experience selling BPO, SaaS, software or integrated technology solutions.
• A track recordof cross selling and growing accounts across multiple solutions.
• Experience navigating long, complex public sector procurement and buying processes.

• 25 annual leave days plus bank holidays
• Company car or car allowance
• Life Issurance
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Package NB subject to eligibility criteria
• Health Cash Back Plan
• Staff benefits designed to suit you, from discounts on high street and online shopping to travel, socialising and wellbeing
• Cycle to work and Green Car scheme
• Pension Scheme

Marston Holdings' continued growth is supported by an established Technology division, which includes VidAlert. We are the UK's leading supplier of intelligent traffic enforcement and management solutions and leading provider of smart city solutions that deliver the highest productivity at the lowest operational cost. We provide environmental sensors, networks, and data solutions to support decarbonisation efforts globally. We drive real environmental change by leveraging the power of real-time data with cleantech technologies.

We're looking for a driven Business Development Manager to grow VidAlert across your region.

You'll own the full sales cycle - winning new business, building Local Authority relationships, presenting solutions, negotiating and closing deals. You'll also identify opportunities to cross-sell wider Marston Holdings software and BPO solutions.

If you're hungry to win, commercially sharp and ready to own your territory, this is your opportunity to make it yours.

• Develop and execute a territory strategy to achieve and exceed sales targets across your region.
• Proactively identify, qualify and develop new business with Local Authorities.
• Own the full sales life cycle, from prospecting and discovery through to demonstrations, proposals, negotiation and contract close.
• Build strong relationships and network through regular face-to-face meetings with customers and key stakeholders.
• Maintain an accurate, healthy sales pipeline.
• Identify cross selling and upselling opportunities across the wider Marston Holdings portfolio.
• Collaborate across the Group to maximise opportunities and deliver the best solutions for customers.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, competitor activity and developments within the Local Authority and traffic technology sectors.
• Provide accurate sales forecasts, reporting and updates to sales leadership.

We're looking for someone who brings energy, ambition and commercial drive - someone who enjoys winning but understands that sustainable success comes from building genuine, long term relationships.