Job Title: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Job Summary:
The Business Development Manager is primarily responsible for the business growth of the company. The position is tasked to manage all deliverables due from the assigned client(s) or projects(s), maximizing the efforts of all program elements in support of the Client and Activation Machine’s business objectives.
Responsibilities / Duties:
Business Development:
- Lead all Business Development and Business Transformation plannin
- Recommend new business trends, market trends, platforms
- Research and recommend innovations that will improve or advance the current service offerings of AMI
- Research and analyze data and recommend changes to optimize results and/or business growth
- Conduct market research and studies to support business decisions
- Make calls, reach out and communicate to prospective clients promptly and if business exigencies so require.
- Follow up prospects several times throughout the sales cycle to ensure that needs are being met.
- Assists in presenting and demonstrating the value of products and services to prospective clients.
- Develops sales strategies and set quotas.
- Stay updated on company offerings and industry trends.
- Maintaining a database of contact information.
- Builds long-lasting, mutually beneficial relationships with external contacts and internal departments to create better customer experience.
Project Management:
- Grow existing accounts and open new accounts for the company.
- Seek opportunities to introduce the company portfolio to clients with the view of expanding services offered.
- Directly responsible for ensuring that all requirements to accomplish assigned client projects are efficiently and effectively planned and implemented.
- Evaluates project requirements and cascades them to concerned personnel. Briefs concerned personnel on the details and requirements of the Client’s instructions and advice. Ensures that all instructions, responsibilities and operational details are clearly understood by the implementing personnel.
- Oversees, controls and monitors project implementation based on the approved operational and cost guidelines and in accordance with proper schemes/processes stated in the Client’s advice.
- Coordinates with concerned departments to ensure that activation guidelines and client-agreed standards are met all times.
- Resolves activation concerns/issues by coordinating with the concerned departments within Activation Machine.
- Advises the General Manager on all matters affecting all projects.
Management Support:
- Ensures the proper and strict implementation of the administrative, accounting and personnel policies of the Company under the Personal Events BU
- Oversees and supervises the activities of Staff under his/her direct supervision to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of their given tasks and for the attainment of the Personal Events BU as well as the corporate objectives.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the direct superior from time to time.
Working Relationships:
Internal:, Directly Reports to the Head of Solution Development. Coordinates with the Heads of Finance, Operations, HR and Admin, Business Development, and Creative Team.
External: Clients, Potential Clients, Partner Vendors/Suppliers and all other organizations/individuals related to the marketing, advertising, and execution of projects and events.
Job Specifications:
Education: Bachelor’s degree with courses in business, marketing, or any related course.
Experience: At least two (3) to five (5) years of solid experience in business or marketing for a project.
Essential Skills / Knowledge / Abilities:
- Comprehensive and current knowledge of company offerings and industry trends.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to understand client needs and handle the negotiation process.
- Strong time management skills.
- Meticulous attention to details.
- Computer literate and proficient in Microsoft Office.
