Business Development Associate

London, England, United Kingdom

12/5/2024

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Are you a proactive and organised administrator who thrives in a dynamic commercial environment? Join the Visit by GES team and support our global commercial efforts by providing efficient administration, conducting market research, and identifying exciting new business opportunities. You’ll play a key role in supporting the commercial team and contributing to the growth of our business.

What You’ll Do

• Day-to-Day Support: Assist the Visit Commercial Team with daily activities, collaborating with internal teams to prepare pitch decks, client communications, proposal documents, and manage smaller projects to free up time for client-facing meetings.
• Digital Proposals: Create accurate, engaging digital proposals, working closely with the wider business to ensure alignment with the company’s goals and opportunities.
• Market Research & Pipeline Building: Track the market and identify new opportunities in the industry by researching venues, industry bodies, and competitors. Provide weekly reports on new business opportunities and industry developments to stay ahead of market trends.
• Lead Generation: Identify key decision-makers in targeted businesses (typically in Operations, Marketing, and Technical roles). Proactively reach out to build relationships through multiple channels (email, phone, LinkedIn, etc.), and work on early-stage opportunities like tenders and RFPs.
• Relationship Management: Make initial contact with potential clients, arrange meetings, and facilitate introductions when appropriate for the commercial team.
• Target Setting & Reporting: Participate in monthly meetings with the commercial team to set targets, review progress, and adapt strategies as needed.
• Administrative Support: Provide essential administrative support to the team, including travel and hotel bookings, raising purchase orders and invoices, and other tasks as required.
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.) to support daily tasks and documentation.
• Excellent computer navigation skills are required – with the ability to open multiple computer windows and access data from multiple sources efficiently, whilst interacting with customers
• Strong communication and organisational skills with the ability to work across multiple teams.
• A proactive attitude towards market research and identifying new business opportunities.
• Ability to establish relationships with key decision-makers and manage multiple tasks efficiently.
• Experience in supporting commercial teams with client-facing documents, proposals, and administrative tasks.
• Ability to work independently while also contributing to team initiatives and improvements.
• Strong multitasking ability, such as entering information and conversing simultaneously, while ensuring accuracy.
  
  

Perks Of The Role

• Career Growth: Opportunities for development and internal progression.
• Dynamic Environment: Be part of an innovative team driving impactful business growth.
• Competitive Salary: Reflecting your skills and experience, with a comprehensive reward strategy.
  
  

Our Vision

Our vision is to grow with our customers and create a truly sustainable future for events. Introducing innovative technology that opens opportunities for stakeholders to thrive. We want to ensure that the Events Industry continues to thrive in partnership with our people and planet.

Our Values

We deliver our vision by embedding our values throughout our business:

• Trust: Trust each other to always be honest and do what is right.
• Responsibility: Be responsible for our actions and deliver on our commitments.
• Understanding: People come first. Be understanding and compassionate.
• Excellence: Provide excellent service and execution
  
  

Development and benefits

At GES we look to equip you with the tools required for you to progress in your career with us. With plenty of internal opportunities to move within the business and the backing of line managers progression is key to the business growing.

This is a full-time role offering a competitive salary, dependent on experience. We operate a reward strategy based on our team members receiving a salary that best reflects their experience and skill level.

Ready to Join Us?

If you're a motivated professional with a keen eye for business opportunities and a passion for supporting commercial growth, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to make a real impact with Visit by GES.

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