GK Apprenticeships are recruiting on behalf of Autodata who is an IT solutions provider based in the City of London servicing mainly midmarket companies from 200-5,000 users. These include numerous private-sector finance, legal, manufacturing, construction, media, gaming, retail and technology customers.

Role & Responsibilities:

We are looking to hire a new team of Business Development Managers to drive sales of our Cloudlake, backup and datacentre propositions. Your job will be to prospect accounts, qualify opportunities and book meetings for prospective customers. You will work closely with our Datacentre and Cloud specialists working the full sales cycle from inception to close.

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals, with an interest in the IT market who are looking to develop a successful career. You will be selling to new customers over the phone, targeting opportunities, so you must be prepared to be proactive.

To succeed in this role, you will need to be confident, hard-working and prepared to learn sales and technical skills. No experience is required as you will be fully trained by Autodata, in both sales methodology and technical knowledge. Your key responsibilities will be to:

· Uncover and qualify datacentre and cloud opportunities.
· Prospect private and public sector verticals.
· Work the full sales cycle for opportunities raised.
· Book and conduct meetings with new clients.
· Achieve business set KPIs, including booked meetings and raised opportunities.
· Maintain an accurate pipeline and forecast
· Maintain and improve industry knowledge via ongoing personal training

Salary & Benefits:

Basic: £22,000
OTE Year One: £30,000
Benefits: Company laptop and mobile, ongoing professional training, regular social events.
Holiday: 28 days paid holiday per annum (including bank holidays) with extra discretionary paid holiday between Christmas and New Year (usually an additional 3 days). The company also offers an additional 3 days paid leave for staff to undertake volunteering opportunities.

Career Progression:

Autodata have a put in place a clearly defined career progression route for this role:
BDE - £22k
Senior BDE - £24k (expected promotion within 6 months/once key KPIs are achieved)
BDE Team Leader - £28k
Account Manager - £35k