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What Could Your Next Move Look Like?
Business Development Executive roles can take you in different directions depending on the experience you want to gain and the kind of sales career you want to develop. Here’s what to think about as you plan your next step.
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The Business Development Executive Role
Explore Current JobsBusiness Development Executives are often at the front of commercial growth, identifying potential customers, opening conversations and creating opportunities for the wider sales team.
Depending on the business, you could be focused on outbound prospecting, qualifying inbound opportunities or developing early-stage relationships. The right role should give you the chance to strengthen your commercial confidence, understand what makes a good opportunity and gain greater exposure to the sales cycle as your experience grows.
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What Employers Are Looking For
Benchmark Your SalaryYou don’t always need years of sales experience to make an impact as a Business Development Executive. Employers look for people who can communicate confidently, ask good questions, stay motivated and turn consistent activity into quality conversations.
As you gain experience, being able to demonstrate the pipeline you have created, targets you have worked towards and customers or markets you understand becomes increasingly important. CRM experience and a good understanding of how opportunities move through the sales process can also help you stand out.
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Taking the Step Up to BDM
Development Manager JobsFor many Business Development Executives, Business Development Manager is the natural next move. It usually brings greater ownership of pipeline, more responsibility for developing customer relationships and the opportunity to take deals further through the sales cycle.
MCS recruits across both BDE and BDM roles, so we can help you understand when you’re ready to make that step and which Business Development Manager jobs genuinely offer the additional responsibility, earning potential and progression you’re looking for.
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Developing Your Sales Career
Explore Sales CareersThere’s no single route through business development. The skills you develop as a BDE can take you towards Business Development Manager, Account Executive, Account Management or Sales Management roles, depending on where your strengths and interests take you.
Training in sales methodologies, experience with platforms such as Salesforce or HubSpot and exposure to different customers, markets and stages of the sales cycle can all strengthen your commercial skillset. MCS can help you understand how your experience translates into opportunities across the wider sales market.
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Whether you’re looking for your next Business Development Executive job or simply want to know what’s happening in the market, we’re always happy to have a conversation.
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