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Junior Sales Associate (Business Developer)

  • Sales, Business Development, Business Consulting
  • Banking, Finance, Insurance, Accounting and Trade jobs

Description

  • Through cold calling, develop a database of leads/prospective clients segmented by industry sector and by foreign exchange turnover, as well as trade finance perspective.
  • Take advantage of Ebury’s cutting edge, data-driven lead sourcing technology “Sonar”. 
  • Attend exhibitions or networking events where potential new business opportunities could be pursued.
  • Research the client and sector to identify possible client needs and solutions Ebury can offer.
  • Present Ebury services to prospects and create solutions for their foreign exchange, hedging, payment and/or trade finance requirements.
  • Where appropriate setup meetings for you and a senior colleague to visit the client and close business.
  • Increase your market knowledge and develop relationships with clients by keeping them up to date on the currency market.
  • Manage the relationship with our account management team to speed up the conversion from sign-up to first trade.
  • Over time Business Developers can move into more senior sales positions, from industry sector specialist to head of desk, or progress into a dealing or account management role.
  • The speed of progression is dependent on performance and capability, Ebury is a genuine meritocracy.
  • Your performance as a Business Developer will be measured in terms of new business generation, activity and quality performance targets.
  • The revenue generated from the accounts you bring on for the company will gauge your performance.

Responsibilities

  • Bilingual Swiss German/German
  • Fluent Business English 
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Demonstrable commercial experience
  • Interest in and/or a basic knowledge of finance and/or economics
  • Research skills
  • Commercial acumen and ambition

Hard Skills

  • Product development
  • Account management
  • Opportunity analysis
  • Relationship building
  • Marketing research
  • Customer success
  • Client management
  • Competitor research
  • Sales pipelining
  • Cold Calling

Soft Skills

  • Communication
  • Team player