Business Development Manager

A Business Development Manager is a senior role, and as such has some important duties and responsibilities to fulfil, with both short and long-term goals to achieve.

Responsibilities and Duties
A Business Development Manager job description should cite some of the below tasks and objectives:

1. Developing growth strategies and plans
2. Managing and retaining relationships with existing clients
3. Increasing client base
4. Having an in-depth knowledge of business products and value proposition
5. Writing business proposals
6. Negotiating with stakeholders
7. Identifying and mapping business strengths and customer needs
8. Researching business opportunities and viable income streams
9. Following industry trends locally and internationally
10. Drafting and reviewing contracts
11. Reporting on successes and areas needing improvements

Knowledge & Skills
As a manager at an organisation, this is a role that demands a qualification, or significant experience in the field. These degrees are important when advertising for a Business Development Manager:
12. Business Development
13. Economics or Finance
14. Marketing
15. High-level communication skills
16. Stakeholder management skills
17. Proven ability to negotiate
18. Experience with design and implementation of business development strategy
19. Conflict resolution
20. The ability to self-motivate and motivate a team
21. Experience working to and exceeding targets