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Hannah Beattie

Grimsby,Lincolnshire

Summary

Dynamic and results-driven candidate with expertise in the electrical wholesale arena, for over 12 years. A profound love for networking and building ever lasting connections with both clients & colleagues alike. A proven track record of engaging & securing contracts with all manner of companies from blue-chip end clients, to electrical contractors. Skilled in cost management, performance goal achievement, and training and mentoring teams to excel under pressure. Adept at fostering resilience while maintaining focus on strategic objectives, with a commitment to delivering sustained business success.

Multitasking and self-motivated leader with expertise on expanding network connections, introducing products, implementing pricing models, inventory control and projections, vendor relations and territory development. Effective at identifying customer needs to deliver budgets and retain relationships year, after year.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Business Development Manager

Dron and Dickson
North East England, England
06.2024 - Current
  • Fostered a collaborative work environment, boosting team productivity.
  • Facilitated training seminars to improve staff's product knowledge and selling techniques.
  • Developed new business strategies by analysing market trends.
  • Commissioned market research studies, gaining invaluable industry insights.
  • Improved profit margins with cost-effective initiatives.
  • Orchestrated high-level negotiations for valuable contracts.
  • Optimised service delivery with customer feedback incorporation into business plans.
  • Drove strategic planning sessions to align company vision and goals.
  • Created robust relationships with key industry players for brand visibility.
  • Led cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives.
  • Implemented innovative sales techniques, resulting in increased client satisfaction.
  • Generated leads to bring in new client revenue and improve bottom-line profitability.
  • Influenced key decision-making and established trust with stakeholders.
  • Negotiated and approved lucrative prices and contracts, boosting growth.
  • Coached team to build client relationships and exceed sales targets.
  • Contacted and converted potential customers via telephone, email and in-person enquiries.
  • Designed strategy to win new business and maximise selling opportunities among existing clients, achieving lucrative results.
  • Formulated actionable plans to leverage insightful data on latest customer demographics.
  • Maintained client records in bespoke CRM systems, ensuring streamlined data processes for maximum efficiency.
  • Consistently exceeded revenue targets through new account development.

Business Development Manager

Stork Technical Services
North England, North England
09.2023 - 05.2025
  • Fostered client relationships, leading to increased brand loyalty.
  • Spearheaded training programmes, enhancing team capabilities.
  • Conducted market research to identify potential business opportunities.
  • Developed strategic partnerships for sustained growth.
  • Unveiled new revenue streams through diversification strategies.
  • Secured new business opportunities by cultivating strong relationships with potential clients.
  • Drove revenue growth with innovative sales strategies.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to align business goals and objectives.
  • Delivered excellent customer service by addressing queries promptly and effectively.
  • Identified market trends, resulting in enhanced product offerings.
  • Assessed competitor activities for strategic positioning.
  • Generated leads to bring in new client revenue and improve bottom-line profitability.
  • Identified opportunities to drive business growth, diversification and expansion.
  • Contacted and converted potential customers via telephone, email and in-person enquiries.
  • Designed strategy to win new business and maximise selling opportunities among existing clients, achieving lucrative results.

Business Development Manager

Dron and Dickson
Hull
01.2018 - 08.2023
  • Identifying and closing new business opportunities through strategic networking, enhancing valuable client bases.
  • Creating new client pipelines to meet monthly targets.
  • Monitoring overall full sales lifecycles from prospecting clients to closing deals.
  • Growing engagement, interaction and reputation through multi-platform campaigns for outstanding levels of client satisfaction.
  • Delivering sales and margins in line with the budgets set and consistently exceeding targets through new account penetration and development of existing.
  • Formulating and implementing comprehensive business plans to increase market share year on year, delivering profitable growth in new and existing markets.
  • Visiting all allocated customers and delivering feedback of any changes on a regular basis in order to retain and grow existing account.
  • Proactively targeting potential new accounts, opening them and developing them.
  • Keeping up to date with industry trends, the activity of our competitors, both commercially and in-service performance via the monthly OPS report.
  • Collaborating with cross-company departments, developing new strategies to help enter into new market sectors.
  • Actively recording all interactions into our companies CRM system on a regular basis and all other company documents relevant to the BDM position.
  • Promoting all current products and manufacturers, especially those preferential to the company, whilst also seeking opportunities to work with new manufacturers and products which benefit clients.
  • Solving problems for clients by finding innovative solutions.
  • Ensuring the company is professionally represented at all times.
  • Carrying out FPAL performance questionnaires with clients inline with the branch KPI targets.
  • Maintaining consistent and excellent communication with the Branch Manager and Internal team.
  • Working with the Branch Manager to ensure our strategies are inline in order to achieve set budgets.
  • Assisting the internal team with advice & client emergencies.
  • Always taking a proactive approach to continuous improvement and development in all areas of the business I am associated with from relationships with colleagues and clients, to new IT systems and processes.
  • Ad hoc duties requested by management.

Sales Account Manager

Lincs Electrical Wholesalers
Grimsby / Hull
01.2014 - 12.2018

• Building strong new relationships internally / externally with clients leading to repeat business.
• Managing a client portfolio, undertaking annual review to generate business growth.
• Successfully cold calling to new prospects, existing clients and lapsed clients to generate revenue.
• Gaining and constantly building on product knowledge / awareness of changes in legislation.
• Being proactive in gaining up-to-date information about the local market, utilising all elements of it and
carrying out appropriate business development activities.
• Purchasing and negotiating.
• Customer entertainment.
• Tendering for large projects on all spectrum's.
• Assisting lighting and heating design.
• Dealing business to business with small, medium and large companies.
• Securing business with national companies.
• Creating and presenting to numerous amounts of SME's.
• Promotional work - attending trade shows.
• Organising promotions for customers and the branch.
• Managing budgets.
• Organising staff.
• Stock taking and monitoring stock levels.
• Attending regular sales meetings, absorbing the information acquired and introducing it to the branch
in the most beneficial way.
• Networking and representing the business to and with small, medium and large enterprises to gain new
business.

Education

BA (Hons) Business Management -

University of Hull

CompEx Foundation Certificate -

Roxby Training Solutions

Skills

  • Sales leadership
  • Networking ability
  • Cost management
  • Performance goals
  • Revenue development
  • Organisation
  • Leadership aptitude
  • Resilient to pressure
  • Customer retention tactics
  • Blue-chip company engagement
  • Training and mentoring

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Personal Information

Affiliations

  • A great lover of the outdoors and plenty of excersise, in particular walking, swimming and running.

Timeline

Senior Business Development Manager

Dron and Dickson
06.2024 - Current

Business Development Manager

Stork Technical Services
09.2023 - 05.2025

Business Development Manager

Dron and Dickson
01.2018 - 08.2023

Sales Account Manager

Lincs Electrical Wholesalers
01.2014 - 12.2018

BA (Hons) Business Management -

University of Hull

CompEx Foundation Certificate -

Roxby Training Solutions
Hannah Beattie