The BD Consultancy
Marketing Business Development Manager
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Overview
- Job title: Marketing and Business Development Manager
- Location: Bristol, UK
- Contract: Permanent, full-time (35 hours per week; 3 days in the office, 2 days remote)
- Salary: £29,000 - £37,000
About The BD Consultancy
The BD Consultancy offers sales and marketing support for businesses and professional firms. Clients include leading global names in consulting, law and accountancy – as well as some fast-growing regional firms. We are based in a sustainable, modern and friendly serviced office in Bristol city centre, which has wheelchair accessibility.
Our three core offerings involve being the outsourced marketing team for clients, interim marketing resource, and training on marketing and business development (BD) skills.
The Culture
- You’ll have a chance to make a big impact both in our company and within clients’ organisations.
- We encourage people to be themselves at work; we have an informal and open environment where people are welcome to share their views right from the start on everything from how the company is run, to what pictures we have on the walls!
- We try to maintain a pretty flat structure by supporting each other and recognising one another’s strengths.
Location
- Our main base is in central Bristol where we have a sustainable, modern, and wheelchair accessible office.
- You’ll have a lot of freedom to choose where you work from. We ask that you are in the office for at least 3 days per week, as this will give you the most from the role, but we are big fans of hybrid working.
- You will also be expected to travel to our clients’ offices across the UK (all travel expenses will be paid) when needed – this will vary but tends to be a couple of times a month.
Reward
- £29,000 – £37,000 base salary (dependent on experience), plus:
- Twice yearly bonus.
- Share options after 24 months.
- 28 days of holiday (plus Bank Holidays and rising over time to max 31).
- A healthy work-life balance with access to wellbeing resources including an employee assistance programme (EAP).
- Attractive benefits package including a health cash plan, a cycle to work scheme, free snacks and gym membership and retail discounts.
- On the job coaching and support from the whole team.
- Excellent prospects for progression within the company.
- Opportunity to meet really interesting people.
- Regular team meets (St Nick’s market lunches are a great way to break up the day).
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The Role
You will be managing multiple clients, projects, and team members simultaneously, helping plan and deliver marketing and business development projects across a range of clients. This is a flexible and busy role, suited to someone who likes variety and working in a small business where your ideas are heard and you can make a difference to the business and clients alike. You are part of their success and get the chance to work across a variety of businesses that are often global and have a wide range of clients themselves.
Core things for you to excel at are:
Client Service and Support
- Interact regularly and professionally with a range of different personalities.
- Build professional and trusting relationships with clients and prospects to achieve trusted advisor status.
- Think creatively and strategically, offering suggestions for improvement and progression – and then leading their implementation.
- Organise, attend, and lead regular client meetings.
Team Support
- Provide excellent, consistent, and strategic project and account management across the team.
- Create and lead internal business development initiatives.
- Manage external supplier relationships and referral networks.
- Manage and mentor other team members.
- Support the wellbeing of team members.
- Attend relevant industry events and networking sessions.
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Analytics and Reporting
- Ensure regular reporting across the team of KPIs and hours completed, as well as project budgets and invoicing.
- Manage and update data using our CRM.
A typical day could include:
- Drafting and scheduling social media posts for the week for a law firm
- Researching a sector or company ahead of an economics consultancy bidding for work
- Writing a case study for an accountancy firm’s website (and getting it signed off)
- Planning a marketing strategy for an HR consultancy
- Delivering an email newsletter and accompanying outreach comms for a corporate finance firm
- Running a department meeting on Teams with a group of lawyers about their marketing plans
- Interviewing a client on the phone about how they have found working with their accountants
You Should Have
- Stand-out interpersonal skills.
- A strong understanding of marketing and business development.
- Commercial awareness.
- Versatility - and the ability to get stuck in and work at pace.
- B2B marketing experience.
- Experience working in an agency or fast-moving consultancy.
- Excellent communication skills (across spoken and written content).
- Independence - and the ability to work on your own initiative.
- Good Microsoft skills (including Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
Potential Career Moves
- Senior Marketing & BD Manager
- Marketing Director
Direct Reports
None currently but potential for Marketing Executive report in future
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