What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- Proven account management experience
- Experience in delivering client-focused solutions based on customer needs
- Entrepreneurial and results-oriented mindset
- Understanding of social media for commercial benefit
- Computer literate with good knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel
- Ability to create bespoke PowerPoint presentations for customers
- Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills
- Ability to deliver tailored presentations
- High level of verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Highly adaptable to change
- Ability to work autonomously
- Desire to continuously learn and develop
- Enthusiastic, hands-on style, can-do attitude
- Passion for the ghd brand and products
- Based in defined territory
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Self-motivated with a positive attitude
- Resilience and agile to market and business needs
- Strong organizational skills and detail-oriented
- Ability to multitask under pressure in a fast-paced environment
- Ownership and accountability
- UK or Ireland based with ability to travel
- Full driving licence
Nice to have
- Empathetic
- Entrepreneurial growth mindset
- Energy and determination to win
- Passion for hair
- Transparency and integrity
- Inclusive and diverse mindset
Day to day
- The Business Development Manager is the face of ghd, owning day-to-day relationships with key existing salons and onboarding key gains.
- The role involves nurturing client relationships to understand their business, challenges, and goals, focusing on delivering value.
- The role also includes driving a sales culture within the Salon Channel, blending excellent customer service with sales to achieve KPIs.