Business Development Manager focused on expanding strategic customer relationships in fire suppression solutions. Driving projects and aligning strategies with architects, engineers, and end - users for mutual growth.
About the role
- Business Development Manager driving regional growth initiatives for Easyfairs, a global event company. Identifying new opportunities and collaborating with stakeholders for regional success.
Responsibilities
- Provide structured advice on regional growth strategies, including launches and product development.
- Monitor and assess market trends and the event industry landscape to identify new event opportunities and develop launch strategies.
- Produce market research documents that support the new launches, product development.
- Present launch proposals to the Business Development Board and oversee approved launches with the implementation team.
- Monitor competition to detect uncovered market gaps.
- Collaborate with Heads of Cluster (HoCs) to identify growth and diversification opportunities for current events.
- Conduct market research, concept development and P&L planning to support long-term event growth.
- Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders (HoC and events teams) to ensure alignment on growth objectives.
- Engage with external stakeholders such as sector associations, federations, opinion leaders, press, exhibitors.
Requirements
- Experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, market intelligence, or growth strategy roles is highly valued.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in the events industry, business development, or project management.
- Experience as market analyst would be a plus.
- Good analytical skills, capacity to summarise market insights into actionable strategies.
- Entrepreneurial mindset, hands on person and “make it happen” spirit.
- Curiosity on different industries, eager to understand communities and deliver events that meet their needs.
- Strong strategic vision, analytical mindset, and creativity.
- Excellent commercial, negotiation, and communication skills.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects, engage stakeholders, and deliver results.
- Fluent in English (written and spoken).
- Master's degree preferred but not required.
Benefits
- Birthday Day off
- Flexible working as well as hybrid working
- Enhanced family pay (maternity & paternity)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Interest free travel loans
- Free online academy to focus on professional development and upskilling
- Specialist external performance coach services available to all employees
- Employee assistance programme
- 24/7 access to our virtual GP service
- Long service awards
- Pension as well as offering salary sacrifice
- Life cover
- Group income protection
- Fully stocked beer & wine fridge in the office
- Regular company socials organised throughout the year
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