Ricardo Knowledge is a digital information business for Ricardo Strategic Consulting (RSC) a leading strategic consultancy at the heart of a global engineering brand, Ricardo. Our mission is to become the digital leader in the provision of engineering and environmental insight for an international audience. We provide technically superior, comprehensive yet practical insights saving global professionals time and money. We work across the Ricardo Group and our 3rd parties to deliver original, high-quality digital products & services to global leading brands.

The Background:

The Ricardo Knowledge Digital Sales Manager will be responsible for planning, leading and coordinating sales activities related to content-rich databases, technical subscriptions, and digital learning tools.

The main function of the Digital Sales Manager is to support the achievement of RSC sales growth targets by;

·Sourcing, targeting and winning new business from clients through a combination of self-generated and incoming leads from proactive marketing campaigns

·Owning relationships with existing accounts in order to identify opportunities to upsell

This is a great opportunity for a self-starting and motivated individual to join a growing team. This is a hands-on role that will require comprehensive selling experience in a digital environment.In return for your commitment, drive and enthusiasm, we offer an attractive benefits package, a personal development plan, flexible working, and the opportunity to make a difference in a competitive and rewarding field. Ricardo is an equal opportunities employer.

Key responsibilities

Engagement

·Define and execute a strategy that ensures predictable, repeatable, and scalable sales results

·Develop detailed sales plan to align with company objectives and integration with marketing and superior brand positioning

·Provide insight to leadership team on trends and opportunities within the Information Services market

·Partner with other members of the product teams to monitor and maximize revenue per user

·Actively and professionally manage the entire sales cycle from lead generation and lead management to prospecting, arranging appointments, negotiating, closing and handing over new accounts to the Customer Account Coordinator

·Ensure that all sales opportunities are fully qualified 

·Proactively build, manage and maintain a substantial pipeline and to ensure that all pipeline activity is accurately documented and kept up-to-date in the CRM system

oUse CRM dashboards to provide regular reporting on activity

·Respond to any incoming leads from sales & marketing campaign activity

·Attend relevant events to promote and sell Ricardo Knowledge products nationally and internationally if required

Development

·Review existing client base and segmentation on a regular basis to identify potential market opportunities

·Identify opportunities for new products or services based on client requirements

oWork with Ricardo Knowledge team to develop business case, as appropriate

·Work closely with marketing to develop an integrated sales and marketing approach

oTo ensure effective promotion of Ricardo Knowledge products in support of sales activities to grow our customer base

·Analytical skills to collect business intelligence by conversing with clients and identifying /monitoring trends in data reports

Key competencies and experience

·Demonstrable experience and track record as a digital sales lead

·Comprehensive knowledge of content marketing especially valuable

·Experience of relationship management best practice within a Business-to-Business or Business-to-Consumer environment

·Proven ability in effective implementation of sales strategy and positive engagement with customers and colleagues

·Professional, organised, disciplined individual who has a track record of effectively and efficiently building relationships

·Experience working in a global company that operates in multiple countries desirable

·Ability to transform generic strategic direction into tactical action plans

·Knowledge of Google Analytics is advantageous

Skills and behaviours

·Commercially astute, you will have experience of managing customer relationships and expectations

·An ability to identify and form strong mutually beneficial business relationships

·Excellent time-management, prioritisation and organisational skills

·Be a team player able to work with a wide range of stakeholders both inside and outside the organisation

·High levels of drive and commitment no matter what the challenge

·Be a self-starter, problem solver with the ability to make ideas reality

·An excellent communicator on all levels, you will have a high standard of written and spoken English in addition to strong listening skills

·Language skills would be an advantage but not essential