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Are you ready to push your sales career in an exciting, fast-growing company?

We’re Retail Insight, a cutting-edge software and analytics company that helps businesses unlock their potential through data-driven solutions. We’re on a mission to expand our reach, and we need a dynamic, ambitious Business Development Executive (BDE) to help us connect with more businesses and transform the way they work.

This isn’t just a job; it’s an opportunity to grow, make an impact, and have fun doing it. If you thrive on challenges, love building relationships, and have a passion for learning, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth research to identify market trends, industry shifts, and emerging opportunities in the retail/grocery/CPG space.
• Cultivate strong relationships with new and existing clients to build trust and encourage repeat business.
• Identify and establish partnerships that align with business objectives and open up new revenue streams.
• Collaborate with other departments (marketing, product, operations) to leverage resources in support of partnership development and maintenance.
• Maintain an organised and detailed sales pipeline to manage leads and forecast business opportunities.
• Work closely with sales, marketing, and product development teams to create cohesive strategies for customer acquisition and retention.
• Prepare reports and presentations on sales performance, pipeline updates, and revenue growth.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in business development for technology or SaaS products.
• Excellent track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets and driving revenue growth.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence clients at all levels.
• Experience with CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot) and sales reporting.
• Willingness to travel as needed to meet clients and attend industry events (if applicable).
• Bilingual or multilingual candidates are strongly preferred, particularly those fluent in European language.
• Good understanding of the UK grocery/retail/CPG markets is a huge plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field; an MBA is a plus.

Our extras

• Flexible Working – Hybrid model (typically 2 days in the office) with flexibility based on business needs; work-from-anywhere policy.
• Time Off – 25 days annual leave (+ bank holidays), increasing with length of service, plus a birthday off. Summer hours offered.
• Learning & Development – Access courses through our platform and structured career progression plans.
• Health & Wellbeing – Private medical insurance, a healthcare cash plan, and mental health support. Home workspace assessment provided.
• Giving Back – Paid volunteer days, charity salary sacrifice with company match, and Give as You Earn.
• Extra Perks – Car purchase scheme and gym discounts; competitive commission plan for the BDE team.

Be your authentic self – Retail Insight is committed to equal opportunities in employment. All employees and applicants will receive equal treatment. We seek to create an environment where everyone feels respected, supported, and encouraged to contribute their best work.

Seniority level, Employment type, Job function

• Seniority level: Associate
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Advertising, Business Development, and Sales
• Industries: Software Development, Data Infrastructure and Analytics, and Retail

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