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Do “Business development professionals“ climb up the corporate ladder from Sales?

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Question added by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India
Date Posted: 2014/12/22
Shuayb Sallam
by Shuayb Sallam , Payroll Manager , Khatib & Alami

Business Development is a philosophy applicable by true leader, who is not only successful internally & externally but also innovator. In his external coverage of markets about opportunities and threats, relations with dealers & always search for better dealer in the market . Internally as competence in his forecasts & updated plans for futures, finally build good relations with subordinates & colleagues is important for pushing team work toward success. 

Alex Al Yazouri
by Alex Al Yazouri , General Manager , Al Mushref Cooperative Society

Yes. Sales is a very solid background in the corporate world. 

Nasir Hussain
by Nasir Hussain , Sales And Marketing Manager , Pakistan Pharmaceutical Products Pvt. Ltd.

YES........... Indeed

Mohd Mustaqeem
by Mohd Mustaqeem , Executive Secretary , SAUDI PAN KINGDOM CO

yes

Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi
by Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi , Shared Services Supervisor , Saudi Musheera Co. Ltd.

yes of course

Komba Kelvin Kembay
by Komba Kelvin Kembay , Commercial Assistant , Kalpataru Power Transmission

Yes, because management need to get update from sales.

VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN
by VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN , Project Execution Manager & Accounts Manager , ALI INTERNATIONAL TRADING EST.

 

The Responsibilities of the Business development manager include:

1. Requirement of periodic targets for sales and future business prospects.

2.To build, re-build, manage relationship with all potential customers and clients.

3. Strategical in approach while working with the sales team for the growth of the enterprise by proving his lead generation capacity.

4.Manage and oversee a campaign and his team associates.

5.And should posses an inherent capacity in him to the professional requirement of the next promotion to the level of Account Executive role.

 

If the basic traits in him posses the varied requirements even working with the sales team--He can very well shine in the the promotional position of Business development manager who now know all the pulse of sales and customer requirements.  

 

The additional training in the following area will make  him Perfectly suitable for the position with highest level of competencies.

Basic Training requirements : Team management, campaign coordination and management, New Retail marketing/sale techniques, Directive training capabilities for the development of his colleagues, Entry Level management training, Sales promotion techniques, Public Relations and Advertising, Basic HR.

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