Business Development Executive

Mintelis looking for a motivated and commercially minded Business Development Executive to help drive new business growth across our market leading insights and research solutions.

As a Business Development Executive, you will be responsible for identifying, engaging, and qualifying prospective clients, generating high quality sales opportunities, and contributing to pipeline development. Working closely with the wider Commercial and Business Development teams, you'll play a critical role in connecting FMCG and consumer goods companies with the intelligence they need to make better business decisions.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious individual looking to develop their career in B2B sales and business development within a global insights business.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and prospect new business opportunities within target markets.
• Execute outbound prospecting campaigns through phone, email, LinkedIn, and other social platforms.
• Schedule qualified meetings to support pipeline growth and revenue generation.
• Maintain accurate and up to date records of all prospect interactions within CRM systems.

Key Performance Measures

• Number of qualified meetings generated.
• Pipeline value created.
• Lead to opportunity conversion rates.

About You

You are a resilient, proactive, and commercially driven individual who enjoys engaging with new prospects and uncovering business opportunities.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Positive sales mindset with resilience and persistence in outbound prospecting.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to identify customer opportunities.
• Excellent relationship building skills and the ability to adapt communication styles across stakeholders.
• Naturally curious with strong discovery and questioning skills.
• Well organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.

Preferred Experience

• Experience within FMCG or Consumer Goods sectors.
• Familiarity with market insights, consumer intelligence, or market research solutions.

Why Join Mintel?

At Mintel, you'll join a collaborative and high performing team dedicated to helping businesses understand consumers and markets better. You'll receive the support, training, and development opportunities needed to build a successful career while contributing directly to the growth of a globally recognised business.

Flexible work hours, remote work, hybrid work options, professional development, company events, retreats.