Senior Manager, Business Development
CurrentHelping to successfully grow the BT Business.My role is responsible for developing and managing the pipeline of projects in a 1-5-year timeframe, to increase BT’s wallet share in high-potential accounts. Typically, these opportunities will be complex in nature (solutions spanning multiple product towers) and significant in size. I have a strategic ‘up and out focus’ driving pipeline for the region. I am responsible for building deep relationships at senior levels with our largest customers in order to become engaged in the long-term strategic planning conversations that will lead us to the solutions that can transform our customers businesses.I have a comprehensive understanding across 3 areas for my role;1. Customer commercial & technical challenges as well as Regulatory.2. The Market for communications/IT/managed & professional services in the UK, globally and the ability to bring these things together into a compelling and productive conversation with stakeholders at the most senior levels in our customer base and prospect customers.3. The full BT portfolio. Responsibilities;• Building stakeholder relationships and shaping customers need.• Growing pipeline and identify specific opportunities.• Identifies programs and Major Bids.• Develop long-term relationships with senior stakeholders at C level.• Lining up marketing campaigns – who do we target and influence.• In addition to Business Development, I help inform BT’s future proposition and product development for the future based on emerging customer strategies and needs.• Look at segmentation of the regional markets, focus on the Utility Sector.• Identify and gain a deep understanding of likely procurement routes and the process around them, including budgeting and signoff process and key stakeholders internal and external.