What I want to do

Roles and Responsibilities - <>
• Investigate the economic conditions surrounding your small business activity such as industry trends and competition.
• Conduct extensive market research prior to starting up your business and continue gathering information throughout the life of the business.
• Prepare a detailed business plan so you will not lose sight of your goals and objectives.
• Secure sufficient financial resources for future development or expansion.
• Contact professional advisors such as an accountant, banker and/or lawyer to provide expert information about your business.
• Network with other small businesspeople; establish a support group. Remember, you are not alone.
• Attend workshops, trade shows, and seminars to keep up-to-date on changes in the industry.
• Adopt a team approach; work with others in pursuing common goals.
• Understand the skills and qualities you bring to your business.
• Develop a situation analysis of your company including its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to assist in the development of a strategic plan for the future of the business.
More Responsibilities -
• Pre-sales Activities: Assisting with sales proposals, tender responses, demonstration of our software to prospective customers and discussions with them concerning the ways in which the packages can be used to meet their requirements.
• Attendance at conferences and exhibitions.
• Presentations at seminars and User Group meetings.
• Account Development and Sales: Each User of software/services is assigned a specific Account Manager.
• The role of that Account Manager is to establish and develop a relationship with the Customer organization with the dual objectives of ensuring Co provides the best possible level of service and identifying areas where mutual benefit can be gained by the Customer extending the use of Co’s products and services.
• This aspect of the role will predominantly relate to a specific region, but will occasionally encompass the whole of the UK and possibly overseas.
• It is the responsibility of the Business Development Manager to: liaise with Account Managers in the development of activities on existing customer sites, with the objective of extending the use of Co’s software into further areas co-ordinate the sales activities of the Consultancy team in the allocated region, in order to optimize potential.

Pre-sales Activities
• Assisting with sales proposals, tender responses, demonstration of our software to prospective customers and discussions with them concerning the ways in which the packages can be used to meet their requirements. Presentations at seminars and User Group meetings.
Account Development and Sales
• Each User of Symology software/services is assigned a specific Account Manager. The role of that Account Manager is to establish and develop a relationship with the Customer organisation with the This aspect of the role will predominantly relate to a specific region, but will occasionally encompass
Marketing
• Liaising with Marketing on the preparation of promotional material, case studies etc.
General Requirements
• The successful candidate will have the ability, enthusiasm and commitment to extend their skills base throughout the above functions. A capability to work both individually and as part of a team is required. First class communication skills, written and oral, are essential. Above all, care and attention to detail and an aspiration for perfection are required. Previous software applications experience of large-scale commercial systems is essential, whilst Local Government, Civil Engineering or construction experience would be advantageous.