Business Development Executive Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Sales

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Business Development Executive Skills List in Sales

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Business Development Executive role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Business Development Executive job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 77% of Business Development Executive job descriptions contained business development as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

business development
77%
sales
74%
sales executive
19%
building relationships
14%
business development executive
14%
cold calling
14%
b2b
11%
relationship management
11%
prospecting
11%
commission
11%
new business opportunities
11%
new business development
11%
telesales
11%
selling
8%
new business generation
8%
lead generation
8%
business sales
8%
field sales
8%
negotiating
8%
events
8%
telesales executive
6%
membership growth
6%
strategies
6%
microsoft office
6%
law firm
6%
legal
6%
appointments
6%
closing
6%
communication skills
6%
professional services
6%
bids
6%
marketing
6%
administrator
3%
office admin
3%
admin
3%
expansion
3%
electrical background
3%
onboarding
3%
objection handling
3%
experienced sales professional
3%
estate agency
3%
demos
3%
data entry
3%
internal sales
3%
office clerk
3%
office job
3%
recruitment
3%
account executive
3%
b2b sales
3%
chemicals
3%
sales representative
3%
press brake
3%
presentations
3%
laser cutting
3%
account manager
3%
account management
3%
manufacturing environment
3%
telemarketing
3%
sales development
3%
executive
3%
business manager
3%
business development manager
3%
customer service
3%
influence others
3%
sales team
3%
sales leads
3%
negotiation
3%
heathrow
3%
lettings
3%
business to business sales
3%
interpersonal skills
3%
construction
3%
personal drive
3%
motivation
3%
sales growth
3%
organisational skills
3%
customer retention
3%
client facing
3%
marketing strategies
3%
friendly personality
3%
york
3%
sales account manager
3%
sale
3%
pensions
3%
fuel card
3%
electrical
3%
company car
3%
data
3%
bury
3%
bonus
3%
west drayton
3%
telesales agent
3%
waste management
3%
waste
3%
slough
3%
management
3%
logistics
3%
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