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

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Business Development Officer Skills List in Sales

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Business Development Officer role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Business Development Officer job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 88% of Business Development Officer job descriptions contained business development as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

business development
88%
sales
63%
business development executive
44%
business development officer
44%
internal sales officer
44%
sales coordinator
44%
sales officer
38%
b2b sales executive
32%
bdm
32%
key account manager
32%
new business executive
32%
sales consultant
32%
b2b
32%
external sales
25%
direct sales
19%
key sales
13%
business development lead
13%
sales development
13%
business developer
13%
training
13%
revenue
13%
research
13%
management
13%
maintaining relationships
13%
events
13%
communicator
13%
apprenticeships
13%
marketing
13%
service development
7%
cyber security
7%
defence
7%
government
7%
business sales
7%
new business opportunities
7%
communicate clearly
7%
contact management
7%
onsite
7%
relationship management
7%
client services
7%
social care
7%
sales team
7%
networking
7%
engagement
7%
employer engagement
7%
communication skills
7%
mental health
7%
professional services
7%
law firm
7%
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