Job Title: Business Development Manager (Education / Apprenticeships)
Job ID: 07983
Location: Greater Manchester
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: £38-45k
Industry: Education
Company & Role:
A leading Training Provider based in Greater Manchester are looking to recruit a Business Development Manager, you will sell the benefits of apprenticeships to employers and help them plan and manage apprenticeship programmes that meet their organisational needs and develop the skills of their people.
You will be working in a team of 5, all of which are subject experts and can sell across their whole portfolio. The role is a split of home based and office based, they would love you to come into their office 1-2 days a week in Central Manchester.
Responsibilities:
- Generate new business through existing client relationships
- Develop new client relationships and new business
- Proactively making calls and driving up new business pipelines
- Working closely with programme managers and training team managers to ensure that our delivery meets business objectives
- Demonstrate strong product knowledge to clients
- Manage the recruitment of apprentices by your employers
- Promote the benefits to employers of apprenticeships for existing staff
- Actively networking and attending customer engagement events
- Achieve and exceed monthly targets set
- Maintain accurate and up to date client records
Experience:
- Strong product knowledge including Apprenticeship Standards and Funding
- Business to business sales experience
- Track record of achieving results in a target-driven sales environment
- Excellent customer service and communication skills, both in writing and face to face/by telephone
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Experience with CRM systems
- The ability to plan work and to exceed set targets
Personal attributes and behaviours:
- Be self-motivated and driven
- Enjoy working towards targets and take pride in exceeding them
- Be professional, personable and approachable
- Be a team player
- Flexible with the ability to work around changing business needs
- Honesty
- Integrity
- Trustworthiness
If this sounds like a good match, then please get in touch ASAP as remote interviews are taking place immediately.