Business Development Executive Apprenticeships/Commercial

KM Recruitment is a specialist UK wide recruiter for the Skills & Employability sectors.

Job Title: Business Development Executive (Apprenticeships/Commercial

Location: Office/Field based - Must be flexible with travel across the West Midlands (Walsall, Cannock and Birmingham)

Salary: £24,000 - £28,000 (Depending on skills and experience) + bonus potential!

Type: Full Time, Permanent

KM is pleased to be recruiting on behalf of successful Training Organisation, who currently has a fantastic opportunity for a Business Development Executive, who will identify and engage with new and existing businesses, to promote our client's full range of Apprenticeship and Commercial training offering.

Key Duties:

• Utilising telesales, networking and social media to proactively identify and engage with businesses, to promote our clients full offering of Apprenticeships, and Commercial Training programmes.
• Develop and maintain employer relationships (existing and new clients) and maximise all opportunities for growth and repeat business.
• Researching new markets and businesses, speaking with key decision makers, to develop and maintain lasting relationships
• Produce and deliver sales propositions / presentations and negotiate with businesses effectively.
• Work to achieve and exceed agreed monthly targets.
• Undertake Organisational Needs Analysis, promote the benefits and training courses available (Apprenticeships/Commercial) – overcoming barriers and giving advice and guidance to the most suitable training route.
• Manage own daily output using our client’s internal CRM system.
• At all times demonstrate the ability to handle calls and face to face meetings in a professional manner and provide an excellent customer experience.
• Maintaining own knowledge of policy changes, funding changes and relevant business expectations.

Essential Criteria:

• Must have experience of working within a business-to-business sales role, ideally within the work-based learning industry though this is not essential.
• Experience of working towards and achieving targets.
• Excellent presentations and communication skills
• Confident, friendly and professional manner.
• Ability to overcome objections.
• Good level of IT skills
• Car owner and driver, flexible with travel

Please note:

KM Recruitment receive a high number of applications for each role advertised and although we would like to we are not always able to deliver feedback to unsuccessful candidates. If you have not been contacted within 4 days then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest and keep an eye on our website for future opportunities.