Business Development Manager

FIND are delighted to be working in partnership with a world-class training and apprenticeships provider to recruit a passionate, dedicated and proactive Business Development Manager. 

Working for a Warrington based company, the successful candidate will be office based 3 days per week and spend Monday's and Fridays working from home. 

With 25 years of extraordinary experience behind them, our client have helped many well-known B2B organisations in the UK to take control of their continuous professional development through commercial training and Sales and Management focused Apprenticeships. 

The role

As a Business Development Manager, you are responsible for proactively targeting large corporate end users nationally to propose and present our L&D proposition. From virtual meetings to presentations, through to account retention and growth, the role is super varied and requires a high level of adaptability and professionalism. We work at a senior level with our clients, so your ability to present at board level is essential.

As a Business Development Manager, you will:

• Be passionate about learning and development and the value of apprenticeships, with a desire to develop and inspire others.
• Have experience and competence in B2B Sales or Account Management and present a professional, credible, and knowledgeable approach.
• Develop and maintain a strong pipeline of new opportunities through prospecting and referrals.
• Work with stakeholders and line managers to provide timely updates on programme performance.
• Regularly facilitate employer reviews to discuss new projects
• Attend client meetings, presentations, information and launch sessions.
• Contribute to the team success, working closely with the Sales Manager, Managing Director, Quality and Curriculum departments to deliver an outstanding learner experience.
• Work autonomously to ensure weekly KPIs, expectations and tasks are completed in a timely manner.
• To promote genuine equality, diversity and well-being in all aspects of apprenticeship delivery and take responsibility for the health, safety and safeguarding activities applicable to the role as set out in the organisation’s policy statements.

• Quarterly bonus scheme worth up to 30% of salary
• Contributory pension scheme
• 25 days holiday per year, increasing to 27 after two years' service
• Employee benefits scheme
• Incentives and rewards