Business Development Assistant

SLS Recruitment; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

SLS Recruitment in Nottingham is recruiting a Business Development Advisor for a growing training and education organisation. The role is hybrid, based in Nottingham, with travel across the East Midlands, and focuses on winning new business, building employer relationships and identifying apprenticeship opportunities.

You will manage a sales pipeline, conduct training needs analysis with employers, and maintain CRM records while meeting sales targets.

Qualifications

• Proven sales success and target achievement.
• Experience generating your own leads and winning new business.
• Confident, outgoing and commercially focused.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Organised, self-motivated and able to work autonomously.
• Apprenticeship/FE sector knowledge would be a real advantage.
• Full UK driving licence and own transport.

Responsibilities

• Generate new business through telesales, field sales, networking and social media.
• Build and manage a strong sales pipeline.
• Identify and secure new apprenticeship opportunities with employers.
• Attend networking and employer events.
• Meet with employers and conduct training needs analysis.
• Account manage existing employer relationships and maximise opportunities.
• Maintain accurate CRM records and consistently achieve sales targets.

Skills

Lead generation

New business development

CRM management

Networking

Account management

Communication skills

Autonomous working

Driving licence

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Business Development Advisor | Nottingham | Hybrid

We're recruiting for an ambitious Business Development Advisor to join a growing training and education organisation.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a target-driven sales professional who enjoys winning new business, building employer relationships and creating opportunities that make a real difference.

What you'll be doing:

• Generate new business through telesales, field sales, networking and social media
• Build and manage a strong sales pipeline
• Identify and secure new apprenticeship opportunities with employers
• Attend networking and employer events
• Meet with employers and conduct training needs analysis
• Account manage existing employer relationships and maximise opportunities
• Maintain accurate CRM records and consistently achieve sales targets

What we're looking for:

• Proven sales success and target achievement
• Experience generating your own leads and winning new business
• Confident, outgoing and commercially focused
• Comfortable with cold calling and employer engagement
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Organised, self-motivated and able to work autonomously
• Apprenticeship/FE sector knowledge would be a real advantage
• Full UK driving licence and own transport

Nottingham | Hybrid | Travel across the East Midlands

£30,920 - £35,888 depending on experience

Full-time | 35 hours per week