Business Development Executive

Best Practice Network; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday plus additional days for service

Healthcare plan after probation

Free life insurance from day one

Pension contributions after 3 months

Discounts on learning resources

Flexible benefits after probation

Job summary

An innovative training organization in the UK seeks a Business Development Manager to grow its training programs. Responsibilities include generating new business enquiries, developing employer relationships, and conducting market analysis. Ideal candidates communicate effectively, exceed sales KPIs, and are resilient. This full-time role offers a chance to make a significant impact in education and comes with attractive benefits including holiday, healthcare, and pension contributions.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills to engage stakeholders effectively.
• Experience in achieving sales targets and KPIs.
• Ability to produce detailed and engaging sales proposals.

Responsibilities

• Generate new business enquiries by contacting nurseries for training needs.
• Develop employer relationships to create regular clients.
• Build and maintain a database of local authority contacts.
• Attend networking events to promote services.
• Perform quarterly market analysis for sales opportunities.
• Conduct quarterly market analysis of sales territory.
• Accurately report sales pipeline information.
• Update internal CRM with activity records.

Skills

Natural communicator

Sales KPI experience

Strong written communication

Relationship building

Ambitious and resilient

Job description

Business Development Manager (BDM) – Remote

We at Best Practice Network share the belief that every child, regardless of their background, should benefit from an excellent education. To achieve that, we support and train the educational professionals who work alongside them to be the best they can be, so in turn, they can transform the lives of children and young people. As a friendly, DfE accredited, Ofsted outstanding training company we provide apprenticeships, professional development and the DfE’s ‘Golden Thread’ (trainee teachers to school Executive Leaders). In this role you will generate new business for our training programmes and support our growth across the UK.

Main Duties

• Generating new business enquiries by contacting decision makers within nurseries and early years settings to discuss their training needs for both new and existing staff.
• Identifying apprenticeship recruitment opportunities within nurseries and early years settings.
• Developing employer relationships so that existing customers become regular, reoccurring clients while cross‑selling other programmes from our portfolio.
• Building a database of local authority contacts to help promote our services regionally, as well as managing procurement windows to ensure funding can be secured across all programmes.
• Attending sector‑specific networking events in your region.
• Performing quarterly market analysis of your sales territory to identify new opportunities, competitors, trends or any big challenges.
• Reporting accurate sales pipeline information and forecasting monthly start numbers.
• Updating the internal CRM system to record activity and communications.

Business Support

• Collaborate with other departments to promote Best Practice Network more effectively, and to ensure smooth processing of sales administration.
• Identify possible weaknesses in current methodology to drive continuous improvement within the team and across the wider business.

Person Specification

• A natural communicator with an excellent phone manager, capable of building rapport with stakeholders of all levels.
• A strong written communicator, capable of producing detailed and engaging sales proposals.
• Experience of working to and exceeding sales KPI's.
• An ambitious and resilient individual, motivated by forging a lucrative sales career.
• Knowledge of apprenticeship programmes would be an advantage but is not essential.
• Comfortable with flexible working patterns including 2 days per week at our Bristol HQ.

Benefits

• 28 days holiday and an extra day for each year you stay with us, up to a maximum of 33 days plus bank holidays.
• We pay for a Healthcare Plan once you've passed probation, which includes access to a private GP.
• From day 1, free life insurance covering up to four times your salary.
• We both add money to your pension pot after 3 months.
• Get 25% off online learning resources for year 1 to GCSE with EdPlace.
• Choose what flexible benefits you want after you've passed probation – this could include buying extra holiday, dental coverage, topping up your healthcare plan, bikes, gym membership, electric cars, etc.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Business Development, Education, and Sales

Industry: Education