Business Development Manager

Construction Skills People; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading training provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a highly organized Business Development Manager. This role involves engaging with construction businesses, driving sales, and maintaining partnerships. The ideal candidate will have a strong sales background in construction, excellent relationship-building skills, and the ability to meet targets. Benefits include a competitive salary, performance bonuses, and generous holiday entitlements.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus subject to performance

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Employer contributory pension scheme

Health Cash Back Scheme

Annual Volunteering Day

Free parking

Qualifications

• Proven sales background in the construction industry is essential.
• Strong problem-solving and relationship-building skills are required.
• Experience in delivering bespoke training courses to clients.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain partnerships with construction businesses.
• Actively seek new business opportunities.
• Achieve set monthly sales targets.
• Attend networking events and other promotional opportunities.

Skills

Sales background within Construction

Passion for exceeding sales targets

Time management skills

Problem Solving Skills

Relationship Building Skills

Experience in building training courses

Delivery of construction NVQs and apprenticeships

Education

A Level qualification or equivalent

Job description

The Skills People Group are a national provider of NVQ, Apprenticeships, Programmes for the unemployed and Compliance training. We specialise in both commercial and funded training and are proud to be nationally recognised as one of the UK s largest private training providers. We are currently recruiting for a highly organised Business Development Manager to join our existing team.

This Role is responsible for engaging with construction businesses and driving sales and is predominantly an external role, requiring the successful candidate to travel widely.

We currently have delivery ongoing in the Leicestershire and Northants area, with travel within these regions.

Responsibilities

• Establish, build and maintain partnerships with a wide portfolio of existing and potential partners to fulfil the business needs through regular contact and account management.
• Actively seek new business opportunities with existing and potential clients
• Identifying and implementing partnership opportunities within the company
• Achieving Set monthly targets.
• Develop a network of relationships with construction companies.
• Maintain an excellent level of product knowledge and understanding of all funding opportunities.
• Attend networking events and other promotional opportunities, maintaining a professional and credible profile on behalf of the company - these may be outside of normal working hours, so some flexibility is required.
• Maintain accurate records of specified development activity and provide timely and consistent data using the companies CRM systems.

Skills, Experience and Qualities

• A proven sales background within Construction
• A passion for exceeding sales targets and set KPI s
• Proven time management skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Relationship Building Skills
• Experience of building bespoke training courses that meet our client s requirements
• Experience in the delivery of construction NVQ s and apprenticeships within construction

Qualifications

• Educated to a minimum of A Level qualification or equivalent

Benefits

• A competitive salary
• Bonus subject to performance
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays plus two days additional annual leave following two years service
• Holiday buy and sell scheme
• Employer contributory pension scheme
• Health Cash Back Scheme
• Annual Volunteering Day
• Referral programme
• Free parking
• A challenging and rewarding role in a successful and growing business