Business Development Manager

Slimming World; Swanwick CP; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A health and wellbeing organization is seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to engage in public health and workplace wellbeing sectors. The role involves building strategic relationships and managing contracts in a collaborative environment. Ideal candidates will have expertise in business development, stakeholder engagement, and public health commissioning. Join a friendly team dedicated to supporting healthier communities.

Qualifications

• Experience in business development within public health, wellbeing, or related sectors.
• Strong understanding of public health commissioning, funding, and procurement.
• Experience in workplace wellbeing or employee engagement programmes.

Responsibilities

• Identify and secure new business in public health and workplace wellbeing sectors.
• Build strategic relationships with commissioners, employers, and stakeholders.
• Strengthen contracts via relationship management and service innovation.

Skills

Business development

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic thinking

Relationship management

Proposal preparation

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Business Development Manager – Health & Wellbeing

• Identify and secure new business in public health and workplace wellbeing sectors, leading tendering, proposals and contract negotiations alongside the Bid Manager.
• Build strategic relationships with commissioners, employers, and stakeholders, growing visibility through external events and forums.
• Strengthen contracts via relationship management and service innovation, maintaining a strong partner and client pipeline.
• Ensure seamless transition from contract to delivery through internal collaboration and strategic alignment, shaping, piloting and rolling out workplace wellbeing programmes.
• But there's more we can do! Are you a strategic thinker with the ability to build strong and trusted partnerships in workplace and corporate procurement? Would you love to play a vital part in shaping our growth in this area and ensure we continue to support healthier communities through targeted and sustainable services? We've an exciting opportunity for an experienced and proactive Business Development Manager to join our Partnerships team. We'd love to hear from you if you have healthcare market experience and are passionate about delivering an outstanding service. You'll also have:
• Experience in business development within public health, wellbeing, or related sectors.
• A strong understanding of public health commissioning, funding, and procurement, with excellent relationship building and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Confidence in preparing proposals, tenders, and presentations and a strategic thinker with the ability to translate market insight into actionable plans.
• A collaborative mindset with experience working across departments to deliver integrated solutions. Experience in workplace wellbeing or employee engagement programmes.
• Familiarity with NHS structures, local authority commissioning, and health inequalities.
• Knowledge of CRM systems and data-driven business development.
• If you love the sound of this role and want to work within a friendly and supportive team:
• Experience in workplace wellbeing or employee engagement programmes.
• Slimming World has been a key weight management partner to Government for over 10 years, first with One You, the Government's biggest ever weight management drive, and more recently with Better Health, the campaign where we've supported millions of people to keep their health on track during lockdown. We work closely with the NHS too – Slimming World is already prescribed by GPs, nurses and other healthcare professionals and we are also proud to support patients through the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme.