Business Development Manager – Apprenticeships

KM Education Recruitment Limited; East Midlands; Remote; GBP 36.000 - 44.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

KM Recruitment is seeking a Business Development Manager – Apprenticeships to pro-actively identify and engage with SME and levy employers, promoting Apprenticeship and Commercial training programmes. The role is home/field based with travel flexibility and a strong focus on meeting targets.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record in apprenticeship/skills sales, exceptional communication skills and a comprehensive understanding of funding criteria and levy spending.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience in developing new business with SMEs and Levy employers for Apprenticeship starts.
• Strong CV showing longevity in BDM within the apprenticeship/skills arena.
• Excellent communication skills with drive to succeed.
• Understanding of Apprenticeships funding criteria and Levy spending.
• Experience generating employer leads, negotiating, winning and closing new business.
• Experience working towards and achieving targets.

Aufgaben

• Identify and engage with businesses to promote Apprenticeship and Commercial training.
• Develop new business and nurture existing relationships in a consultative way.
• Work towards growth and revenue targets.
• Attend meetings with decision makers to discuss training and recruitment needs.
• Advise employers regarding Apprenticeship Levy and funding reforms.
• Analyse organisational needs and design training plans to meet employer needs.
• Monitor market, competitors and opportunities; report sales data and forecasts.
• Cross-sell other products to offer a well-rounded service.

Kenntnisse

New business development

Account management

Negotiation

Lead generation

Apprenticeships funding

Jobbeschreibung

KM Recruitment is a specialist UK wide recruiter for the Skills & Employability sectors.

Job Title: Business Development Manager–Apprenticeships
Location: Home/Field based – Must be flexible with travel
Salary:£40,000 + £10k OTE
Type:Full-time, Permanent

Essential Criteria:

• The successful Business Development Manager will have proven experience of developing new business with SME’s and Levy employers for Apprenticeship starts, or Commercial training (ideally within Business Services).
• Strong CV that shows longevity as a BDM within the apprenticeship / skills arena
• Exceptional communication skills, with the desire and drive to succeed.
• Strong understanding of Apprenticeships funding criteria and Levy spending.
• Proven experience of generating own employer leads, negotiating / winning, and closing new business.
• Experience of working towards and achieving targets.
• Full, clean driving licence and use of a vehicle.
• Must be flexible with travel (as and when required)

The Role:

• Proactively identify and engage with businesses, topromote our client’s offering of Apprenticeship and Commercial training programmes.
• Working in a consultative way, to create new business and develop existing business relationships.
• Working towards and achieving targets linked to growth and revenue.
• Attend meetings with decision makers to discuss their training and recruitment needs.
• Give advice and support to employers regarding the Apprenticeship Levy and future funding reforms.
• Undertake Organisational Needs Analysis and design / develop training plans to meet employer’s needs.
• Keep up to date with competitor’s strengths and weaknesses, evaluating the market and scoping out new opportunities.
• Report sales data and forecasts on a regular basis and meet month end sales deadlines.
• Cross sell other products, seizing all opportunities to offer clients a well-rounded service.

Please note: KM Recruitment receive a high number of applications for each role advertised and although we would like to we are not always able to deliver feedback to unsuccessful candidates. If you have not been contacted within 4 days, then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest and keep an eye on our website for future opportunities.