Business Development Manager - Remote

Paragon Skills; Bournemouth; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Business Development Manager to join their remote team. This role involves driving sales performance and exceeding targets in the apprenticeship sector, particularly focusing on Health and Social Care. You will leverage your sales expertise to identify new opportunities, build lasting relationships, and provide high-quality solutions that meet client needs. If you're a motivated sales professional looking to make a significant impact in a growing organization, this role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to ambitious growth plans while enjoying the flexibility of remote work.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in sales, particularly in the education or care sectors.
• Ability to exceed KPIs and manage client relationships effectively.

Responsibilities

• Identify new apprenticeship opportunities and generate starts in your region.
• Build strong relationships with clients and provide tailored solutions.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams to ensure smooth onboarding.

Skills

Sales Skills

Communication Skills

Solution Focused Approach

Relationship Management

Education

Relevant Degree or Equivalent Experience

Job description

Location: Remote - South

Salary: From £32,000 plus a generous commission scheme

Due to further expansion in our commercial sector, we are looking for a driven, forward-thinking, enthusiastic and experienced sales professional to join our remote based team as a Business Development Manager (BDM) to execute mind-blowing performance to meet and exceed targets across the North of England, and bring our ambitious growth plans to life.

In this role you will be a key member of the growing Business Development team and be responsible for using a solution focused approach to identify new apprenticeship opportunities and generate starts across your identified region or sales vertical in line with targets and expectations, with a keen focus on care.

As an influential and experienced sales professional, you will use your excellent communication skills, competitive edge and confidence to obtain new potential business opportunities by understanding Company's values, beliefs and strategies in order to tailor your approach to secure new business, and maintain lasting relationships with the account management of established partners to be a trusted advisor and provide high quality solutions for all, and position Paragon Skills as their provider of choice.

What will you be doing?

1. Exceed KPIs and new apprenticeship targets whilst ensuring all eligibility is met via a combination of new business and account management strategies.
2. Identify new client opportunities within Paragon Skills' core market sectors, in particular Health and Social Care (HSC) and Education.
3. Develop an engagement plan to create new leads and opportunities within SME organisations who would benefit from apprentices.
4. Demonstrate a return on investment for apprentices within any client business to highlight benefits.
5. Provide information, advice and guidance relating to all aspects of the Apprenticeship levy, where required, ensuring clients are fully supported and informed throughout every step of the journey, from design to delivery enabling clients to make informed decisions.
6. Work consultatively with prospective clients, creating world-class apprenticeship delivery models to suit their needs sharing ideas and giving valuable and practical advice at SME owner/manager level.
7. Build strong and sustainable relationships with client contacts at all levels, delivering an outstanding customer experience, every time.
8. Work closely with internal colleagues to ensure new opportunities and contracts are well communicated into the business, ensuring all deliverables and commercial arrangements are agreed as part of our onboarding process.
9. Complete all administrative tasks to ensure the new learner is able to be signed up when the tutor attends.