Senior Business Development Manager

Construction Skills People; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading training provider in the UK is looking for a Senior Business Development Manager to engage with construction businesses and drive sales. The role requires travel across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, focusing on building and maintaining client relationships. The ideal candidate will have a proven sales background in construction, strong relationship-building skills, and experience delivering NVQs and apprenticeships. Competitive salary, bonus potential, and car allowance included.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus subject to performance

Car allowance

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Employer contributory pension scheme

Health Cash Back Scheme

Qualifications

• Proven sales background within Construction.
• Experience in delivering construction NVQs and apprenticeships.
• Experience in building bespoke training courses.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain partnerships with existing and potential clients.
• Seek new business opportunities with clients.
• Attend networking events and maintain a professional profile.

Skills

Sales background within Construction

Passion for exceeding sales targets

Time management skills

Problem-solving skills

Relationship building skills

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 Senior 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 Cambs, Peterborough, Norfolk and Lincolnshire areas, with travel required within these regions.

The successful candidate will undertake the following main Duties and 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.

The ideal candidate must possess the following 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 NVQs and apprenticeships within construction.

The ideal candidate must possess the following qualifications:

• Educated to a minimum of A Level qualification or equivalent.

In return, Skills People Group will give you:

• A competitive salary.
• Bonus subject to performance.
• Car allowance (negotiable according to travel requirements).
• 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.
• A challenging and rewarding role in a successful and growing business.