Senior Business Development Manager

Construction Skills People; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading training provider based in the UK is seeking a highly organized Senior Business Development Manager. This role involves establishing partnerships, seeking new business opportunities, and achieving sales targets within the construction sector. Ideal candidates will have a proven sales background in construction, excellent relationship-building skills, and experience in delivering NVQs and apprenticeships. The position offers a competitive salary, bonus potential, and various benefits including 25 days holiday, a car allowance, and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus – subject to performance

Car allowance

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Holiday buy and sell scheme

Employer contributory pension scheme

Health Cash Back Scheme

Annual Volunteering Day

Referral programme

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain partnerships with existing and potential partners.
• Seek new business opportunities with clients.
• Achieve set monthly targets.

Skills

Sales background within construction

Relationship building skills

Time management skills

Problem solving skills

Education

A Level qualification or equivalent

Job description

Overview

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.

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.
• Identify and implement partnership opportunities within the company.
• Achieve 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.
• Maintain accurate records of specified development activity and provide timely and consistent data using the company’s CRM systems.

Qualifications and Skills

• Proven sales background within construction.
• 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.
• Educated to a minimum of A Level qualification or equivalent.

Benefits

• A very 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’s 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.