Business Development Manager

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 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 Portsmouth area, with travel 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.
* To pro-actively contact new & existing clients by telephone to sell & make such clients aware of the business’s training course portfolio which includes Private NVQ’s Level 2 to Level 7 and Commercial sales (Health & Safety Courses, First Aid, IPAF and Temp Works plus many others)
* 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 NVQ’s 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
* 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
Schedule:
* 8.00 am – 4.00 pm – Monday to Friday
Supplemental Pay:
* Performance-related bonus
Work Location:
* Remotely within the Portsmouth area