Business Development Manager
Sector: Education & Training
Field-based | Regional territory | North East/Yorkshire UK
Salary: £35,000-£42,000 OTE £12,000 (uncapped)
Our client is a fast-growing UK Awarding Organisation and established End-Point Assessment provider, partnering with over 500 schools, colleges, universities and training providers globally.
With continued growth and investment across their sales division, they’re now looking to hire a Business Development Manager to drive regional expansion and build strategic partnerships across the education and training landscape.
This is a field-based, relationship-led BDM role - focused on winning new business, growing existing customers and positioning the organisation as a long-term awarding and assessment partner.
The role
* Own a defined regional patch
* Grow 50–100 existing customers
* Win new business with colleges and training providers
* Sell TQUK as a long-term awarding and assessment partner, not a one-off supplier
* Spend around 3 days a week on the road, meeting customers and attending events
* Manage a consultative sales cycle (1–12 months)
* You’re supported by sales support and customer success teams, so the focus stays on relationships and growth, not admin.
Package
* £35,000 – £42,000 basic salary
* £5,200 car allowance
* £12,000 OTE (uncapped, paid quarterly)
* Mileage paid at HMRC rates
* Annual salary reviews and additional incentives
Benefits
* 25 days holiday + bank holidays (rising with service)
* Birthday day off
* Annual loyalty bonus
* Annual salary reviews
* Bupa healthcare
* Structured onboarding and training
* Supportive, people-first culture with strong work/life balance focus
About you
* Experience in B2B business development or consultative sales
* Strong relationship builder with confidence and presence
* Comfortable working field-based within a regional patch
* Education or training experience beneficial but not essential
This is a unique opportunity to inherit a large number of active accounts, build long-term relationships whilst managing your own diary and pipeline.