Business Development Executive / Sales Consultant Growing National Business, based in Birmingham Jewellery Quarter
Genuine supportive environment with a warm and friendly culture
4 days office, 1 day WFH
£29,000 £31,000 basic + commission (OTE c.£40,000)
You will be joining a growing training and apprenticeships provider building out its employer partnerships across the UK.
This is a new business role where you will be responsible for creating opportunities, bringing employers on board, and helping place apprentices into real roles.
Why this role is worth considering
You will be joining a business that is still developing and building new brands/offerings, which brings:
The opportunity to build your own pipeline and approach
No reliance on inherited accounts
Clear headroom as the business grows
The offering itself is practical and commercially relevant:
Apprenticeships are funded, reducing cost barriers for employers
Employers can hire or upskill existing staff
Sector-specific pathways provide a more targeted proposition
What you will be doing
You will spend your time engaging with employers, understanding their hiring needs, and introducing apprenticeship solutions where appropriate. The business develops and trains people with a view to them joining businesses as an apprentice - it is your responsibility to find the right opportunities for these people.
You will:
Develop new employer relationships through outreach and meetings
Identify opportunities to introduce apprentices into businesses
Secure vacancies and manage opportunities through to placement
Introduce suitable candidates and coordinate interviews
Maintain momentum with both employer and candidate to ensure successful starts
This role involves managing both sides of the process, ensuring alignment between employer requirements and candidate suitability.
Role expectations
This is a new business position.
You will be expected to build your own pipeline through consistent outreach and follow-up activity.
Performance is driven by activity, conversion and outcomes.
Your background
You will likely already be working in a target-driven environment where you:
Generate your own opportunities
Manage conversations with new contacts
Work towards defined outcomes
Typical backgrounds include:
Recruitment
Estate agency
B2B telesales
Other outbound commercial roles
Apprenticeship experience is not required.
What matters
Self starter attitude - support will be there from management, but you will be required to work independently towards your targets.
Confidence initiating conversations
Resilience and consistency in approach
Ability to manage activity and pipeline
Commercial awareness and follow-through
Package:
£29,000 £31,000 basic salary
Commission with OTE typically around £40,000
No cap on commission - the more you do, the more you earn
Opportunity to progress as the business grows
Working setup
4 days office-based
1 day remote
Mix of calls, virtual meetings and occasional face-to-face engagement
Is this for you?
If you're someone who is comfortable creating opportunities, managing relationships and seeing activity through to outcome, please apply now and one of our consultants will be in touch for you to understand more about the opportunity.