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 Reading, Southwest and London 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 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 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’ 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