Junior Business Development Consultant - Apprenticeships (hybrid)

Junior Business Development Consultant – Apprenticeships (hybrid)

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Job Description

The successful individual will be responsible for overseeing the complete sales process to attract new clients. This process ranges from potential recruitment, identifying and securing new business leads and also managing key accounts for recurring business.

Experience in a business development role and a background in IT would be preferred, but not essential as training will be given. This is a hybrid role, based at our office in Stirling, with some travel across Scotland.

Job Summary

• Identify new sales opportunities in designated market areas
• Generate leads and engage with prospects
• Build, manage and develop relationships with clients
• Follow-up clients and respond to queries to assure continued satisfaction
• Arrange and attend meetings with clients and prospects
• Prepare reports on sales activities
• Build local employer networks and maintain knowledge of the labour market

Qualifications And Experience

• Industry experience within the IT industry is preferred but not essential
• Sales orientated
• Results driven
• Self-motivated and resilient
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Excellent telephone manner
• This is a client facing role and will require travel across Scotland so a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential

GP Strategies is one of the Scotland’s leading apprenticeship training providers and have been delivering apprenticeships for over 25 years. We work with a large volume of employers and young people delivering high quality training and apprenticeships with an achievement rate which exceeds the national average. GP Strategies Corporation is one of the world\’s leading talent transformation providers. By delivering award-winning learning and development solutions, we help organizations transform through their people and achieve meaningful change. GP Strategies has delivered our innovative consulting, learning services, and talent technology solutions to over 6,000 organizations globally. From our global experience working across thousands of projects and initiatives over the past 55 years, we\’ve learned that relationships, business, work, innovation, strategy, and transformation are all about people. And, to put it simply, GP Strategies is about our people – an extensive global network of learning experts. With more than 4000 employees in over 30 countries, diversity at GP Strategies is second nature! Beyond our locations, our culture focuses on performance and revolves around respect, fairness, and working collaboratively to achieve our goals. We support our People, no matter who they are or where they are from, because we all have valuable and unique perspectives and approaches. That’s how great ideas are born, which enable us to work smarter.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

GP Strategies is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other federally protected class.