Senior Business Development Manager in Reading

Senior Business Development Manager at Skills People Group

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.

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.
• Identify and implement partnership opportunities within the company.
• Achieve 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 company’s CRM systems.

Skills, Experience and Qualities

• A proven sales background within construction.
• A passion for exceeding sales targets and set KPIs.
• 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 NVQs and apprenticeships within construction.

Qualifications

• Educated to a minimum of A Level qualification or equivalent.

Benefits

• 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.

Additional Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior.
• Employment type: Full-time.
• Industry: Manufacturing.