Business Development Consultant (Manchester)

We are recruiting for driven Business Development Consultants with ambition to earn and grow a sales career. Join our fast-growing powerhouse in GRC Services.

Why join us:

• Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum
• 3-month commission plan
• Potential to achieve fantastic OTE
• Great Benefits
• Real progression opportunities via our sales career pathway
• A supportive and inclusive work culture
• Remote or hybrid (Depending on location)

What You’ll Be Doing:

As a Business Development Consultant, you will collaborate with your managers to understand the needs of potential clients, spotting opportunities, and coordinating both remote and occasional in-person sales meetings for our field sales team to maximise revenue from WorkNest products and services. You will also identify opportunities where WorkNest can provide tangible value to prospective businesses and secure appointments for the Field Sales Team to facilitate the closure of new business opportunities. You will earn commissions for successfully closed appointments. Additionally, you will share market insights and competitor behaviour feedback with the Campaign Managers, contact senior decision-makers through phone calls, and execute marketing plans.

You will be solely responsible for meeting the target of securing high-quality appointments for the field sales team while ensuring efficient diary management. Your performance should surpass sales revenue goals, opportunity generation targets, and the KPIs set by the business.

Our Story:

WorkNest is part of a wider GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) division owned by Axiom GRC. Our ambition is to build a £250m revenue business through the Private Equity (PE) cycle, delivering >25% CAGR by combining strong organic growth with well-executed acquisitions across the UK and selected international markets. We are a powerhouse of Employment Law, HR, Compliance, Cyber and Health and Safety support services, weaving pragmatic advice with powerful technology platforms. We have experienced exceptional growth over the last 24 months, fueled by the acquisition of several leading business services groups, which has brought together the most gifted practitioners in people management, health and safety, cyber, wellbeing, employment law, professional training, and business technology. We are proud to offer a broader range of services to help protect and nurture organisations of every size.

At WorkNest, we believe our people are what make us. We value, respect and support our colleagues, understand the importance of work-life balance, and work together to deliver a brilliant service for our clients. We are committed to delivering on our four core values that we believe all our colleagues should align with: Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork and Inclusion.

Up for the challenge? If you share our values of Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork and Inclusion, please use the purple ‘apply now’ button to begin your application. You’ll be asked to submit a CV and covering letter outlining how you fulfil the person specification for this post.

WorkNest is committed to creating a culture of Inclusion and ensuring that everyone – job applicants, clients, colleagues, and anyone else we deal with – is treated fairly and with respect. We continuously review our policies and processes to support our aim to create a diverse team; however, please speak to our Talent and Recruitment specialist if there are any adjustments we need to make in order to ensure a genuine equality of opportunity.

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. We may look to close the advert early, so please don’t delay in submitting an application.