Business Development Manager

2 weeks ago

Manchester M HY, United Kingdom DAMAR LTD Full time £36,000 - £38,000 per year

As a member of Damar's business development team, you will sell the benefits of apprenticeships to employers and help them plan and manage apprenticeship programmes that meet their organisational needs and develop the skills of their people. You will be happy working autonomously and to agreed targets.

  • Location: Home-based with frequent travel to Manchester office (typically one day per week in the office, remote working would be considered for candidates based outside the north west.)
  • Normal hours of work: Full time – as set out in your terms and conditions of employment
  • Salary: £36,000 – £38,000 (depending on experience), plus a non-contractual bonus
  • Reporting to: Divisional Manager – Business Development.

The contents of this job description are not exhaustive. You may also be asked to perform other related duties relevant to the level of your role to meet the ongoing needs of our business.

Key responsibilities

  • Generate new business through existing client relationships
  • Develop new client relationships and new business
  • Proactively making calls and driving up new business pipelines
  • Working closely with programme managers and training team managers to ensure that our delivery meets business objectives
  • Demonstrate strong product knowledge to clients
  • Manage the recruitment of apprentices by your employers
  • Promote the benefits to employers of apprenticeships for existing staff
  • Actively networking and attending customer engagement events
  • Achieve and exceed monthly targets set
  • Maintain accurate and up to date client records.

Knowledge and qualifications

  • Strong product knowledge including apprenticeship standards and funding
  • Business to business sales experience
  • Track record of achieving results in a target-driven sales environment.

Skills

  • Excellent customer service and communication skills, both in writing and face to face/by telephone
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
  • Experience with CRM systems
  • The ability to plan work and exceed set targets.

Personal attributes and behaviours

  • Be self-motivated and driven
  • Enjoy working towards targets and take pride in exceeding them
  • Be professional, personable and approachable
  • Be a team player
  • Flexible with the ability to work around changing business needs
  • Honesty
  • Integrity
  • Trustworthiness.

Additional requirements

  • To comply with the requirements of our Employee Handbook and our policy documents
  • To promote the equality of opportunity within our organisation
  • To demonstrate commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all apprentices
  • An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement of all roles at Damar that may include sole supervision of young people or vulnerable adults.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £36,000.00-£38,000.00 per year

Application question(s):

  • What has attracted you to this Business Development Manager role, and why do you believe you're a good fit for our organisation?
  • Please highlight the key experiences in your career that are most relevant to this role and briefly explain why.

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manchester M1 2HY

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