Business Development Manager
We have fantastic opportunity for experienced Business Development Manager to join Intertrain, part of City & Guilds Training.
Due to existing growth and further expansion City & Guilds Training (that consists of Gen 2, Intertrain and C&G Electrical) is looking to add to their Sales Team.
This is a home- based role with National Travel, so the candidate can be based anywhere in the UK but we would like you to be able to offer flexibility regarding commuting. You will be in charge of your own diary so you can plan your week to ensure that all business needs are covered.
We’re on the hunt for candidates who are ready to take their career to the next level and achieve greatness.
You will be a part of a small but busy Sales team and you will be generating and growing business by liaising with both; existing and new clients, however you will focus and have ability to drive ‘new sales/growth’.
You will be working with a mix of around 200 small, medium and large accounts.
In return we offer good level of basic salary and bonus that may allow you to add up to circa 30% to your earnings.
City & Guilds are a Disability confident employer. Please let us know if you require any support/adjustments at your interview and if successful any adjustments needed to support you in your role. If this is required, please email; careers@cityandguilds.com
This appointment will be made on merit.
We believe that diversity and inclusion strengthens and enriches us, and that it is the responsibility of everyone at the City & Guilds Group to drive this value. As ethnic minority groups and disabled people are currently under-represented within the Group, we particularly encourage and welcome applications from these communities.
About the role
Within this role you will maintain and increase sales in line with the revenue targets of each of the 3 training businesses within the group; Intertrain, Gen2 and City & Guilds Electrical. You will be responsible for the account management across key industry sectors to ensure we have regular engagement and clear tracking of their training needs. This role is to support the National Sales Manager (Rail and Construction) in developing and implementing a new business strategy across our priority sectors and ensuring an effective employer engagement strategy for your area. Your role will be Apprenticeship Sales focused.
About You
What you bring to the team and main attributes we are looking for:
- Experience within the sales environment and proven success in a target environment
- Ability to effectively network and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Ability to promote all new products and services to new and existing customers
- Ability to drive ‘new sales/growth
- Proven success in a target driven sales environment
Our Story And Mission
Our vision is for a world in which everyone has the skills and opportunities to succeed. We support almost five million people each year to develop skills that help them into a job, develop on that job and to prepare for their next job. As a charity, we’re proud that everything we do is focused on achieving this purpose.
Through our assessment and credentialing, corporate learning and technical training offers, we partner with our customers to deliver work-based learning programmes that build competency to support better prospects for people, organisations and wider society. We create flexible learning pathways that support lifelong employability, because we believe that people deserve the opportunity to (re)train and (re)learn again and again – gaining new skills at every stage of life, regardless of where they start.
At the heart of our business sits the City & Guilds Foundation which amplifies our purpose by helping to remove barriers to getting into a job, celebrating best practice on the job, and advocating for jobs of the future.
We were founded in 1878 by the City of London and the trade guilds of the time, to help people, organisations and economies to develop their skills for growth.
Our rich experience means we’re uniquely positioned to understand the future of work and learning. And, we continually evolve to develop and deliver skills for the workplace of the future. Today, as well as qualifications and assessment, we offer digital credentialing, elearning technologies, executive leadership development, technical training and consultancy.
What We Offer
- Generous annual leave
- Salary based on skills and experienced with a company car or car allowance
- Bonus scheme
- Pension scheme with employer company contribution
- Employee discount programme (through Reward Gateway)
- Access to health and wellbeing resources
- Employee focus groups and support networks
- A friendly and supportive team who will help you develop within your role
- Great career development opportunities
The successful applicant will be required to undertake appropriate checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure as well as providing proof of the right to work in the UK.
Next Steps And How To Apply
If you think this is the role and organisation for you then we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and complete our short application form using the apply button.
We shortlist for our vacancies on an ongoing basis, and we may close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. Please can you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.