Business Development Manager – Commercial Training

Business Development Manager Commercial Training

Full-time permanent Remote within the UK

We are recruiting for an established learning and development organisation seeking a commercially minded Business Development Manager to grow its commercial training provision.

The organisation delivers leadership management and professional-development solutions to employers through qualifications workshops coaching digital learning and tailored programmes.

About the role

You will help employers develop their people through leadership management and professional qualifications. Taking a consultative approach you will build strong client relationships explore organisational goals and skills gaps and recommend learning solutions that deliver measurable business value.

Working collaboratively with sales marketing and delivery colleagues you will develop new business and create lasting employer partnerships across a range of sectors.

Key responsibilities

• Generate new business opportunities and develop long-term client relationships
  
• Carry out training needs analysis to identify workforce-development requirements
  
• Recommend tailored learning solutions including professional qualifications leadership programmes and bespoke training
  
• Prepare and present commercial proposals aligned with client objectives
  
• Promote the organisations commercial training portfolio
  
• Manage an accurate sales pipeline and progress opportunities effectively through the CRM
  
• Work collaboratively with internal teams to provide an excellent client experience
  

What were looking for

Essential:

• Experience in business development consultative sales or account management
  
• Experience selling commercial training professional qualifications or learning and development solutions
  
• Strong relationship-building presentation and stakeholder-management skills
  
• Ability to identify client needs and develop tailored training solutions
  
• A proactive organised and commercially focused approach
  

Desirable:

• Experience selling leadership and management qualifications or development programmes
  
• Experience within the learning education or training sector
  
• Knowledge of apprenticeships and wider workforce-development solutions
  

Whats on offer

• Competitive salary dependent on experience
  
• Remote-first working within the UK
  
• Structured professional-development opportunities
  
• Generous annual leave and wellbeing support
  
• Opportunities to contribute to wider organisational growth
  
• Occasional in-person team and development days in London
  

Additional information

Applicants must be available to attend a small number of in-person meetings or development days in London each year.

The organisation is committed to safeguarding safer recruitment and equal opportunities. Employment will be subject to appropriate pre-employment checks.

Interested

If you have experience selling commercial learning and development solutions and would like a confidential conversation please get in touch.

The identity of the employer will be shared with suitable applicants following an initial discussion.