Business Development Executive

Due to rapid growth within the business, we’re looking for a number of Business Development Executives to join our amazing Sales team! Be part of our journey as we open a brand-new Leeds office to capitalise on this business's amazing potential to win new customers and accelerate its development. Our new Leeds office will triple in size in the first year and you can help us succeed in this start-up type environment as we take our market leading offering to businesses throughout England.

Our Business Development Executives will play a supporting role in driving the growth and success by identifying new business opportunities across the group, contacting via telephone-based prospecting, and expanding our apprenticeship portfolio. This position requires high appetite for learning, strong work ethic and resilience to succeed in what we hope will be a long and successful career in sales.

Main Responsibilities
• Generate leads through phone, email and networking and persuade them to use Apprenticeship services, developing and sustaining solid relationships with customers to encourage repeat business and cross sell opportunities across the business.
• Successful negotiation and execution of strategic partnerships that enhance the comapnies growth ambitions, with an engaged and motivated approach to business development.
• Continually meet and exceed daily and monthly targets with respect to call volume, prospecting activities and sales, with consistent achievement of revenue targets and a track record of contributing to the company's financial success.
• Develop an in-depth knowledge of customer products and services to make suitable recommendations based on customers' needs and preferences.

The Ideal Candidate
• Reliable, conscientious, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Highly motivated, with the discipline to deliver the inputs that lead to exceptional outcomes.
• A growth mindset and resilient to overcome challenges, with high levels of curiosity with a genuine thirst for knowledge.
• The ability to work from our Leeds office full-time.

Employee Benefits
• Salary of £25,000 + uncapped commission.
• 31 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) + an additional birthday day off.
• The opportunity to buy up to 5 days additional annual leave.
• Free access to our Medicash healthcare plan.
• Complimentary work uniform.
• Employee of the month and yearly staff recognition awards.
• Summer and Christmas parties.
• Recognition of Grade 1 OTLAs.
• Continuing professional development opportunities.
• More importantly, working for an organisation that cares!

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please don’t hesitate to get in touch!

About The Company

We are made up of likeminded companies who share a common goal; to empower people with the knowledge, skills and confidence to develop their careers. We achieve this through the provision of professional recruitment, training and coaching services, all designed to suit the needs of employers and individuals within the UK. Founded in 2011.

We are a dynamic, rapidly growing and highly driven group with aspirations to evolve the business significantly over the next 3 years, via both organic growth and M&A led expansion. Backed with investment from Palatine Private Equity, we are now laying the foundation for our future success to propel our businesses into a world class group. We believe in investing in our staff, offering opportunities for professional growth, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. You’ll be part of a forward-thinking team that values innovation and aims to deliver exceptional educational experiences for our learners.

All employees have a commitment to: Implement the Equality and Diversity policies and to work actively to overcome discrimination on grounds of all protected characteristics; Take responsibility for one’s own professional development and participate in relevant internal and external activities; Implement the company health and safety policies and practices; Contribute to the commitment to continuous improvement as identified in the businesses quality assurance systems; Be committed to the safeguarding procedures and high priority to be given to the safeguarding of learners.