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Business Development Manager

    Sector: Skills and Apprenticeships

    Salary: £40k - £46k plus OTE

    Location: Remote

    Contact: Daniel Stowe

    Job ref: 20160

    Published: 7th September 2026

    Expiry date: 29th September 2027

Business Development Manager

The training provider delivers apprenticeships across Buying & Merchandising, Business Administration, Data and Retail Management, giving you a strong portfolio of programmes to take to retail employers.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Generating new business and developing employer partnerships
  • Prospecting and engaging senior HR, People, Talent and L&D stakeholders
  • Selling apprenticeship programmes across Buying & Merchandising, Business Administration, Data and Retail Management
  • Managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through to close
  • Building and maintaining a strong sales pipeline
  • Understanding employer workforce needs and matching them with the right apprenticeship programmes
  • Negotiating and closing new employer partnerships
  • Working closely with internal teams to ensure a smooth transition from sale to delivery
  • Consistently achieving new business and revenue targets

What I’m Looking For

This role is specifically for someone with proven apprenticeship sales experience.

You’ll need:

  • Proven experience selling apprenticeships to employers
  • A strong track record of winning new business
  • Experience engaging HR, L&D, Talent or senior business stakeholders
  • A good understanding of the apprenticeship market and employer landscape
  • Confidence managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through to close
  • A consultative approach and strong commercial awareness
  • A genuine new-business mentality with the ability to self-generate opportunities
  • A proven track record of achieving sales targets

What’s in It for You?

  • Competitive salary with uncapped commission
  • Strong earning potential
  • Opportunity to build and own a portfolio of employer relationships
  • Established training provider with strong delivery support
  • Autonomy and ownership of your sales pipeline
  • The opportunity to sell apprenticeship programmes that deliver genuine value to employers and their people

Why This Role?

This isn’t a general B2B sales role where apprenticeship experience is simply a nice-to-have.

The client is looking for an experienced apprenticeship salesperson who understands the market, knows how to win employer partnerships and can hit the ground running.

You’ll be selling a strong portfolio of Buying & Merchandising, Business Administration, Data and Retail Management apprenticeships into retail employers, with the support of an established training provider behind you.

If you have a proven track record in apprenticeship sales and enjoy winning new business, I’d be keen to speak with you

Apply here: If this role is of interest to you, please express your interest by completing the form and uploading your CV.

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