Business Development Manager
Sector: Skills and Apprenticeships
Salary: £40k - £46k plus OTE
Location: Remote
Contact: Daniel Stowe
Phone:
07894 758479
Job ref: 20160
Published: 7th September 2026
Expiry date: 29th September 2027
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.