Business Development Consultant

£28,000 per annum + OTE

Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5pm (37.5 hours per week)

Do you have sales experience in the Automotive industry?

We are Mantra Learning, the UK’s leading Logistics learning and development organisation. Mantra has supported the skills needs of the logistics sector for over 54 years and is an Ofsted rated grade 2 independent training provider. The Manchester site is well established as the largest specialist logistics training facility in the UK.

Our organisation offers apprenticeships and provides training for individuals through our two key brands, The Job Gym and The National Logistics Academy. We strive to improve learners’ life prospects by helping thousands of learners each year gain new skills and employment opportunities. We offer training to our employees to enable them to develop new skills and we offer a wide range of benefits to support staff wellbeing.

The role

In this position you will be expected to build rapports and sell our products to generate new clients as well as maintaining relationships with our existing clients, ensuring regular review meetings are carried out to ensure apprenticeship standards are being met.

This is a full-time role (37.5 hours per week) based in Middleton.

Your duties will include but will not be limited to:

Generate new business within companies including independent garages, dealerships, councils, manufacturers, recovery and body shops.

Build and maintain relationships with customers

Cross sell products including Apprenticeships, Pathway, Bootcamp and commercial programmes.

Support Automotive Manager to ensure your client's needs are being effectively met.

Conduct Business Needs Analysis with new customer prospects to identify how we can support their organisation.

Conduct regular review meetings with existing clients to ensure smooth running of our offering and gain potential opportunities for new learners.

Use customer relations management system to support prospecting and to update relevant information held in the system.

Keep the prospect pipeline updated and accurate

Support Automotive Manager to prevent early leavers and highlight potential issues

Onboard new government funded learners

Promote Mantra Learning and ensure we have an excellent reputation for delivering great customer service

Carry out market research, competitor, and customer surveys.

Achieve agreed sales performance targets and company behaviour ‘Key Performance Indicators’ (KPIs).

Essential

Educated to NVQ level 2 or equivalent

IT experience, including use of Word, Excel and Database.

Experience of working within a field-based Business Development / B2B role.

Proven experience of negotiating / winning / closing new and repeat business.

Proven experience of working towards and achieving targets.

Use of CRM database

Desirable

Experience of working within the training sector

Experience of working within the automotive sector

Administration experience.

Understanding of government funded learning programmes

Benefits

23 days holidays pro rata plus bank holidays

Free eyecare vouchers

Pension scheme

Onsite café

Discretionary profit related bonus scheme

Subsidised team social events – regular gatherings, including summer and Christmas parties

Cycle to work scheme

Health & wellbeing initiatives

Net zero initiatives

Access to affordable health care plan

247 Employee assistant programme

Funded training and development opportunities

Free fruit, bread and hot refreshments

Mantra Learning Ltd is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications regardless of age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex and sexual orientation.

This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment. We also prioritise the safeguarding and welfare of all staff.

The successful applicant will be required to agree to all necessary checks such as providing sufficient employment references and providing proof of the right to work in the UK. A Disclosure and Barring Service check will be carried out for all successful applicants.

If this is the role you’re looking for please apply today

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