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SalaryBusiness Development Manager
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Introduction
Are you looking to create a real impact through business growth and development? Are you driven by surpassing targets and playing a key role in capturing new business? If the answer is yes, then this opportunity could be for you!
GBS is seeking a motivated and innovative self-starter to add value to the organisation and generate revenue. Whether it be strategically identifying business leads, enhancing service quality, or identifying opportunities for performance improvements - this role guarantees variety.
Main Responsibilities
- Identifying and creating partnership with new potential student recruitment agencies and other educational or training providers.
- Actively involved in assisting the team for achieving the student recruitment target for each intake.
- Developing and sustaining solid relationships with company stakeholders, recruiting partners and customers.
- Analysing customer feedback data to determine whether customers are satisfied with company products and services.
- Supporting the programme management team members to maximise the enrolment.
- Attending business meetings and providing training to new recruiting partners regularly.
- Recruiting, training, and guiding Business Development staff.
- Providing insight into product development and competitive positioning.
- Analysing financial data and developing effective strategies to reduce business costs and increase company profits.
- Assisting the team for achieving the student recruitment target for each intake.
- Supporting the team members to maximise the enrolment.
- Conducting market research to identify new business opportunities.
- Collaborating with company executives to determine the most viable, cost-effective approach to pursue new business opportunities.
- Meeting with potential partners to present company offerings and negotiate business deals.
Requirements
Essential Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Management or Administration, Finance, Accounting, Marketing, or related field.
- Proven experience working as a Business Development Manager or similar role.
- Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications.
- The ability to travel as needed.
- The ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and management skills.
- Exceptional negotiation and decision-making skills.
- Effective communication skills.
- Strong business acumen.
- Detail-oriented.
- Flexibility
Other Information
Standard benefits of employment at GBS include:
• 25 days annual leave, plus 8 public holidays
• 1-day extra leave per year of service, up to a maximum of 5 days
• Workplace pension scheme with NEST
• Tuition reimbursement for career development courses
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Access to GBS “Life” - discounts platform, wellbeing centre and much more
• Reward and recognition programme
• £500 award employee referral scheme
• Discretionary annual performance bonus
• Specsavers eye care vouchers
• Access to a TOTUM discount card and eligibility for a Costco membership
The successful candidate will also be expected to demonstrate their commitment:
- To GBS values and regulations, including equal opportunities policy.
- The GBS’s Social, Economic and Environmental responsibilities and minimise environmental impact in the performance of the role and actively contribute to the delivery of GBS’s Environmental Policy.
- To their Health and Safety responsibilities to ensure their contribution to a safe and secure working environment for staff, students, and other visitors to the campus.
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