Job Title: Business Development Manager
Location: Rugby (Covering the Midlands and East Anglia)
Salary: £36,000-£46,000 plus commission and company car
We have an exciting opportunity for someone with a proven track record in good relationship management and B2B sales to help us develop our Site Accommodation business unit. The role is a key position for driving commercial performance. You’ll be based at our Rugby site travelling across the Midlands and East Anglia.
As Business Development Manager you will focus on business development activity to grow our presence within the region as well as activities ranging from developing new business to maintaining existing relationships and growing accounts. We are looking for someone with a pro-active approach to business development who can utilise a range of tools and media content to understand current and future needs for winning business in the competitive construction accommodation sector.
To generate and participate in business development initiatives, including marketing campaigns, to heighten local awareness in the area and ensure maximum conversion of opportunities we are looking for someone with excellent negotiating and influencing skills and an extremely driven and ambitious approach.
This is a technical and solution based sales role therefore a degree of practical skills & understanding are required.
Our Ideal Candidate
We are looking for someone who has:
- A proven track record in strategic account management (relationship building, problem resolution, opportunity development and collaborative working)
- A wealth of experience building credible, high level, business relationships
- The ability to negotiate, influence, persuade and problem solve
- Experience working in or with the education sector
- Technical, face to face selling and order winning experience
- Full UK driving licence
Even if you do not match all of our ‘ideal’ criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV as we love developing our people and may feel that you could be developed into this role.
You will receive:
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Option to buy 5 additional days of annual leave
- Working flexibly principles
- Contributory pension
- Commission
- Electric Company Car and EV charging point if required
- A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
- A chance to give back to your community with an annual Volunteering Day Off
- Fully funded professional qualifications and membership
- Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
As a Portakabin Employee, you will also be able to access a range of dedicated health and wellbeing services, a chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day off, and fully funded professional qualifications! There is also a great opportunity for career progression within Portakabin.
What’s next?
We aim to respond to all applications within 7 working days. We are conducting interviews during, or before, the week commencing 30th September 2024. Interviews for this role will be in person at our office in Rugby.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made. If you are having any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on resourcing@portakabin.com
