Business Development Manager in North West

Insight Executive Group are delighted to be working in partnership with a multinational FM service provider who are looking to recruit a Business Development Manager to work to support their Education business across Midlands & the North.This is a permanent position with a starting salary of up to £65k and will be ideal for a senior candidate with experience of selling and networking into the education sector and, ideally, experience of working within the facilities management field.The successful Business Development Manager will be responsible for:- leading the development of winning bids and opportunities resulting in income generation for the business against agreed targets -- lead the production and delivery of a viable client relationship driven Business Development Plan for their client’s state school education clients- establishing, building and maintaining relationships with key contacts at target clients to increase their awareness of their capabilities and effect introductions.- establishing, building and maintaining relationships with potential partners to support our offers- managing the business development pipeline and bid process including bid identification, bid writing / development and bid submission process alongside the Bid Manager and Bid Finance Manager- keeping up to date with current issues in the sector and build solid networksThe successful Business Development Manager will be able to demonstrate:- a minimum of 2 years business development experience selling or experience procuring services in a high-volume market- an ability to develop and nurture effective business relationships- strong project management skills- an ability to produce high quality proposal and tender documents- experience of working in high volume sales markets- a strong grasp of numbers and the ability to write documents in a professional styleThe successful Business Development Manager must hold a full UK driving license.If you match the above criteria and are interested in the role please send your CV through