Business Development Consultant
£45,000 / Gateshead / Mar 13, 2024
Catalyst is looking to appoint a Business Development Consultant.
Our client is a respected provider of education software to Primary and Secondary schools in the UK. A highly successful enterprise, they have grown their customer base eight fold since 2017 and are on course to expand that by another 30% this financial year. They now seek a suitable Business Development Consultant to join a well-established team in adding more education clients to their portfolio.
Reporting to the Sales Director, you will:
-promote the company's software to Head Teachers, CEOs, School Improvement Leads, Literacy Leads and Heads of English across a given geographic area
-canvass for business via cold calling, email campaigns, LinkedIn and Twitter
-self generate appointments
-deliver demos to school leaders both face-to-face and via Teams/Zoom
-train and support your clients
As Business Development Consultant you will need:
-experience delivering a solution sell
-a passion for education
-the ability to build long-term relationships
-the ability to sell packaged solutions
-experience working to targets
-a driving licence (preferable)
Benefits & rewards:
-Basic salary of £30k
-Commission (realistic first year OTE of £45k)
-Quarterly bonuses
-Hybrid working after 6 months' service
-22 days holiday (increasing with service) + bank holidays
-Pension
Please note: High levels of interest mean we will only contact you if your application is shortlisted and this will happen in five working days. You must also be eligible to work in the UK