Business Development Manager

Position: Business Development Manager - Education Recruitment

Location: Birmingham, city centre

Salary: starting salary 40,000 to 50,000 (experience dependent) plus uncapped commission

Requirements: sales or recruitment background

Our Birmingham office of Academics Recruitment, currently has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Business Development Manager and salesperson to join our well established recruitment team.

You will be tasked with generating new business and developing new clients in the education sector and delivering our excellent and renowned recruitment service.

This is an opportunity to fast track your career in recruitment, utilising your sales skills to maximise opportunities in the market. You will have full autonomy to run your own desk of business while being supported by our back office teams including marketing and payroll.

We are one of the leading education recruitment consultancies in the UK. Our education recruitment consultants provide teachers and teaching assistants to local primary, secondary and SEN schools, for both short and long term assignments.

The Role:

• Generating and developing new business with schools across Birmingham and the surrounding areas
• Maximising sales opportunities and generating leads with warm and lapsed clients
• Meeting clients, advertising positions, interviewing candidates, placing candidates into roles & arranging interviews
• Excellent career progression opportunities, often within the first 12 months
• Financial incentives including commission

About you:

• A successful salesperson (any background)
• Dedicated to excellent customer service
• Driven and motivated to succeed
• Career focussed

You will have the opportunity to earn significantly above your basic salary with on-target commission and bonuses.

Our office in Birmingham has a strong reputation for providing high quality recruitment services in the local area. The environment is friendly and supportive, but busy and very fast paced.

If you're looking to kick start your career in sales in the Birmingham area, and hoping to join a rapidly expanding, hugely successful business, with a great reputation and one of the lowest turnovers of staff in recruitment, then speak to us.

Email your CV or contact Craig Walker. Craig is very happy to discuss the role in more detail