As a Business Development Manager, you'll drive profitable growth by identifying, nurturing, and closing new customer and business opportunities. You'll unlock the full potential of CPS's offerings by championing our propositions, collaborating across client groups, and strategically connecting the dots to maximise growth opportunities and deliver real impact. Requirements Business Development experience - demonstrable experience of robust business development in complex market environments Ability to show where you have won business of £10M TCV + Experience of the Learning or Defence Services industry desirable Self-starter able to work from white space to generate, influence, nurture and close opportunities Operates at senior / mid-levels of Customer policy & decision-making Engaging communicator, able to excite clients with compelling CPS offerings & build impactful, trusting relationships quickly Demonstrates resilience and decisive, timely decision-making to close or pursue opportunities, ensuring pipeline health and efficiency to maximise sales value for CG and CPS Drives & models best practise sales disciplines in business development practise, account planning, opportunity pipeline management, reporting and risk management (super-user of Salesforce) Deep market understanding & insights to build credibility and trust with new and existing clients and create & deliver growth strategies that deliver value Benefits A competitive basic salary of up to £70,000 Commission structure 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice Auto-enrolment to our company pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks...and plenty more Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform Home based role Originally posted on Himalayas