Job Description

Full job description

Are you a dynamic and results-driven professional with a passion for driving growth and innovation? Happy People Care is seeking a talented Business Development Manager to join our team.

In this exciting role, you will leverage your expertise to identify new business opportunities, forge strategic partnerships, and contribute to the transformation of public and publicly funded services. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are eager to make a tangible impact, then we want to hear from you.

This role specifically aligns to our Adult Social Care sector, where we are actively seeking an individual who can demonstrate experience selling across social care - either local government or social care providers.

What you'll be doing:

Boost sales by securing and delivering a strong pipeline of new business to support our growth strategy. Provide market insights to shape our go-to-market strategy, set targets, and plan new business development. Showcase solutions with compelling prototypes that highlight our standard offerings. Lead client relationships to build trust and ensure deals meet both client needs and our commercial goals. Create and share opportunities to cross-sell and up-sell our products and services. Manage the sales pipeline with accurate forecasting and data-driven planning. Successfully manage deals through to closing.

What we're looking for:

Strong Business Development background, closing both transactional and larger scale deals for Back-office products A background in selling to and working closely with the social care sector Commercial and growth acumen, with the ability to build and execute robust business development & win strategies in complex market environments Self-starter able to work from white space to generate, influence, nurture and close opportunities Engaging communicator, able to excite clients with compelling division offerings & build 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 Client Group and division Drives & models best practice sales disciplines in business development practice, account planning, opportunity pipeline management, reporting and risk management Collaborative leadership and relationship management to deliver shared outcomes

Why Join Us?

A competitive basic hourly pay of 20 plus commission A unique opportunity to shape and grow a care business from the ground up Flexible part-time, remote working arrangement with autonomy and trust Performance-based commission and growth incentives Direct influence on strategic direction, service design, and commercial planning Clear path to senior leadership roles as the organisation expands A supportive founding team committed to ethical care, quality, and innovation
Job Types: Part-time, Temp to perm, Zero hours contract
Contract length: 6 months

Pay: 20.00-23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 8 per week

Benefits:

Flexitime On-site gym On-site parking Work from home
Education:

GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Willingness to travel:

50% (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Birmingham B24

Reference ID: HPCBDM_SLT
Expected start date: 01/09/2025