Client Development Executive

We are looking for a Client Development Executive to join our Bauer Academy Team in Manchester.

As Bauer Academy continues to grow, we need you to join our dedicated sales team who are passionate about Learning & Development. In this role you will be responsible for financial growth in the apprenticeship and L&D area for Bauer.

Manchester is a key growth location, so you will be expected to travel across the Northwest to client meetings as well to Southern offices around our base in London.

Our Team:

Bauer Academy are Bauer Media’s in-house training provider, offering work-based learning solutions and apprenticeships to over 60 external clients, as well as to Bauer’s people across 14 countries. Originally established as a pipeline for new talent, we are now a government-registered learning and development Centre of Excellence with a team of passionate industry experts.

This is a hybrid role that supports a balance of working from home and our office in Manchester.

What you’ll be doing:

• Strategically identifying new business opportunities.
• React to all incoming activity on the apprenticeship portal.
• Develop current clients through other apprenticeship standards.
• Create contact and build relationships with Heads of L &D.
• Attend events to build relationships and identify new opportunities.
• Attend client meetings.
• Manage trade agreement and sales forecasts.
• To work alongside the CD and sales team to develop sales collateral.

What you will bring:

• Experience implementing effective sales processes and plans.
• Experience identifying and converting new business leads.
• Experience building long term client relationships, with evidenced growth.
• Excellent business development skills
• Excellent Pitching experience - face to face and remote sales experience.
• Have knowledge of apprenticeship Levy and manipulation thereof.

Expiry Date: 3rd March 2025

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

What’s in it for you

• You’ll have 25 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win. 
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working. 
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

Please Note: We are actively seeking this position. You should hear from us within 48 hours of the expiry date. Please note on some occasions the role may be closed before date shown or need to be extended.

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk we would love to hear from you.