Role: Business Development Manager
Location: Leeds, LS15 (with hybrid working after completion of training)
Salary: £40K - £55k plus extensive benefits
Contract type: Permanent
Employment type: Full time
Working hours: 40 per week, Monday to Friday
Do you want to work for the nation’s largest online pharmacy ensuring excellence for all our patients? We’re a market leader in the pharmacy world, with 25 years’ experience, helping over 1.4 million patients in England manage their NHS prescriptions from request through to delivery. We are Great Place to Work certified as we consider colleague experience a top priority every day. Our people are fundamental to our success and ensuring we achieve our vision to be a world leading, patient-centric digital healthcare provider. We are committed to continuing to develop a positive, open and honest working environment for all.
As our Business Development Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving the ambitious growth and expansion of our company, by identifying new business partner opportunities, building, and maintaining relationships with clients/partners, and developing strategic and tactical initiatives to enhance market presence.
What’s in it for you?
* Occupational sick pay
* Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
* Contributory pension
* Discounted insurance (Aviva)
* Employee discount site
* Discounted gyms (via our blue light card and benefits schemes)
* Employee assistance programme
* In-house mental health support
* Free onsite parking
* Health and wellbeing initiatives
* Social events throughout the year
* Cycle to work scheme
* Green car scheme*(subject to minimum earnings)
* Registration fees paid (GPhC, NMC, CIPD etc)
* Long service bonus
* Refer a friend bonus
* Blue light card
* Hybrid working
* Commitment to CPD/training
* 25 days annual leave increasing with service
* Annual leave buy and sell scheme
* Discounts & Exclusive offers at The Springs, Leeds
* 25% Discount & health & beauty purchases
* 25% Discount on Pharmacy2U Private Online Doctor Services
What you’ll be doing?
* Conduct market research to identify new business opportunities, changes in the market, and potential new partners
* Analyse sector-leading organisations for new trends and changes within the sector ecosphere
* Build and maintain strong relationships with existing clients, ensuring high levels of partner trust and satisfaction, becoming their ‘go to partner’ for new opportunities
* Develop and implement business development strategies and tactical plans to achieve company growth objectives
* Identify and establish strategic partnerships and alliances to expand the company’s audience and capabilities
* Monitor and report on business development activities and performance
* Provide regular updates and new opportunity presentations to senior stakeholders and steering committees
* Monitor and analyse performance progress vs budget regularly, to identify any problems and manage risk
Who are we looking for?
* Experience of managing partnerships and building a successful business development pipeline, coupled with a good understanding of digital technologies
* Strong, proven track record in commercial business development, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work in an incredibly fast-paced and dynamic environment
* Experience of securing corporate new business, relationship management and partnership development
* Detailed understanding of the pharmacy /health technology landscape
* Experience of tender submission processes, bid writing, submission entries or collaboration in the bid writing and submission process
* Thrives under pressure – is able to manage time and competing priorities, specifically in the context of balancing a portfolio of partners or stakeholders
* Strong negotiation and influencing skills, with an ability to develop existing partnerships or secure new business to meet targets and deliver return on investment
* Strong networking and relationship-building skills
* Technically minded and/or able to quickly grasp technical concepts and considerations relating to partner opportunities
What happens next?
Please click apply and if we think you are a good match, we will be in touch to arrange an interview.
Applicants must prove they have the right to live in the UK.
All successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check.
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