Business Development Executive
| Posting date: | 30 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £34,000 to £40,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 October 2025 |
| Location: | manchester, M2 5PD |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | QA Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1000009306_1759245049 |
Summary
Business Development Executive
Glasgow - Hybrid - 3 days in the office
Role Overview
Our primary focus is to build strong relationships with new customers while expanding and nurturing existing ones. Using proven sales techniques from our in-house training programme, you will work towards achieving specific, measurable targets.
Key Responsibilities
Proactively identify and engage key stakeholders and decision-makers via phone and email to maximise sales opportunities.
Prospect for new business while maintaining and growing your existing customer base to generate and close sales.
Analyse and interpret sales data to prioritise workload and qualify opportunities effectively.
Prepare accurate and compelling quotes and proposals tailored to customer needs.
Report on sales activity using relevant data and systems.
Deliver exceptional customer service that earns positive feedback from both internal and external stakeholders.
Continuously deepen your understanding of our product offerings and refine your sales techniques.
Skills & Experience
Strong stakeholder management skills, from initial rapport-building to engaging decision-makers with purchasing authority.
Solid understanding of the sales cycle-from prospecting to closing.
Clear grasp of what excellent customer service looks like and how to deliver it.
Ability to identify buying signals and use persuasive communication to influence outcomes.
Confident verbal and written communication, with strong presentation skills.
Proven ability to manage, prioritise, and execute tasks independently and effectively.
Skilled in understanding customer needs, solving problems, and closing opportunities with minimal supervision.
Capable of working independently in a high-pressure environment while maintaining professionalism.
Strategic planning skills to build and manage a future sales pipeline.
High attention to detail and ability to multitask effectively.
Commercially astute with a track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets.
Experience in a B2B sales environment, ideally consultative, with a broad product portfolio.
Proficient in CRM systems and Microsoft Office Suite.
Core Competencies
Results Driven
Ownership & Accountability
Collaboration
Influence & Persuasion
At QA, we believe the future belongs to organisations that are able to learn,
master and apply new skills at pace and scale. As the largest tech training
company in the UK and the fastest-growing in the US, we partner with 96% of
the FTSE and most of the Fortune 500. We have served over 4,000 customers
and 1+ million learners since 1985.
We believe skills alone aren't enough but need to be applied back to the
business in order to effect change. We do this through tailored learning
programmes that connect learning across an organisation's siloes, create
continuity for learners, and feature collaborative, cohort-based modalities to
apply skills at pace and at scale. Our unique end-to-end learning solution draws
from deep expertise across apprenticeships and instructor-led training, and
self-paced learning.
Please find out more about us at https://www.qa.com/about/careers
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