Business Development Manager

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. You will receive:

• Competitive salary and pension scheme
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric Vehicle Scheme (subject to terms)
• Health and Wellbeing portal – access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts – you will have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym membership, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping

About You

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has experience in business development, commercial strategy, proposition development or a related commercial environment.
• Has experience identifying and assessing new commercial opportunities through market insight, customer needs and competitor activity.
• Has strong commercial and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to turn ideas and insight into viable propositions.
• Has experience developing business cases, operating models and/or P&Ls, with an understanding of commercial viability and financial impact.
• Is confident working with senior stakeholders and building effective relationships across different areas of an organisation.
• Can work collaboratively with teams such as Strategy, Commercial, Sales and Operations to develop and deliver new opportunities.
• Is comfortable working across both strategic and operational areas, taking an opportunity from initial concept through to a proposition that is ready to take to market.
• Is proactive, analytical and able to identify opportunities for organic growth, diversification, new routes to market and potential inorganic growth.
• Has strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to present recommendations and gain stakeholder support.
• Is commercially curious, creative and able to challenge existing thinking to identify new opportunities for growth.

About the role

In this role, you will:

• Scope, design and develop the operating model for new services and propositions that can be effectively executed by the appropriate Directorate within St John Ambulance.
• Work across the Strategy and Commercial teams to develop insight and identify opportunities for growth.
• Gather and analyse market data, customer insight and competitor activity to identify opportunities to increase market share and drive revenue growth.
• Take strategic opportunities from initial concept through to the development of a proposition ready to take to market.
• Develop the operating model and P&L for new services and propositions, working with relevant stakeholders across St John Ambulance.
• Work closely with Sales, Operations and other internal stakeholders to ensure new propositions are commercially viable and operationally deliverable.
• Identify opportunities for organic growth and diversification into new services and markets.
• Explore and develop new routes to market that can support the organisation’s commercial objectives.
• Support the identification and development of potential inorganic growth opportunities.
• Develop compelling business cases and recommendations to support commercial decision-making.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the organisation and ensure opportunities are aligned with St John Ambulance’s wider strategic objectives.
• Support the development of new propositions that deliver sustainable revenue growth and contribute to the organisation’s long-term commercial ambitions.

*** St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.…