Business Development Manager (Training and Technical Services)

The Role

In light of continued growth and success, a new opportunity has arisen within our business development team to work as a business development manager focusing on Inzpire’s training and technical services business offering.

You will be expected to work collegiately with Inzpire’s Leadership Team and heads of division to identify, develop and execute business development opportunities and campaigns to help the company achieve its strategic objectives. You will be expected to manage a portfolio of opportunities with multiple internal and external stakeholders but will not have direct responsibility for the management of any personnel.

As part of the role, you will be expected to develop a deep understanding of domestic and international customer requirements, build commercial relationships, support contractual negotiations, the generation of technical and financial proposals and provide advice to the wider business about the defence and security strategic landscape.

The Person

You will have extensive experience in and a deep understanding of the defence sector. You will be a critical thinker, with the ability to innovatively identify new revenue streams and routes to market. Ideally, this will be combined with commercial experience gained in or outside of defence and a proven track record in business development.

You will have exceptional verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to cultivate and maintain long lasting and profitable business relationships with clients and partners in the UK and overseas, understanding that the aim is to drive growth and success. Experience of working with a diverse client and stakeholder base, at all levels of seniority, is therefore highly desirable.

Able to operate independently or part of a high-performing team supporting a demanding and technical customer, you will be comfortable working virtually or in-person in a formal and informal environment.

Due to the nature of elements of the role, the successful applicant must be a UK National and may be required to successfully complete National Security Vetting which may require criminal record, security service and credit reference checks; qualification will also normally require a minimum UK residency of at least 5 years.

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• 30 days paid holiday plus 8 days bank holidays per year.
• Uncapped leave scheme (upon successful completion of probation period)
• Company provided private medical and dental insurance.
• Company Share Incentive Scheme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Annual profit and performance related pay scheme 
• Generous death in service (£100k)
• Company contributions into a group personal pension scheme
• Business travel insurance 
• Funded role specific training and financial assistance with professional development
• Tax efficient cycle to work and charitable giving schemes.
• Tax efficient electric vehicle company car scheme.

The Company

We are a highly innovative and rapidly growing defence and technology company that design, develop, and deliver some of the world’s most advanced defence related training, products, and services.

We were recently crowned Employer of the Year at the British Ex-Forces in Business Awards 2023. We have been listed as one of the ‘100 Best Large Companies to Work For’ in the UK and Midlands by Best Companies several times as well as achieving ‘Best Companies 3 Star Accreditation’ and a rating of ‘world-class’ for our employee engagement on a number of occasions.  We are also proud to have been honoured with two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in Innovation, for our next-generation GECO military mission planning system.

As part of a unique and specialist defence company, our friendly team consists of experienced and highly capable individuals, working together with a mature ‘can do’ work ethic. Our central business functions are located in an easily accessible, bright and modern head office to the west of Lincoln, alongside our mission systems team, while the majority of our operational specialists are embedded alongside our Defence customers.

Equal Opportunities

Inzpire are committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment for current and prospective employees. We recognise that a diverse, talented and highly motivated workforce is pivotal to our continuing success, therefore our selection decisions are based on the merit of the individual, irrespective of their race, colour, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or any other characteristic.

We genuinely recognise the benefits of a diverse and inclusive working environment.  We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer, a supportive signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant and a Gold award winner within the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We are therefore delighted to offer a guaranteed interview scheme to service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners (including those of service leavers) who meet all our advertised requirements.

Applications

You will receive an acknowledgement email upon submission of your application (please make sure to check your spam/junk folder if you don't receive one!). Please be assured that your covering letter and CV will be reviewed. We will be in contact to update you on the status of your application; this may take 3-6 weeks.