Business Development Manager - Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire

We now have the opportunity for a professional and passionate relationship builder to join us as a field based Mortgage Business Development Manager looking after Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire This position covers these postcodes MK, LU, SG, HP, AL and WD.

The role is all about ensuring our Intermediary strategy is effectively promoted and we meet the needs of our intermediary partners. It very much works in partnership with our successful telephone team. Jointly (with your TBDM partner) working together and managing a group of Mortgage Intermediary brokers and firms, ensuring they get the best possible service and support from us.

Developing and encouraging good, high quality mortgage business in line with our business plans and facilitating the on-going relationship with our Intermediary Panel of brokers and firms are key parts of the role. We have a clear passion to achieve good quality appointments and increase the quantity of submissions to help us grow within the intermediary market, but this isn't a sales based role, just purely building and supporting relationships,

Representing the Society getting the best out of these relationships for all parties, identifying opportunities and mitigating risks, working in an engaging, consultative and collaborative way are also responsibilities.

To be successful it’s essential that you have current experience in the mortgage intermediary sector, ideally as a Business Development Manager or account management; however this does not need to be in the field, applications from Mortgage Telephone BDM's would certainly be considered.

You’ll have excellent communications skills, with evidence of an ability to build rapport and trust with mortgage business professionals and stakeholders across all levels. The ability to in a consultative way to build long term business relationships, whilst maintaining reputation and integrity will also be important traits.

You’ll have the ability to effectively negotiate and influence with a sound commercial knowledge and solid understanding of the UK mortgage market.

As a field based role you’ll be responsible for your own diary and where you need to be. Considering the geographical spread of the role you’ll need a full driving licence and for your well-being, you’ll ideally live on or close by the patch you’ll cover. (detailed above)

Due to the popularity of some of our roles we may close this vacancy earlier than advertised so please don't delay in making an application if you're interested.

As a mutual, we’ve always worked together to improve the lives of others. Now one of the largest Building Societies in the UK, over 3,000 of us share that goal, in our branches and Head Office. Our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and total support for our wellbeing.

We’re serious about equality, of race, age, faith, disability and sexual orientation, but also of personality and the way we think. By being yourself, you’ll make us stronger.

You can build so much more than a career. Come and make a difference in our Society, that’s been voted a ‘Great Place to Work’ by our teams.

Flexibility and why it matters

We understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible, we’ll consider alternative working patterns. Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role.