Digital Sales Consultant

1 month ago

Reading, Reading, United Kingdom Activate Learning Full time

About the role:

Activate Business School has an exciting opportunity for a Digital Sales Consultant who is able to self generate new opportunities using various prospecting techniques. As this is an area of development for us your main focus will be to build a pipeline of new business prospects and secure new clients. The types of companies you will be working with are SME's and blue-chip organisations across all sectors, with a focus primarily on our digital training offerings.

This could be an ideal role for someone with experience in direct sales looking to move towards account management, as we anticipate that as clients are found you'll continue to support our offering to them. This will be consultative selling, where you will be tailoring our range of bespoke training solutions to meet the clients needs and requirements, focusing on our portfolio of digital offers. Working with clients nationally, this role is responsible for preparing and delivering proposals and tenders alongside the Head of Sales.

As well as building these relationships, you'll be ensuring our service standards, processes and procedures are adhered to, and that our KPIs are being hit. With the potential for growth in this business area, you'll be identifying cross selling opportunities so both you and the team can maximise revenue and achieve/exceed targets.

This is a hybrid role, working remotely with requirement to travel to client meetings nationally so a full, clean driving licence and car is required.

What do you need to be successful as a Digital Sales Consultant at Activate Learning?

This role would be ideal for someone who has experience of working in a commercial training target driven environment that would now like to consider a more diverse approach to the sales world, whilst maintaining a good track record in achieving excellent results.

You will be passionate in consultative and strategic selling, confident in writing successful proposals and tenders to lead to new business, and able to demonstrate a commitment to delivering exceptional customer service.

You'll be able to challenge others in a positive manner, with the communication skills to encourage continuous improvement and create and implement evidence based decisions.

About you:

  • Experience in consultative selling
  • Experience building client relationships face to face and remotely
  • Ability to sell training programmes and qualifications
  • Excellent IT skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
  • Proactive, self-motivated and driven
  • Able to work collaboratively with colleagues, stakeholders and external partners at all levels

You will also have a solution-focused, innovative approach to work, with the ability to think outside the box and will benefit from being part of a supportive team, working in a varied and interesting role with a variety of opportunities for career development.

The title of this vacancy has been changed for advertising purposes. The job title will be: Business Development Consultant

Who we are:

Activate Learning is a pioneering education group with a global reach, committed to transforming lives through our approach to learning.

We see our employees as individuals, empowering them to make the right choices for their ambitions and careers. We value our people as vital to our continued success and aspire to a diverse, open and inclusive environment that provides the motivation for everyone to pursue their career goals and flourish.

When you work for Activate Learning, you're working for an organisation that provides you with the advantages of a large employer, a trusted partner in your career development, and a transformational way of working whilst also investing in building a community environment for everyone.

Together, we will bring out the best version of yourself.

Why work with the Activate Learning Group?

Activate Learning Group Employee Benefits:

  • Monthly Staff Appreciation Awards: Celebrating staff for their dedication and accomplishments aligned to our award-winning Learning Philosophy.
  • Wellbeing & Resources Groups: Comprehensive range of resources, guides and tools to support staff wellbeing.
  • Company benefits: Including free eye tests and will writing, plus access to a Health Cash Plan covering optical, dental, health screening, and therapy treatments for you and your dependents.
  • Learning and Development: continuous opportunities for professional growth and skill enhancement through our in-house L&D team.
  • Teaching Support: Tailored induction and development programs for teaching staff.
  • Pension Schemes: Teacher and Local Government pension schemes for Activate Learning staff.
  • Generous Annual Leave: Up to 6 weeks paid leave.
  • Flexible Working: Options include hybrid and remote, term time only, and flexible working patterns.
  • Competitive salaries: Annual incremental progression and a twelve point pay scale for teachers.
  • On-Site Facilities: Free parking at all campuses, refectories, hair and beauty salons & gym access.

Applicants should apply at the earliest opportunity, closed vacancies will prevent application form submission.

Applications are reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis, we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close adverts.

Activate Learning is committed to safeguarding and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check at the appropriate level.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK, we do not sponsor work permits. Work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.

Applications are encouraged from all candidates who meet or exceed minimum criteria, regardless of age, disability, gender, orientation, race, religion or ethnicity. Activate Learning are committed to employing people with disabilities and will ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. If you require any reasonable adjustments either at application or interview stage please contact the talent team directly.

Recruitment agencies who submit unsolicited CVs to any partner or employee at Activate Learning, have no authority to enter into an arrangement. Recruitment agencies engaging with Activate Learning Talent Team will be on our PSL.

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