Sales Team Leader

**Vacancy Name**

Sales Team Leader

**Vacancy No**

VN4311

**Location City**

Spennymoor

**Contract Type**

Fixed - Term

**Hours per week**

37.50

**Working Days & Times**

Mon-Fri 08:30am - 17:00pm

**Salary Minimum Pounds**

£24500

**Salary Maximum Pounds**

£27000

**Description**

You will lead and motivate a small team of sales focused individuals to ensure that we maximise the business opportunity with SME employers across the country.

You will coordinate all activities within the apprenticeship sales team, leading from the front with your team of Sales Consultants. Ensuring both own and team KPIs are met and sales opportunities are secured and in line with agreed processes.

You will be a motivated and self-driven person leading a team who undertake Business to Business sales to employers, effectively promoting our Apprenticeship offering whilst having an awareness of the wider Learning Curve Group offer.

**Role Information**

You will lead and motivate a small team of sales focused individuals to ensure that we maximise the business opportunity with SME employers across the country. You will coordinate all activities within the apprenticeship sales team, leading from the front with your team of Sales Consultants. Ensuring both own and team KPIs are met and sales opportunities are secured and in line with agreed processes.

This role is fixed term (maternity cover) until June 2025.

**DUTIES**
- Managing and motivating a team of sales consultants
- Regularly monitor the tracker to ensure accurate performance reports
- Effective forecasting to Head of Sales
- Overseeing the engagement of all SME clients
- Hold appraisals / one-to-ones / performance reviews
- Review and amend sales processes
- Deliver sales coaching and training as directed by the Head of Sales
- Following up on enquiries from marketing
- Manage enquiries from clients and provide appropriate support
- Manage and keep the CRM system up to date
- Developing and maintaining strong relationships with potential SME clients and other external organisations
- To identify and engage in communication with local employment partnership groups to promote our services and identify opportunities
- Attending careers events to promote Learning Curve Group
- Effectively communicating with other staff members about day to day activities
- Identify own learning and training needs
- Identify learning and training needs for other sales consultants within the team
- Ensure own deadlines are met as well as deadlines assigned to other sales consultants
- Create and submit accurate and timely reports to the Head of Sales
- Provide learners, customers and colleagues with support, advice guidance as part of your everyday role
- Conduct your role in line with the company values and expected behaviours
- Promote equal opportunities and recognition of diversity throughout the company
- Comply with the Safeguarding, Prevent and Health and Safety Policies and be always vigilant to potential concerns and risks
- Always ensure confidentiality and professionalism.
- ** Bonus scheme - OTE up to 32k**

**GENERIC DUTIES**
- Conduct your role in line with the company values and expected behaviours
- Promote equal opportunities and recognition of diversity throughout the company
- Comply with the Safeguarding, Prevent and Health and Safety Policies and be vigilant to potential concerns and risks at all times
- Ensure confidentiality and professionalism at all times.
- Provide learners, customers and colleagues with support, advice guidance as part of your everyday role

**Working Flexibly**
If the working hours, days or times don't quite meet your needs please contact us to see if we can accommodate working flexibly.

We can provide this advert in an additional format if required.**Essentia Criteria**
- We love to develop our people so even if you don't meet 100% of the essential criteria, we strongly encourage you to apply.
- Good sales and communication skills to engage employers.
- Strong ability to lead and motivate a team
- Ideally hold a Level 3 qualification or above
- IAG qualification or willing to work towards
- proficient on Microsoft Apps such as Excel
- Sales Background
- Customer Service Background
- Works well in a target driven environment
- Experience of the Apprenticeship Sector - Ideal
- Excellent time management skills
- A proven track record of operating effectively in a service function
- Client/relationship management and experience of dealing with multiple clients
- Data analysis

**Why work for Learning Curve group?**
- There are many reasons that make Learning Curve Group a fantastic place to work

Although we have some great benefits, we know that one of our biggest perks is the incredible People & Culture we have been lucky enough to create. Don't just take our word for it though, you can hear from some of our Purple People here:
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