Education Sales Advisor

Job description

We now have an exciting opportunity to join the Commercial team as an Education Sales Consultant on a permanent, full time (37 hours per week) basis.

As an Education Sales Consultant you will be responsible for the growth of new clients of Total People, which includes developing new client relationships, growing existing relationships with clients and partners and leading on their initial experience of Total People.

You will also have a strong desire to pro-actively contact and work with employers to identify their needs, to sell current products. This may require tailoring or bespoke design of programme solutions so you can achieve your sales target with accounts across Total People’s full range of products and programme areas.

To do this you will need to be driven, organised and dedicated to managing a busy and demanding workload, as well as have a genuine passion for the world of education and putting the learner experience at the heart of everything you do.

At Total People we are committed to making a difference and we need motivated and passionate colleagues who can make it happen.

Due to the nature of the business you will be required to have both a flexible and adaptable approach.

This role provides the flexibility to work remotely and we will provide you with all of the equipment and support to help you do this.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Build exceptional relationships with our internal and external customers, delivering a best-in-class service that meets our customers’ need
- Process transactions accurately and in a timely and efficient manner, resolving any exceptions promptly and keeping the stakeholders informed
- Undertake a range of administrative tasks with a high degree of personal responsibility and judgement working to a standard of accuracy as defined by the team manager
- Convert inbound enquiries from numerous sources and media and pursue outbound leads to convert into enrolments onto Total People courses and recognise and maximise opportunities to increase sales
- Build and manage an effective pipeline of sales prospects to increase share of each market sector
- Achieve KPI’s set by Head of Business Development/Customer Experience Manager around minimum call targets and prioritising focus on appropriate sector or corporate business when required

**Essential**
- Proven, recent, sales experience demonstrated in a B2B/B2C environment
- Functional Skills or Equivalent Level 2 or willing to work towards
- Evidence of problem identification and solving abilities

**Desirable**
- Educated to level 3 or above or experience in a similar role
- Experience of working within the Work Based Learning or Apprenticeship sector

**Benefits**:

- Fully flexible working pattern and responsibility for planning your own diary
- Development opportunities through our own in-house programmes and recognised qualifications
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Wellbeing and recognition initiatives
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Life Insurance
- Retail Discount Vouchers
- Financial support through Manchester Credit Union

If you feel you could make a difference in this rewarding sector

Salaries are based on skills, qualifications and experience.