Sales Support Consultant

Level: Level 3 Department: Distribution Location: Southampton, England Contract type: Permanent 35 hrs per week Mon - Fri, Hybrid What the Hiring Manager Says "This role is a fantastic entry level role into pursuing a career in the world of financial services. You will work closely with many other areas of the business to include Operations, Marketing, as well as alongside our Platform Specialists, gaining knowledgeof Quilter, and of how our external stakeholders provide Financial Advice. We are committed to supporting you with obtaining your Financial Services qualifications, should you wish to pursue this option as part of your career progression with Quilter. You will be joining a welcoming, friendly, and professional team of individuals all dedicated to providing first class service to our customers. You’ll receive extensive training in Platform functionality, our products, and our internal processes to ensureyou are set up for a successful career in Distribution and can hit the ground running. This is a great opportunity to join our Distribution Support team, working alongside our Sales Consultants and Platform Specialists. We provide you with all the right tools, mentors, and development opportunities, so if you have the drive and personal commitment,there’s no stopping you from achieving your career goals here" Andrea Crawford, Head of Adviser Support and Engagement **About the Role** As a Sales Support Consultant your key purpose is to provide sales and administrative support and maintain relationships with your allocated TOP 10 or Potential Growth Accounts (firms). Assist your accounts with day-to-day queries, to enable them to be ableto use our Quilter Investment Platform (which you will be fully trained on) to transact business smoothly on behalf of their clients. Promote the Adviser Support Hub as their first go to place for answers and be on hand for further support and relationshipmanagement activities to a high standard to encourage new business flows and retain existing business. You will build, develop, and maintain strong relationships with internal sales teams (Wealth Management Consultants) and Financial Advisor’s, Support with all queries and/or issues, mainly pre-sale and post-sale escalations, completing all tasks in linewith agreed service standards, procedures, and compliance guidelines. You will provide regular information on the performance of the accounts where you have been designated as the single point of contact, striving for immediate response to any expressions of dissatisfaction, and thorough investigation and resolution of casesof service failure. This will from time to time include escalation of issues to other account relationship contacts e.g WMC, Platform Specialist, Regional Manager, in a timely and effective manner. Customer care is proactively considered, and an emphasis is placed on provision of service excellence and value to our clients. As part of this you will be empowered to Identify and communicate areas of improvement, including from a sales and marketing perspectiveand take attendance at, and involvement in organisation of face to face or virtual meetings with accounts, to include regular Service reviews, Operational Management and Sales. **About You** We will give you full training, in both classroom and on the job settings as part of your induction so you don’t need to have worked in a similar role before, you just need a desire to learn. You will need to be someone is able to build lasting relationships and trust and have clear communication skills as well as being a good problem solver, someone who identifies problems and comes up with solutions and manages expectations well, always puttingthe customer at the heart of what you do. This role is very varied and often has deadlines so you will need to be able to manage your own time well, prioritise and work reactively when demand changes. Additionally, you will need to have a keen eye for detail and be comfortable using MS Office packages. - Our purpose is to help the generations today and tomorrow to prosper. That means we must guide people through the complexity of planning for their future, with the right financial advice and investment solutions, so that they can have more secure financialfutures._ - In this ever-changing world, we see that our role in society has never been more meaningful, and we are committed to using our expertise and care to guide our customers through these challenging and unprecedented times._ - Our impressive talents and capabilities set us apart, but our unwavering commitment to our customers is what defines us. We truly believe that we have all the ingredients to be the very best in our industry, and we want great people with the care andcreativity that we need, to help us get there._ - We are passionate about building an inclusive culture where everyone’s contribution is valued, and our people can thrive. No matter what your role is or where you sit, your voice will matter. We hope you like what you hear and are interested in learningmore about joining us._