Sales Consultant

Chichester College have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Sales Consultant at our Broadwater campus. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, we will offer a competitive salary of £29,483 - £32,226 per annum.

The Sales Consultant role:

Are you looking for a Consultative Sales Role where you can make a difference to people’s lives as part of a great team?

Maybe Further Education isn’t typically where you’d think about a role in Sales, but we have a large and highly regarded Sales team who sell our fantastic range of apprenticeships, courses and qualifications. As our Sales Consultant, you will be selling Apprenticeships, Higher Education, T-Level Placements, Commercial Courses and Commercial Hires across Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire.

Key Responsibilities of ourSales Consultant:

• Leading responsibility for apprenticeships in a defined area.
• Ensuring that agreed targets for sales are met/exceeded and that there is high and consistent customer satisfaction through responsive and effective account management.
• Ensuring that agreed monthly targets for growth are met or exceeded in order to increase turnover and profitability for the College.
• Being the key point of contact for a sector supporting across the Group where required, co-ordinating timely enrolments, facilitating enquiries and generating new business leads to develop strong industry links and greater opportunities for our student body.
• To account manage a portfolio of employers with a focus on providing outstanding customer service and training/skills solutions ultimately resulting in high repeat sales and customer advocacy.
• Identifying and analysing needs of employers and present a training solution to them face-to-face.
• Being a sales ambassador for all that the College Group has to offer and promote the breadth and range of products and services available across our organisation to the local business community and beyond.
• Working collaboratively and practically with internal teams in curriculum and other linked business support teams to provide support, innovation, insights and opportunities.
• Using the customer relationship management (CRM) system to maximum effect; so that reports can be generated on weekly/monthly progress, consolidate planned and completed sales activity and performance towards targets.
• Conducting Labour Market Intelligence reports on key sector area (Construction) aligned to the role’s responsibility, understanding the sectors in depth and using the data to prompt and drive sales activity/behaviour.

Our ideal Sales Consultant should have the below skills and experience:

• Level 3 (A Level) English & Maths
• English & Maths GCSE
• Commercial acumen
• Proven track record of Business to Business Sales experience and building and converting potential new customers/clients
• Handling customer complaints
• Proven administration, presentation and report writing skills
• The ability to travel between campuses and to visit employers independently with own transport and current driving licence with class 2 insurance

Closing date for applications: 18th April 2024

Interview date: 23rd April 2024

The Chichester College Group has seven colleges, Anglia Examinations, First Steps Childcare Group, Chichester English School and 2,600 staff spread across West Sussex and Brighton & Hove. This makes us the largest college group in Sussex, providing high quality learning opportunities for over 25,000 students every year.

We offer generous pension schemes, hybrid working opportunities, college closure days over the Christmas period (which is not deducted from annual leave entitlement) plus the option to purchase up to 10 days additional leave, and discounts at onsite facilities such as gym membership and nursery fees at certain campuses.

If you would like to learn more about our Sales Consultant role, then please click ‘apply’ today!

All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, which may include a check of the barred lists and any relevant overseas checks.