Chichester College have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Sales Consultant at our Chichester campus. You will join us on a full time, 9 month fixed term contract basisand in return, we will offer a competitive salary of £29,483 - £32,226 per annum.
The Sales Consultant role:
Attention Sales professionals - have you ever thought about a Sales role within a Further Education College Group?
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 promote and sell our fantastic range of apprenticeships, T Levels, Higher Education courses and more. As our Sales Consultant, you will proactively generate high quality leads across Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire and convert these into new business for the College.
Key Responsibilities of our Sales Consultant:
Sales
- To lead responsibility for apprenticeships in a defined area.
Customer focus
- To be 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.
Marketing
- To be 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.
Effective teamwork
- To work collaboratively and practically with internal teams in curriculum and other linked business support teams to provide support, innovation, insights and opportunities.
Customer relationship management (CRM)
- To use 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. Performance will be monitored against the CRM focusing on pipeline, conversions and losses.
Research/training
- To conduct 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. To use this information to determine annual intake targets agreed within the curriculum business planning process.
Our ideal Sales Consultant should have the below skills and experience:
- Level 3 (A Level) English & Maths
- Commercial acumen
- Experience handling customer complaints
- Proven track record of Business to Business Sales experience and building and converting potential new customers/clients
- Proven administration, presentation and report writing skills
Closing date: 19 August 2024
Interview date: 29 August 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.
A key benefit of a Sales role within an education setting is the amazing benefits, highly competitive against what is offered by the private sector. This includes25 days annual leave which rises with continuous service, plus bank holidays, college closure days over the Christmas period (which are not deducted from leave entitlement) and the option to purchase up to 5 additional days. Other benefits include a Local Government Pension Scheme, plus access to a range of discount schemes and professional development opportunities.
If you would like to learn more about our Sales Consultant role, then please click ‘apply' today!
The Chichester College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. 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. We vigorously pursue all references and safeguarding checks to ensure applicants are suitable to work with young people.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
We are an equal opportunities employer.