Sales Manager

Your Company:
A leading educational business is seeking a knowledgeable and experienced Sales Manager to lead the team of determined and proactive sales professionals in the Bournemouth area in a full-time, permanent capacity. As a leading business in the market, this company pride themselves on providing fantastic resources and online learning which has serviced thousands of businesses over the last twenty years and helped nearly 5 million employees, reach their learning goals, thus supporting their growth and achievements within their roles.
Your Roles and Responsibilities:
* Proactively answering inbound calls.
* Making outbound calls based on warm leads from prospective customers who have enquired about the services of the business.
* Working with potential students to provide them with an understanding what courses they'd be best suited for, providing information on the package they will receive and then enrolling new students on the course that has been chosen.
* Recruiting, training and managing the successful sales team, setting clear KPIs and monitoring performance against these, while highlighting areas for improvement and acting upon this.
* Developing a successful sales strategy which will exceed revenue targets.
* Conducting extensive market analysis for market trends and customer requirements in order to keep the business competitive and allowing the information to inform key sales decisions.
* Preparing sales reports and delivering these to senior management when it is required on team performance and company performance against targets.
What you will need to Apply:
The ideal candidate for this role will have significant experience, working in a comparable role, leading a team of sales professionals, ideally within a commercial contact centre and be knowledgeable of working within a regulated environment as well. To be considered, applicants will need to have demonstratable experience developing sales strategies that have been successfully and will need to show their ability to conduct extensive market trend research. Of course, exquisite communication abilities are paramount for this role, as well as good stakeholder management and the ability to communicate with various internal teams.
What you will get in Return:
For the successful candidate a starting salary of up to £40,000 will be on offer, which will be highly dependent on previous experience within a comparable role. This will accompany the ability to earn good OTEs, bringing the overall package up much higher. There will be additional rewards related to performance, a good holiday allowance, a competitive pension contribution and a plethora of other benefits. There will also be the option to utilise the company's services for yourself once the probationary period has been completed.
While in this business, there will be excellent opportunities for progression within the sales function, taking on more responsibility and getting more involved with management and strategic duties. There will also be good opportunities to develop your sales skills and you'll be able to stay on top of vital market and industry information, keeping your knowledge relevant and accurate.
If this excellent opportunity interests you, then please don't hesitate to apply today!