Sales Consultant
7 days ago
Chichester
Chichester College Group have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Sales Consultant at our Chichester College campus. You will join us on part time, permanent basis. In return, we will offer a competitive salary of pro rata of £31,279 - £34,189 per annum (i.e. £16,484.88 - £18,018.53). Are you looking for a part time Consultative Sales Role where you can make a difference to people’s lives? Do you enjoy meeting clients face to face? Do you enjoy exceeding targets? Do you want to work within a great team? If the answers are yes, then Chichester College Group would like to hear from you! You will be selling Apprenticeships, Higher Education, T-Level Placements, Commercial Courses and Commercial Hires across Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire. Full training and ongoing support will be provided. Key Responsibilities of ourSales Consultant: • Managing self-generated leads and referred leads from other sources ensuring a high conversion rate., • To sell our products and services promoting all that the College offers and deliver against the agreed target income levels as set within the annual business planning process., • Identifying new market opportunities, bringing these insights back to College for product/service development and championing the development of new products, courses and wider business opportunity in allocated curriculum area., • Attending networking events and opportunities to promote the College; including those held outside of core working hours such as early mornings, in the evenings or at weekends; at Business to Business (B2B) and careers fairs events., • Ensuring that agreed monthly targets for growth are met or exceeded in order to increase turnover and profitability for the College., • Carrying out training needs analysis with external businesses, as required, to ensure that we recommend a range of training solutions to suit need., • Level 3 (A Level or equivalent), • Experience handling customer complaints, • Proven track record of Business to Business Sales experience and building and converting potential new customers/clients, • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Outlook, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint, • Proven administration, presentation and report writing skills We have a fantastic range of staff benefits, highly competitive against what is offered by the private sector and other organisations, including: • Local Government Pension Scheme – the Group contributes 20.4% of your actual pensionable pay., • 25 days annual leave, increasing to 28 days in line with continuous service, plus bank holidays and college closure days over the Christmas period which are not deducted from annual leave entitlement and a wellbeing day. Plus, the opportunity to purchase up to 5 days additional leave., • Discount schemes – including discounts on shopping, restaurants, travel and onsite facilities such as our gym and First Steps Childcare nurseries (specific campuses only)., • Family friendly policies – including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay (dependant on continuous service)., • Continuous professional development opportunities – including development days, funded apprenticeships and access to a range of other courses and activities. Apply now to join a fantastic team! Closing date: 16 March 2026 Interview date: 31 March 2026 You will be asked to upload a CV before starting an application form for this role. The system will take information such as education and employment history from your CV and auto-populate the relevant parts of the application form to save you time. For the best results, we recommend your CV is formatted without columns or tables. Please check the auto-populated information for accuracy. Please note that your CV will not be seen by Recruiting Managers so please ensure your application form is fully completed. Suitable candidates may be invited to interview prior to the closing date and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. 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. 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.
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