Sales Executive apprenticeship

Summary

We are looking for a sale executive to enhance the growth of our business. The right candidate will have the chance to progress through our pathway scheme with the hope of becoming our Head of growth.

Annual wage

£9,984 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

£9984 to £12480 per annum depending on experience

Training course

Sales executive (level 4)

Hours

Shifts to be discussed at the interview.

30 hours a week

Possible start date

Thursday 9 January

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

2

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

You will work closely with the Head of Growth to:

Manage client school relationships, ensuring client satisfaction and alignment with their objectives
Create and manage service level agreements (SLAs) for client schools
Retain and upsell Premier Education products/services to existing clients
Support with recruitment efforts in line with new sales & upsales
Build partnerships with councils, academies and local authorities
Maintain accurate records and reporting on school performance
Deliver high-quality sports provision on a daily basis

Why Premier?

Competitive salary
Permanent Contract
Staff & school welfare at the heart of everything we do
33-days annual leave
Sick pay
Hybrid working

Qualifications and Experience:

Proven experience in client management and relationship building
Strong leadership and team management skills
Knowledge of sales strategies and best practices
Familiarity with safeguarding policies and child protection legislation
Excellent organisational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Proficient in using technology for data analysis and team management
Sports coaching experience

If you are a motivated and dedicated professional with a passion for education and a drive for excellence, we invite you to join our team as a Business Manager. Apply now to contribute to our mission of delivering outstanding services to our partner schools.

Premier is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We take our Prevent duty seriously and promote British Values at all times. Premier is an equal opportunities employer and employs suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Any successful applications will be subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.

Where you’ll work

Balderstone Close

Leicester

LE5 4ES

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

THE EDUCATIONWISE ACADEMY LTD

Your training course

Sales executive (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Sales planning and preparation: Set effective targets using sales forecasts. Prioritise customers and activities to grow account value and maximise return-on-investment in line with your organisation’s strategy. Formulate or refine customer plans and objectives. Create efficient territory plans where appropriate.
Customer engagement: Effectively communicate and interpret customer information exchanged through written, verbal and non-verbal communication. Develop a customer engagement style that effectively opens sales conversations, builds rapport, enhances customer relationships, and adapts to different customer’s social preferences.
Customer needs analysis: Be highly skilled at effective questioning and active listening techniques to understand the customer’s needs, guide the sales conversation appropriately, create mutual understanding, and build trust and affinity with customers.
Propose and present solutions: Develop sales proposals and deliver them using a presentation style and technique appropriate for your customer. Present relevant products and/or services, explain features and their advantages, and clearly articulate the value and benefit of the solution for the specific customer. Use and adapt a range of techniques to draw-out and overcome common sales objections.
Negotiate: Research the customer’s likely desired outcomes and negotiating stance. Develop responses to likely objections. Identify your own organisation’s needs, such as minimum price and acceptable terms. Negotiate or trade variables effectively.
Closing Sales: Be attuned to verbal and non-verbal buying-signals andmove to close at an appropriate point in sales conversations. Develop ethical techniques to close sales and confirm customers’ purchase agreement.
Gathering Intelligence: Collect, analyse and interpret market intelligence and share it appropriately and effectively within your organisation.
Time Management: Use and adapt appropriate tools and techniques to prioritise and manage your time effectively.
Collaboration and team work: Contribute effectively within a team environment. Work collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders. Manage communications with the cross-functional team in relation to the effective delivery of your sales, such as finance and service delivery. Support continual business improvement by sharing best practice with sales team colleagues and assist the marketing team to develop new marketing collateral.
Customer experience management: Deliver a positive customer experience. Manage customer enquiries and issues effectively. Take proactive action to prevent and minimise customer concerns and complaints. Handle all customer interactions professionally to the customer’s satisfaction.
Digital skills: Effectively use digital tools to conduct research and target customers in line with the overall sales strategy. Able to deliver presentations and meetings using digital communication. Complete accurate records and process sales in accordance with your organisation’s policies, procedures and digital CRM systems.

Your training plan

Sports Coach Level 4 (Higher national certificate) Apprneticeship Standard:

Your training will take place remotely via Teams calls with your tutor at Educationwise

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade A*-C/4-9)
Maths (grade A*-C/4-9)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Team working
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

Essential - full UK driving licence and access to transport Essential - Willing to coach during off-the-job hours. Coaching experience would be nice None Essential - Sales experience desirable None Essential - Coaching experience desirable

About this company

Established in 1999, Premier Education offers a large support network to all our activity professionals that sets us aside from other training companies. We take pride in our established, recognised, and trusted brand, supporting 2500 schools with their sports, performing arts and physical activity provision.

https://www.premier-education.com (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Move through our pathway towards the Head of growth role
The right candidate will have the opportunity to be our director of growth

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