Sales Advisor

Sales Advisor – City & Guilds Training

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City and Guilds Training is looking for a Sales Advisor (Course advisor) to add to our existing team. This role is open as a maternity cover, however it can become permanent in the future.

We are looking at candidates with excellent customer service skills, a great telephone manner and previous sales experience, either face‑to‑face or contact‑centre. Successful candidates will become part of our friendly team located in Crawley / Gatwick.

You will be responsible for providing first‑class, customer‑focused interactions, advising on our courses and booking clients for the courses that are appropriate for their needs.

This is a permanent position with a starting salary of circa £27K and a generous bonus which can add an additional 20‑35% to your salary.

Course Advisor role is a mix of inbound and outbound calling but it is not a cold‑calling role. All the customers are either existing clients or customers who have previously contacted our business.
This is not a cold‑calling role.

We are interested in speaking to candidates who have a passion for great customer service and are results‑driven. We are looking for candidates with experience from a similar, ideally telephone‑based role, who would like to develop their sales and customer‑service skills further here at City & Guilds. This role can help you develop into a more senior sales / account management role.

Trade Skills 4U (part of City & Guilds Training) specialises in electrical training, offering a wide range of electrician courses in the UK for new entrants, existing electricians and companies from our state‑of‑the‑art training centres. Over recent years TS4U helped thousands of people gain valuable knowledge, experience and the qualifications they need to pursue successful careers in the electrical industry.

We are looking to appoint additional Course Advisors who are able to demonstrate proven successful experience in a phone‑based sales / customer‑service role to support our current operation.

The successful candidate will represent and promote TS4U, making potential customers aware of our courses and generating new business.

We need someone who is willing to take and make lots of calls every day, speak with customers, identify what they require and assist them accordingly.

• Understand customer needs and requirements and deliver clear and correct advice
• Build positive relationships with new and existing clients
• Promote the company brand and products over the phone
• Maintain accurate records of all enquiries, sales and transactions using the CRM system
• Carry out general administration duties associated with the role i.e. telephonically, by email and via live online chat facility
• Work pro‑actively with team members to ensure all enquiries and daily tasks are completed within the set time frame

• Excellent customer service and sales skills and great telephone manner
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively manage customers remotely
• A proven track record of being responsible and accountable for meeting your own deadlines and targets
• A customer‑focused approach and a passion for delivering a great customer experience
• Great team‑working skills and the ability to be a good listener

You will also be flexible, adaptable, embrace change and be motivated by new challenges.

The role requires an excellent work ethic, sales acumen combined with great listening skills in order to best advise customers of the courses to meet their specific goals. This means you will need to sell the benefits whilst ensuring the customer is going to achieve their goals with the solutions offered.

The successful applicant will be required to undertake appropriate checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure as well as providing proof of the right to work in the UK.

We offer the opportunity to work in an innovative, engaging and market‑leading organisation with opportunities to develop your existing skills and explore new ones.

• Competitive salary plus generous bonus
• 25 days annual leave plus Christmas shutdown and bank holidays
• Opportunities for personal development and career progression
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Wellbeing and mindfulness app Wisdom
• Later life planning "Care Concierge" and Bereavement support
• Coaching (rapid coaching, 1‑2‑1 coaching, peer coaching, strength coaching)
• Enhanced pension

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