Title:

New Business Consultant

Location:

Somerset

Salary:

GBP 25,000 to GBP 30,000 per year (OTE of GBP 35k 45k)

Description:

An innovative Training & Development company based in Somerset is looking for a New Business Consultant.As people skills specialists, we deliver bespoke training to our clients who have come to expect nothing but the bestfrom our small committed team. As a Consultancy with a first class reputation, we are looking for our next professionalto help us grow our brand in the Training sector by selling our services, across all sectors.The company represents excellence across the board, and operates to the highest attainable standards at all times. Wehave ambitious plans for growth and the successful star who joins our team will have a key role to play to help usachieve our goals.The person who will thrive in our energetic, dynamic and positive environment will be a well trained sales professional,with solid FMCG/blue chip background. They will be a self starter, independent and proactive. They will relishchallenges, and will be more than comfortable meeting and exceeding targets. With well developed communication skills andstrong commercial acumen, our New Business Consultant will be able to demonstrate a proven ability to investigate, targetand successfully win new client accounts from a completely cold start. Additionally, the company has a large prospectlist, which will be handed over to the Consultant to follow up and convert into business. Our web site generates newbusiness enquiries, as well as email and telephone, which need to be qualified and followed up by the New BusinessConsultant. The individual will be a skilled presenter, able to build relationships quickly at all levels, both on thetelephone and face to face. We anticipate our NBC will be in the field mostly, spending approximately one day per week inthe office.The successful individual will be well educated, articulate, mobile, confident, and polished. Theyll have sound peopleskills, integrity, diplomacy, and a great sense of humour.Youll find our company a motivating, inspiring, progressive and rewarding place to be. We recognise and appreciateindividuality and welcome mavericks. An excellent flexible and happy working environment awaits the right person.Starting salary of GBP 25k - GBP 30k p.a. with OTE of GBP 35k 45k, plus full company expenses including fuel expenses, fullyexpensed company mobile phone and company laptop PC. A quality company car will be provided following a satisfactoryfirst years sales performance.We have a standard three month probationary period. No new business is expected in the first month as this is theinduction period but sales targets will be in place for month 2 and 3 of the probationary period.Sales targets are currently a minimum of GBP 10k of new business per month in the first 6 months rising to 12k pr mth inmonth 7 of the first year. These will be reviewed after the first year. While the company is looking to find a salesprofessional who brings with them solid sales expertise, and can hit the ground running, as a professional trainingorganisation, naturally we are committed to continuous professional development and both initial training and ongoingtraining and development will be offered wherever necessary.We want to move quickly, and look forward to hearing from you (via Essence of Business) if you think youve got what ittakes to succeed in a company thats setting people development alight.Please note the company has a non smoking policy.