Coaching & Development Trainer

Rotherwood; Burnley; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

25 days annual leave + bank holiday +

Birthday day off

Holiday purchase scheme

Company pension

Life assurance (4x salary)

Job summary

Rotherwood is seeking an experienced Coaching & Development Trainer to lead induction and ongoing training for a busy sales team in Burnley. You will work with management to improve performance, enhance product knowledge and drive achievement of business targets through engaging training and one-to-one coaching.

The role suits someone with a background in sales training or learning & development who enjoys helping people reach their potential.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering training, coaching or mentoring.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Experience in an office-based environment, ideally B2B or telesales.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging inductions for new sales employees.
• Provide structured post-induction training and ongoing development.
• Deliver refresher training sessions and coaching to improve performance.
• Record coaching outcomes and monitor progress.
• Identify training needs and suggest improvements to programmes.
• Develop product and industry knowledge and train on new initiatives.
• Collaborate with Sales Managers to review progress and set objectives.
• Promote attendance, professionalism and high performance.

Skills

Coaching

Sales training

Induction training

Presentation skills

Time management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Coaching & Development Trainer to join a successful and growing business based in Burnley.

Reporting to the Sales Manager, you will be responsible for the induction, training and ongoing development of a busy sales team. Working closely with management, you'll play a key role in improving employee performance, enhancing product knowledge and supporting the achievement of business targets through engaging training and one-to-one coaching.

This role would suit someone with a background in sales training, coaching or learning & development who enjoys helping people reach their full potential.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging inductions for all new sales employees.
• Provide structured post-induction training and ongoing development.
• Deliver regular refresher training sessions.
• Conduct one-to-one coaching sessions to improve sales performance.
• Record coaching outcomes and monitor individual progress.
• Identify training needs and recommend improvements to training programmes.
• Develop and maintain excellent product and industry knowledge.
• Deliver training on new products, services and business initiatives.
• Work closely with Sales Managers to review employee progress and set development objectives.
• Promote high standards of attendance, professionalism and performance.
• Attend quarterly Learning & Development review meetings.
• Travel occasionally to support training requirements at other business locations where required.

About You

The successful candidate will have:

• Previous experience in an office-based environment, ideally within B2B sales or telesales.
• Experience delivering training, coaching or mentoring.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail, a confident, professional and motivating approach.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook and Excel.
• The ability to prioritise workloads and perform well under pressure.
• A proactive, target-driven mindset with a genuine passion for developing others.

Supervisory or team leadership experience would be advantageous but is not essential.

What's on Offer

• £34,300 basic salary + £1,500 annual bonus
• Free on-site parking
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holiday + additional day off for your birthday
• Holiday purchase scheme (up to 5 additional days)
• Monday to Friday working hours - no evenings or weekends
• Company pension
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Friendly, supportive working environment with genuine career development opportunities

If you're passionate about developing people, enjoy coaching others to succeed and are looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.