Head of Sales – Apprenticeships

KM Education Recruitment Ltd; Birmingham; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a motivated Head of Sales to drive business development in the Apprenticeships sector. This home/field-based role focuses on building strategic relationships, managing a team, and ensuring the growth of apprenticeship starts while providing support to employers regarding the Levy.

Qualifications

• Experience in Head of Sales or similar within the Apprenticeship sector.
• Proven track record of meeting/exceeding apprenticeship targets.
• Full UK driving licence and flexible with travel.

Responsibilities

• Lead business development and employer engagement strategy.
• Manage business development team and forecast for growth.
• Build relationships with key Levy employers for training programmes.

Skills

Business Development

Sales Management

Employer Engagement

Job description

KM Recruitment is a specialist UK wide recruiter for the Skills and Employability sectors.

Job Title:Head ofSales– Apprenticeships

Location:Home/Field based

Salary:up to £65,000 + Bonus

Type:Full Time, Permanent

KM are pleased to be recruiting on behalf of a successful Training Organisation, who deliver a wide range of Apprenticeship programmes. They are looking to appoint a ‘Head ofSales’ to lead their business development and employer engagement strategy, drivingperformanceand revenue growth.

Essential Criteria:

• A wealth of experience of working as Head of Sales/ Head of Business Development/ Sales Director specifically within the Apprenticeship landscape.
• Demonstrate a ‘hands on’ approach to business growth,with a proven track record of achieving / exceeding targets for the uptake of Apprenticeships
• Proven experience of securing new Levy and SME employer accounts for the delivery of Apprenticeships.
• Must hold a full, UK driving licence, and flexible with travel.

Role Overview:

• Identify and build strategic relationships with key Large Levy employers, to promote our client’s fullrange of training programmes:Apprenticeships andCommercial provision.
• Responsible for managing a business development team, performance managing and ensuring the team is actively driving Apprentice starts.
• Engage with employers to discuss their training and recruitment needs for existing staff and new Apprentice recruitment.
• Give advice and support to employers regarding the Apprenticeship Levy and future funding reforms.
• Produce and deliver business growth propositions / presentations at senior level.
• Communicate and coordinate with internal teams to deliver solutions within agreed timeframes.
• Forecast and plan for growth and industry changes.
• Maintaining own knowledge of policy changes, funding changes and relevant business expectations.
• Report sales data and forecasts on a regular basis to senior management.

Please note:
KM Recruitment receive a high number of applications for each role advertised and although we would like to, we are not always able to deliver feedback to unsuccessful candidates. If you have not been contacted within 4 days, then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest and keep an eye on our website for future opportunities.