New Business Consultant - Education

SMRS; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading marketing agency in Manchester is seeking a New Business Consultant to drive sales in the higher education sector. You will leverage your sales experience to foster new business opportunities, build client relationships, and promote innovative services. The ideal candidate has significant sector experience, an established network, and a strategic sales approach. Enjoy benefits like 30 days annual leave and hybrid working conditions.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Healthcare apps

Charity volunteering days

Qualifications

• Significant experience within the higher education sector.
• Established network of marketing and leadership contacts.
• Ability to provide accurate analysis for investment planning.

Responsibilities

• Prepare new business proposals and present at pitches.
• Build strong networks and nurture connections.
• Meet key sales performance indicators.

Skills

Sales experience in higher education

Network of marketing contacts

Strategic selling skills

Job description

For an experienced sales professional, there's nothing better than selling something you can truly believe in. Which is why the opportunity to drive sales for SMRS's culture, brand and communications services in the UK and globally is so unique. Taking a lead role as our New Business Consultant, your sales experience within higher education will offer you the chance to fulfil new business opportunities, build strong client relationships and help drive strategic direction at one of the UK's leaders in Higher Education marketing.

We believe in changing organisations for the better and in this influential role, you'll share our focus as you raise our profile within the education sector and promote our range of innovative products and services. Identifying and initiating contact with organisations about new business opportunities, you'll also:

• prepare new business proposals and present at pitches
• build strong networks and nurture connections
• meet key sales performance indicators
• drive impactful solutions for new clients
• lead client meetings involving complex ideas, solutions and data
• report, measure and forecast sales performance
• drive commerciality across your client base
• develop an exceptional understanding of our resources, services and expertise in the education market
• work collaboratively with teams across the agency

Requirements

We're looking for someone with significant higher education sector experience, who is also adept at strategically selling within it. In addition, you'll:

• have an established network of marketing and leadership contacts at universities and business schools both in the UK and internationally
• be able to provide accurate and informed analysis to support future investment planning strategies and forecasts
• be knowledgeable and extensively networked at a senior level in the Higher Education market
• be happy to travel for work, in the UK and internationally

Benefits

We're proud to shape award-winning brands, cultures and communications that connect with people. And we care about supporting our people too, which is why you'll enjoy benefits that include 30 days of annual leave a year (plus bank holidays), hybrid working, healthcare apps, and two charity volunteering days a year. So, if you're as passionate as we are about making a difference through your work, join us.

We're on a mission to make opportunity, reward and progress equal for all. We believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace makes us a more relevant and more resilient company. We welcome people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences.

SMRS is a Disability Confident Employer. Candidates who disclose a disability and meet the minimum requirements for a role will automatically be offered a first stage interview. If you would like to make us aware of a disability, or if you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the application process, such as receiving interview questions in advance, please contact [e-mail].

We are open to considering part-time hours for all roles.