Sales Development Coach

Apprentify

United Kingdom

Remote

GBP 30,000 - 40,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Free parking

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Private medical insurance

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Job summary

A leading educational training company is seeking a Sales Development Coach to mentor apprentices in Edinburgh, Scotland. The ideal candidate will have a strong sales background, coaching experience, and excellent communication skills. This full-time position allows working from home, with a commitment to developing the next generation of sales talent. Key responsibilities include managing apprentices' journeys and maintaining a productive learning environment.

Qualifications

Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a sales environment, ideally in the sales apprenticeship sector.
Experience of mentoring/coaching in a professional environment.
Ability to adapt to different environments and solve problems independently.

Responsibilities

Mentor apprentices in line with the Sales programme standards.
Create an engaging and productive learning environment for all apprentices.
Manage the apprentice journey, dealing with any disciplinary issues.

Skills

Coaching

Sales experience

Time management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Job description

Overview

Senior Talent Specialist at Apprentify: Developing Future Talent. We are looking for an ambitious individual with experience coaching in an outbound sales environment and with good knowledge of IT. Ideally experience within IT Technical Sales and/or sales executive apprenticeships.

The role of the Sales Development Coach is to coach, guide and mentor apprentices enrolled onto the IT Technical Salesperson and Sales Executive programmes and to ensure their timely progress towards End Point Assessment. Working in partnership with the apprentice’s line manager, you are responsible for planning activities and providing coaching to ensure the development of skills and knowledge relevant to the apprenticeship standards. Your overall responsibility is to guide apprentices in your caseload to becoming industry leading salespeople.

Your responsibilities:

Mentor apprentices in line with the Sales programme standards, supporting them remotely and in the workplace
Ensure your own skills set are kept up to date and relevant, attending training courses to further your personal development and knowledge
Create an engaging and productive learning environment for all apprentices
Focus on delivering excellent service for apprentices and their employers, monitoring progress at the academy and in the workplace
Manage the apprentice journey, dealing with any disciplinary and classroom management issues, taking registers and reporting absence
Maintain appropriate tracking systems and procedures relating to quality, compliance, management and assessment
To be committed to Health & Safety awareness inclusive of Safeguarding and Prevent
Understand and follow all relevant Apprentify policies and processes

Things to consider:

Working from home
Full induction and accredited internal Development Coach training programme

Skills required:

Minimum of 2 years’ experience of work in a sales environment – ideally within the sales apprenticeship sector
Experience of mentoring/coaching in a professional environment
To hold (or pass) an Enhanced CRB check
Time management and organisational skills
Pastoral welfare of young people and colleagues
Ability to work in a flexible manner, adapt to different environments and solve problems independently

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills