HEAD OF SALES & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT UK/EMEA
Employee Type: Full-Time
Manages Others: Yes
Job Type: Client Relationship and Business Development Manager(s) UK/EMEA
- External: business development, sales, account management, logistics, operations, administration
- Internal: employee management and leadership
Experience:
5+ years in corporate sales and business development (selling services preferred)
2+ years' experience in sales management
Travel: National and international travel may be required Location: Remote. OTE: £75,000 - £100,000
Job Description:
The Head of Sales and Business Development UK/EMEA will be responsible for implementing regional strategy, driving business development and client account management.
This is a remote working position, with occasional onsite team meetings along with travel to industry events and annual meetings (national and international).
Reporting to the EVP, Global Sales / CEO, this role will be responsible for the following duties within the leadership role -
- Manage, oversee, and implement the Sales Plan for UK/EMEA.
- Work with EVP, Global Sales and CEO to identify approach to market and execute an effective business plan across the region.
- Work with Leadership Team and Executive Team to support global strategy.
- Lead the UK/EMEA Team (Sales and Client Success) to effectively drive regional business and execute all training engagements to the highest customer standards.
- Oversee the management of active, prospective and dormant accounts regionally for UK/EMEA.
- Monitor campaigns and KPIs to ensure targeted success and ROI.
- Monitor regional performance to support daily operations and quarterly/ annual business reviews.
- Provide required sales data; review client activity, forecast of revenue, anticipated consumer needs.
- Work in conjunction with Leadership and Executive Team to ensure sales objectives align with global sales plan.
- Oversee and monitor the market; competitor products and activities to drive market position.
- Manage UK/EMEA Client Relationship Manager(s); staff retention, engagement and performance through quarterly reviews and on-going support.
- Fulfil administrative and support requirements associated with supporting the company offerings, which includes (but are not limited to) the following:
- Manage client relationships and source additional revenue opportunities. This includes managing campaigns (email, phone, LinkedIn) to drive engagement within new industries and target markets.
- Securing and leading client meetings to review and discuss client learning requirements, in order to identify and present the optimal learning solution.
- Managing correspondence and meetings with clients to ensure learning journeys are launched and managed appropriately.
- Generate Proposals of Work and Statements of Work (SOWs) for clients.
- Review training evaluations with clients and debrief to uncover additional training opportunities and ways to improve client experience.
- Utilise Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system to enter, track and manage client deals and invoicing.
- Utilise project management system (Asana) to manage client learning journeys and collaborate with other business units.
- Utilise Learning Management system (LMS), in order to monitor training participant progress and activity.
- Recommend additional opportunities and methods to engage training participants in the Learning Journey.
- Work with the Business Development, Marketing, Client Success and Training teams to maintain exceptional customer service and support to new, current and potential clients during and after the sales processes.
- Ability to implement strategy, as well as collaborate with Leadership Team.
- Ability to lead, inspire and motivate others.
- Ability to manage projects/ client accounts with multiple stakeholders.
- Be sales and customer focused with a positive and engaging personality.
- Have strong problem-solving skills, good judgment and the ability to take initiative to investigate and learn.
- Be motivated to achieve targets and be results driven.
- Be flexible in the midst of changing priorities and ability to prioritise multiple tasks.
- Professional presence: comfortable interacting with all levels of management, and eagerness to further develop these skills.
- Self-confidence, flexibility and sense of humour always a plus.
- Technical aptitude with excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
- Familiarity with Customer Relations Management (CRM) systems.
- Ability to present with confidence and impact; demonstrating the product.
- Strong written business acumen. The ability to write proficient proposals of work and emails, edit and proofreading skills.
- Ability to lead others