Employer Engagement Consultant - Apprenticeships

KM Recruitment is a specialist UK wide recruiter for the Work Based Learning and Welfare to Work sectors. Job Title: Employer Engagement Consultant - Apprenticeships Location: West Yorkshire - Must be flexible with travel Salary: £21,000 - £27,000 Bonus OTE £30,000 Package: Excellent Holiday Entitlement, Mileage, Pension Much More Type: Full Time, Permanent Key Responsibilities: Identify and engage with employers in order to; Generate apprentice work placement / vacancy opportunities for existing apprentices. Promote our client’s wide range of Apprenticeship / QCF programmes and source eligible candidates for these programmes. The Role: Generate own leads via cold / warm calls, field sales and networking to secure new employer accounts for the sign up of new learners on to a variety of Apprenticeship programmes. Attend meetings with decision makers to discuss their training and recruitment needs for existing staff and new Apprentice recruitment. Keep up to date with competitor`s strengths and weaknesses, evaluating the market and scoping out new opportunities. Work with management to meet the business target growth plan for the area. Report sales data and forecasts on a regular basis and meet month end sales deadlines. Cross sell other products, seizing all opportunities to offer clients a well-rounded service. Ensure employer environments comply with Health and Safety requirements. Work to monthly targets based on learner recruitment (vacancies and workforce development) Essential Criteria: Experience of working within a Business to Business field sales employer engagement role. Proven experience of negotiating / winning / closing new business - telephone and face to face. Experience of working towards and achieving targets. Excellent communication skills - presentation, written and verbal. Exceptional sales, marketing and networking skills. Time management and organisational skills. Full, clean driving licence and use of a vehicle. Must be flexible with travel. 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.