Business Development Executive 

Manchester - 3 days in the office & 2 days from home

Competitive Salary + Commission 

As a Sales Executive at QA, you’ll be enabling some of our largest clients to win in the digital revolution.

The Role:
Source new customer relationships using sales techniques gained from our in-house training programme and on-the-job coaching to book in appointments for our Account Managers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify and liaise with key stakeholders/decision makers in both new and existing customers by telephone and email in order to create and close sales opportunities
• Maintain all relevant sales management information & report on sales activity
• Prepare quotes and proposals for customers
• Deliver high levels of customer service
  Constantly developing an understanding of your product offering and sales techniques     
   

About You:

You’ll be a high motivated sales professional with the ability to build strong relationships both internally and externally at all levels.  The following experience will be required to thrive in this exciting position:

Previous experience working within a sales role, dealing with internal or external stakeholders, or a customer service role by email, telephone and face to face (business to business desirable)
Proficient in using IT systems (Client Relationships Management is desirable)
Confident user of MS Office
Working to tight deadlines where high levels of accuracy are required
A track record of delivering against performance objectives 
About Us

At QA, we believe the future belongs to organisations that are able to learn, master and apply new skills at pace and scale. As the largest tech training company in the UK and the fastest-growing in the US, we partner with 96% of the FTSE and most of the Fortune 500. We have served over 4,000 customers and 1+ million learners since 1985.  

We believe skills alone aren’t enough, but need to be applied back to the business in order to effect change. We do this through tailored learning programmes that connect learning across an organisation’s siloes, create continuity for learners, and feature collaborative, cohort-based modalities to apply skills at pace and at scale. Our unique end-to-end learning solution draws from deep expertise across apprenticeships, instructor-led training, and self-paced learning. 

QA is headquartered in London and New York. Learn more at QA.com.  

Down time

Taking time for ourselves is so important these days which is why we dedicate some of our benefits to support your health & wellbeing. These include: 27 days holiday each year, holiday buying scheme, Medicash plan, Gympass, Cycle to Work scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, and 2 days per year charity leave.

 How we’ll help with finance matters

In addition to pension, group income protection and life assurance, QA are offering you an annual pay review, access to our employee discounts benefit hub with hundreds of deals and savings on goods and experiences, season ticket loan, tech scheme and an employee referral scheme.

 Personal growth

Learning and opportunity is at the core of what we do – and that applies to you too!

You’ll have the unique opportunity to develop your skills on our QA authored courses in the latest tech (you’ll get 3 training days/year to do this). Or perhaps you’d like to enrol on a Degree or Masters programme to enhance your skillset or learn new things.

Our people

We are an equal opportunity employer, focused on promoting a welcoming and inclusive environment. We embrace diversity, welcome applications from all candidates and aim to support the career growth of everyone. This means no matter what your gender, age, ethnicity, beliefs, or sexual preference, or if you are disabled or a carer, we welcome you and the alternative perspectives you bring to our diverse family. We’re proud of the progress we’ve achieved over the last few years to build an inclusive culture and celebrate our diversity – our rankings on The Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List are a testament to this.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. All applicants with a disability who fulfil the role criteria will be progressed to the next stage of the process. Please let us know what reasonable adjustment, if any, you require.

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