At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and deliver learning programmes, provide coaching, and track performance outcomes.
- Company: Join a high-performing commercial workforce in South Tyneside focused on people development.
- Benefits: Enjoy a salary up to £40,000, private healthcare, gym membership, and additional annual leave.
- Other info: The position is office-based and offers an early finish every Friday.
- Why this job: This role offers the chance to influence sales performance and employee development significantly.
- Qualifications: Experience in Learning & Development or Sales Enablement within a B2B environment is required.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 45000 £ per year.
We are seeking an experienced Learning & Development Specialist or Sales Coach to help shape, develop and enhance the capability of a high-performing commercial workforce. This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious business that places people development at the heart of its growth strategy. The successful candidate will play a critical role in improving sales performance, coaching effectiveness and employee development through engaging, measurable learning interventions.
The Role
As Learning & Development Specialist, you'll design, deliver and embed learning programmes that drive commercial performance and improve individual and team capability. Working closely with sales leaders and managers, you'll identify development needs, implement coaching frameworks and ensure colleagues are equipped with the skills, knowledge and behaviours needed to succeed. This is a highly visible role suited to someone who enjoys influencing stakeholders, delivering engaging training and measuring the impact of learning initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and deliver engaging learning and development programmes.
- Provide one-to-one and group coaching to improve performance.
- Develop and maintain onboarding and induction programmes.
- Partner with managers to identify skills gaps and development opportunities.
- Create practical coaching frameworks and learning pathways.
- Support managers in becoming effective coaches and mentors.
- Track learning effectiveness and performance outcomes.
- Use data and insight to continually improve training delivery.
- Promote a culture of continuous learning and accountability.
- Deliver training on:
- Sales techniques and conversion skills
- Product and market knowledge
- Performance improvement
- Communication and behavioural development
About You
- Experience in Learning & Development, Training, Coaching or Sales Enablement.
- Strong background within a B2B sales environment.
- Experience supporting sales performance improvement.
- Excellent facilitation and presentation skills.
- Strong stakeholder management capability.
- Confidence coaching individuals at all levels.
- Ability to use data to drive learning decisions.
- High levels of organization, resilience and initiative.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills.
What's On Offer
- Salary up to £40,000 DOE
- Performance-related bonus
- Private healthcare
- Gym membership
- Additional annual leave benefits
- Employee wellbeing support
- Paid volunteering day
- Regular social events
- Career development opportunities
- Early finish every Friday
- Free onsite parking
Learning & Development Specialist / Sales Coach in South Shields employer: Virtual Hire Staffing
This ambitious business prioritises people development as part of its growth strategy. Located in South Tyneside, it offers perks like private healthcare and a gym membership. The team values continuous learning and accountability, making it an ideal environment for professional growth.
