Commercial Training Manager in Frimley

• Job Title: Academy Manager
• Job Type: Permanent
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week
• Location: Frimley, Surrey/ Hybrid
• Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 depending on experience

We currently have an exciting opportunity at SGS for anAcademy Manager to join our highly successful certification division.

SGS are the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company.

We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.

We deliver services that touch every part of human activity and improve millions of lives - from ensuring the safety of food, clothing, transportation, and medicine to better testing in the nuclear industry. Whatever your role, you will make an important contribution to delivering safer products, better services and keeping society connected.

At SGS, we believe in rewarding our employees for their hard work and commitment. As part of our team, you would be eligible for:

• Performance related bonus (discretionary and subject to eligibility criteria)
• Private medical cover (subject to eligibility criteria)
• Competitive pension scheme + Life Assurance
• Generous Annual Leave allowance (increasing with service) plus bank holidays.
• An additional day off for your birthday
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Retailer Discounts
• Access to electric vehicle leasing scheme (subject to eligibility criteria)
• Enhanced maternity/paternity and adoption pay.
• Length of Service Awards
• Christmas Vouchers
• Health & Wellbeing initiatives

SGS are looking for an experienced and commercially astute manager, to head up it’s training business in the UK.

As Academy manager you will be responsible for managing the SGS training Business in the UK, ensuring budget requirements are achieved. As part of the role, you will set and implement strategies for the business, develop and maintain commercial / sales activity and manage delivery to ensure qualitative and financial target compliance.

Responsibilities include:

Managing the Academy Business

• All line management responsibilities for the Academy team, including managing day-to-day activities of tutors, sales and operations team
• Effective development and delivery of training programmes, in-line with necessary standards.
• Resource planning to ensure that adequate tutor resources are available for the current and planned course portfolio

Set and implement strategies for the UK Academy Business

• Develop and manage a strategy of strategic partnership so they contribute to the UK growth and present a win-win benefits for all parties
• Drive the business development, opportunities, ideas and growth of the Academy in the UK

Develop and maintain commercial / sales activity to meet budget requirements

• Working with UK Sales and Marketing teams to ensure sufficient activities take place to develop the SGS Academy Brand and influence pipeline of opportunities.
• Manage direct sales enquiries to support business growth.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you will have previous experience working in a similar role with commercial training / solutions

• Experience of managing people in a commercial environment
• Experience of writing tenders and client proposals
• Experienced in control of profit and loss accounts

Desirable

• Have an understanding of latest training delivery concepts
• Professional teaching / training qualification

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.

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