Training Sales Executive

Company Outline

Job Role: Training Sales Executive

Location: Hybrid/London (one day a week)

Salary: £32,130 per annum + up to £10,000 Commission

Contract Type: Full time, permanent

What We Can Offer You: 25 Days Annual Leave (Pro-Rata for Part-time and Fixed-Term Roles), Additional Holiday Purchase, Hybrid Working, Life Assurance, Vitality Private Healthcare, Subsidised Gym Memberships, Cycle to Work scheme, Discount Vouchers and Access to Wellbeing Resources

Why do we want you?

Bond Solon, part of Wilmington Plc, is looking for an ambitious, people-focused Sales Training Consultant to join our growing team.

If you're someone who enjoys connecting with people, uncovering opportunities and building long-term professional relationships, this could be the perfect next step in your sales career.

Whether you've already gained some experience in B2B sales or you're looking to build on a strong commercial foundation, we'll give you the platform to develop, succeed and grow.

You'll work with highly respected professionals across the legal, medical and surveying sectors, helping them access training solutions that support their careers, strengthen their expertise and make a real impact within their industries.

This isn't a "hard sell" environment. We're looking for someone who is naturally curious, enjoys meaningful conversations and takes the time to understand what clients really need. You'll become a trusted advisor, building credibility, creating value and developing relationships that deliver long-term success for both our customers and Bond Solon.

You'll play a key role in expanding Bond Solon's reach by building genuine professional connections, identifying opportunities through referrals, industry networks and partnerships, and introducing our market-leading training solutions to new audiences. You'll have the freedom to build your own network, create opportunities and establish yourself as a trusted contact within the sectors we serve.

Your ability to build relationships, spot commercial opportunities and connect the right people with the right solutions will directly contribute to Bond Solon's continued success as the market leader in expert witness training and professional support.

Please note: To complete your application, you will be redirected to Wilmington plc’s career site. At Wilmington plc, we celebrate individuality and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. As a Disability Confident employer, we shortlist all applicants who meet the essential role criteria and guarantee an interview for candidates with disabilities who meet these criteria. For reasonable adjustments or to apply under our interview guarantee scheme, please use the contact details provided once you have clicked “ apply”!

Job purpose, tasks and responsibilities

In this consultative 360-degree sales role, you'll help drive revenue growth by introducing Bond Solon's market-leading expert witness training programmes to new and existing customers. You'll partner with individual experts and professional organisations, taking the time to understand their goals, challenges and development needs before recommending tailored learning solutions that genuinely add value.

You will be responsible for

• Building new business opportunities through proactive outreach, networking, referrals, relationship building and professional engagement.
• Owning the full customer journey, from initial conversations and discovery through to solution recommendation, negotiation and closing.
• Developing trusted relationships with professional experts, senior stakeholders and key decision-makers across a range of industries.
• Growing existing accounts by identifying opportunities to introduce additional training and development solutions.
• Taking a consultative approach to uncover client needs and recommend tailored solutions that support their professional development objectives.
• Working closely with existing clients to identify networking opportunities, conferences, industry events and publications that can generate valuable new introductions.
• Acting as an ambassador for Bond Solon and building our reputation across professional communities and networks.
• Collaborating with marketing to maximise the impact of campaigns, events, content and inbound enquiries.
• Maintaining accurate customer and sales records using CRM systems.
• Working alongside colleagues across the wider business to identify and maximise commercial growth opportunities.
• Delivering an outstanding customer experience that creates long-term relationships and repeat business.

What's the Best Thing About This Role?

This is a fantastic opportunity to build a successful career in consultative sales while working with some of the UK's most respected professionals across the legal, medical and surveying sectors.

No two days are the same. You'll combine relationship building, business development, networking, account management and strategic conversations, giving you exposure to every aspect of commercial sales. You'll have the autonomy to build your own portfolio, develop a strong professional network and make a visible impact on the growth of the business.

If you're motivated by personal success, career progression and unlimited opportunities to learn, you'll thrive in this environment. As part of a respected market-leading brand, you'll gain valuable commercial experience, develop highly transferable skills and create exciting opportunities for your future career.

What's the Most Challenging Thing About This Role?

Success in this role requires resilience, self-motivation and strong organisation. You'll be managing multiple conversations, opportunities and client relationships simultaneously while working in a dynamic, target-driven environment.

You'll need to balance proactive business development with delivering an exceptional customer experience, ensuring every interaction creates value and strengthens long-term relationships.

You'll also need the confidence to engage with senior decision-makers, ask insightful questions and adapt your approach to different personalities, professions and industries.

Essential and desirable capabilities

To be successful in this role, you must have/ be:

• Sales experience, ideally within a B2B, professional services or customer-facing commercial environment.
• A genuine passion for consultative selling and building long-term professional relationships.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to engage with doctors, solicitors, surveyors and other senior professionals.
• The ability to build credibility and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders and decision-makers, including Heads of Department.
• Experience, or a genuine enthusiasm for developing skills in, outbound prospecting, networking and business development.
• Strong relationship-building, influencing and negotiation skills.
• A commercially curious mindset with a desire to understand customers, their challenges and their ambitions.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.
• The confidence to clearly articulate value, build engagement and influence decision-making both verbally and in writing.

To be successful in this role, it would be great if you have:

• Experience selling into professional services markets.
• Experience in training, education or professional development sales.
• A background in legal training, compliance or related professional services sectors.
• Familiarity with Salesforce systems and sales engagement tools.
• Experience working within a consultative or solution-based sales environment.

We know it’s not a skill, but the successful candidate must have permission to work in the role’s location by the start of their employment.

Before you go....

For more than 25 years, Bond Solon has supported clients with skills and knowledge to comply with the law and to achieve their purpose. We’re proud to be part of Wilmington PLC’s training and education division, so if you’re looking for variety, innovation and purpose, you’ll find them all and more here.

Join us and do Work That Means Something

At Wilmington plc, we help global customers to do the right business in the right way - providing trusted data, insights, and education to navigate the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) landscape.

When you join us, you’ll not only make a real difference for our customers, you’ll also enjoy flexibility through hybrid working and benefit from a wide range of learning, career, and development opportunities.

Whether you're just starting out, returning to work after a break, or looking to take your next step, you’ll be doing work with meaning.

Join us and make a real difference. Click on “ APPLY” today!

The Legal Bit!

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this role. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

*Please note that this role may remain advertised until an offer of employment has been made.

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