Group Commercial Director

BSC Education – Group Commercial Director

Location: Hybrid/Flexible
Salary: £75,000-£85,000 + commission

BSC Education is an industry leader in English Language Programmes, Teacher Training and Professional Development. With colleges across the UK in key locations such as London, Brighton, Manchester, York and Edinburgh, they are well placed to offer training to both international and UK based organisations. This includes options for accommodation and different courses to cater to the needs of the customers. They pride themselves on being experts in their field, offering cutting edge courses including using up to date technology and teaching/coaching methods. BSC Education have a strong track record delivering courses and training to some of the most reputable companies and education partners worldwide.

The Group Commercial Director will sit on the Main Board of BSC Education Group, with accountability for the long term strategy and pipeline for the various channels in the organisation, reporting on a weekly basis to the MD. The role is designed to work closely with other members of the board on the overall vision of the organisation, evaluating CRM data and acting to identify sales channels in new and existing products and regions. The post holder will have direct reports including the Global Director of Sales, Director of Admissions and Accommodation and Regional Director of Sales (Professional Development). The post holder will work collaboratively with their team to ensure a best in class sales process, with full financial accountability for negotiations with partners. Account management of new partners plays a pivotal part in the success of this role with travel expected to meet and engage with them and potential partners of the future.

The individual has full line management responsibility for the commercial and sales teams, holding regular meetings with the various parts of the organisation. The training and talent pipelines throughout the organisation need to be regularly updated, leading to relentless sales performance and a strong team culture.

The post holder will play an active role in partnering other areas of the organisation including the marketing, admissions, strategy and academic teams.

The role offers hybrid and flexible working from any of the 5 UK locations, but will require travel throughout the UK and internationally.

For more information about this role or a copy of the candidate information pack, please get in contact with BSC’s retained partners, James Gregory james.gregory@mrgglobal.com or Hannah Searle hannah.searle@mrgglobal.com at The Management Recruitment Group (MRG).