Regional Sales Manager (Education) - Central Region

Location: Home-based within the Midlands, East Anglia and M4 Corridor Region, including Birmingham, the West and East Midlands, East Anglia, Essex and key centres along the M4 Corridor. Regular travel to schools, colleges, customer locations and hirify.global offices is required. Candidates must hold a full UK driving licence and be able to travel extensively throughout the region.

Salary: £72,600–£82,600 per year

Company

hirify.global provides academic qualifications, examinations, training and support services to schools, colleges and educators across the UK.

What you will do

• Lead, coach and develop a regional team of Account Managers.
• Drive regional sales, gross profit, customer retention and customer experience performance.
• Build relationships with schools, colleges, multi-academy trusts and other education stakeholders.
• Use sales, market and customer insight to support forecasting, decision-making and sales effectiveness.
• Manage regional resources, operational expenses, recruitment, succession planning and performance management.
• Contribute to commercial strategy, leadership initiatives, campaigns, exhibitions and special projects.

Requirements

• Experience leading, coaching and developing sales or customer-facing teams.
• Consultative, collaborative and customer-centric approach to sales and relationship management.
• Experience using data, performance measures and business insight to drive results.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel extensively across the region.
• Experience with B2B sales leadership, education stakeholders or geographically dispersed teams is desirable.

Culture & Benefits

• 35-hour working week with 25 days of annual leave, bank holidays and additional Christmas closure days.
• Contributory pension scheme with combined contributions of up to 18.5%.
• Private medical insurance and access to a Health Care Cash Reward Plan.
• Electric Vehicle Leasing Scheme and up to five paid volunteering days per year.
• Professional development, career progression and the opportunity to shape a newly formed regional structure.
• Inclusive workplace focused on respect, collaboration, development and equal access to opportunities.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV, cover letter outlining motivations and transferable skills, and application questions.
• Complete a recruiter pre-screening call followed by a first-stage Teams interview.
• Attend a final face-to-face assessment including a presentation exercise.