Sales Manager

Manchester, North West England, United Kingdom The Growth Company The Growth Company's (GC) Employment team have a rewarding opportunity for a Sales Manager to join the Jobs Guarantee programme.

Support Young People to gain valuable work experience.

The Jobs Guarantee is a government-backed programme designed to help young people aged 18 to 24 overcome long-term unemployment. Through fully funded, six-month paid placements, participants gain valuable work experience, training, mentoring, and tailored support to help them build confidence, develop new skills, and move into sustainable employment. Placements are paid at the National Minimum Wage for up to 25 hours per week. Employers taking part gain the chance to reduce recruitment costs, bring in fresh ideas and develop talent for the future.

Please note that this role is being advertised subject to contract award, until an outcome is confirmed, your application will be treated as speculative.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and motivate a high-performing team to achieve contract, recruitment and employment outcome targets.
• Maximise the placement and sustainment of individuals into both temporary and permanent employment opportunities.
• Develop strong employer relationships to meet recruitment needs and generate suitable vacancies.
• Create and maintain a sales-focused, results-driven culture across the service.
• Identify and secure large employer accounts, developing opportunities through networking and social media activity.
• Oversee the delivery of high-quality, compliant services that meet operational and contractual requirements.
• Manage performance, data integrity, employment law compliance and data security standards.
• Support the financial performance of the service, including budgets, income targets, productivity and cost management where applicable.

About You:

• You are a confident and experienced people manager with a track record of leading successful teams.
• You are results-driven and thrive in a target-focused and performance-led environment.
• You have experience within recruitment, employment services or a similar sales-focused sector.
• You are highly resilient and able to remain effective under pressure.
• You take initiative, identify opportunities and drive continuous improvement.
• You are an excellent communicator who can build strong relationships with employers and stakeholders.
• You work collaboratively and contribute positively as part of a wider management team.

Skills Required:

• Proven ability to lead, manage and develop teams to achieve challenging targets and KPIs.
• Experience of people management and delivering measurable performance outcomes.
• Strong sales, business development and employer engagement skills.
• Ability to analyse, interpret and manage management information with a high level of accuracy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting to employers and stakeholders.
• Good understanding of the employment sector, local labour market and employment legislation.
• Understanding of financial information, budgeting and performance management.
• Strong ICT skills, including the use of databases, reporting systems and Microsoft Office applications.

We are currently unable to provide sponsorship for work permits or visas. Therefore, we can only consider candidates who already have the legal right to work in the UK.

Artificial intelligence can assist you during the application process, but every example and statement you include must be honest, accurate, and based on your own real experiences. If plagiarism is detected, meaning you present someone else's ideas or experiences, or AI-generated content, as your own, your application may be withdrawn, and internal applicants could face disciplinary action.

At GC, safeguarding the welfare of all individuals including vulnerable adults and young people is a top priority, and we expect all staff to uphold this standard. All appointments follow Safer Recruitment Procedures, including a DBS check carried out by Due Diligence Limited (DDC Ltd), at no cost to the successful candidate.

Please note: It is a legal offence to apply for a role involving regulated activity if you are on the Barred List.

We are committed to increasing workforce diversity and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the essential criteria and either have a disability or are from a diverse ethnic community.

If this applies to you, you can request consideration under this scheme during the application process. Your request will be shared only with the Hiring Manager and Internal Recruitment Team.

We also aim to make our recruitment process inclusive and accessible. If you need reasonable adjustments or have any general enquiries at any stage or the recruitment process, please contact [email removed] or call us on [phone removed].

Examples include:

• Meeting the hiring manager or touring the venue in advance.
• Extra time for tasks.
• Interview questions shared beforehand.
• Accessibility software or equipment for assessments.

We're proud to support the Ban the Box campaign, which helps people with convictions access job opportunities. As part of this, we've removed questions about convictions from the initial application stage.

GC is committed to fostering a culture of flexibility and agile working. Many roles will increasingly support full agile arrangements. If you require more permanent flexibility, we encourage you to discuss this during your interview so your request can be considered early in the process.

All GC colleagues will work in line with the Health and Safety at work act and the GC Health and Safety Policy.