Membership Sales Consultant

Are you fit for Virgin Active……Full Time?

Do you have a flair for sales and a passion for health & fitness? Would you like to work for one of the most prestigious names around, in a customer focused environment where you’ll have every chance to enrich people’s lives? Then consider a move to Virgin Active Health Clubs.

Are you polite, passionate and proactive – someone who goes the extra mile to help others and dedicated to delivering an unforgettable member experience? All our Sales People receive training which is accredited by the Institute for Sales and Marketing Management (ISMM), with full support from our in-house Sales Training Team.

The gig….

• You will be responsible for generating prospects and members through building relationships both inside and outside the club. It’s a role where your impressive understanding of the local market and your engaging personality will have every chance to shine, by networking with business and local organisations, promoting your Health Club and the brand.

• Be pro-active to contribute the highest sales performance level in order for the membership sales team as a whole to achieve the minimum requirement of a monthly budget performance.

• Product knowledge Is essential in the role so working with all departments within your club Is key to upskill yourself .

• Support and work with marketing strategies, KPI’s and initiatives throughout the club; whilst liaising with all other departments (particularly fitness) to integrate the selling process with the prospect/member.

• Attend and work in accordance to our Virgin Active Sales Academy Training Programme. To be responsible for own development and hit the ground running in new initiatives.

• Deliver excellent customer service to our new and existing members at all times. Being an ambassador of the brand by wearing the uniform and selling with integrity to our Virgin brand standards

• We’ll reward you with a basic salary and uncapped commission structure too, whilst our generous benefits include free health club membership for you and a friend. What’s more, each year, our top sales performers get to go on an all-expenses trip of a lifetime to Las Vegas!

What we can’t live without…

You’re a team player, well organised and an excellent communicator, comfortable building rapport with regular visitors and creating a First Class impression.

• Strong communication skills and experience in a customer facing environment, able to respond appropriately & professionally to everyone you interact with in all manners, including face to face, over the phone & via email.

• Previous experience of working in a fast paced environment, with the ability to remain calm under pressure and work politely and efficiently in all situations.

• Excellent organisational skills, with a keen eye for detail and strong numeracy & literacy skills.

• Proficiency in using a computer with the confidence to learn new systems & databases quickly.

Your commitment….

This role is FULL TIME, working 40+ per week. Flexibility is required to meet the needs of the business; specific shift patterns include earlies (9am -6pm) & lates (12pm-9pm) and weekends (9am-6pm) & lates (10am-7pm).

With Virgin Active Health Clubs being top of the innovation game and challenging the norm at every opportunity, our recruitment process is no different. If you are successful at initial application stage, the next part to our recruitment process will be a video interview! The selection process will include you staring in your own video; telling us why you should be part of the Virgin Active membership team, an assessment day where you get to meet like-minded people, take part in activities and some dedicated time to talk about the most important subject in the world; you!