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Region, taking responsibility for ensuring that all aspects of the scheme are adhered to and customers receive the correct customer outcome.\nTo facilitate and deliver new Funeral Plan Consultant induction training as required under the T&C scheme, training and authorising new Funeral Plan Consultants to required standards.\nConduct and document observations and role plays, providing constructive feedback and highlighting areas for development and business improvement whilst ensuring the sales process is followed.\nEnsure sufficient business outcomes are achieved to evidence ongoing competence.\nConduct 121s with authorised sellers to discuss performance and KPI’s, develop colleagues skills, manage risks and drive better customer outcomes.\nProvide coaching and development to branch colleagues improve customer outcomes and achieve business objectives.\nMonitor regional pre-need complaints, cancellations, survey feedback and mystery shops.\nConsistently demonstrate TCF and good Conduct Risk behaviours by placing the customer’s best interest at the heart of everything you do.\nResponsible for adherence to compliant process within all sales.\nMaintain comprehensive contact reports and meeting notes and ensure distribution to relevant parties.\nWOULD SUIT SOMEONE WHO\nHas worked in a regulated regional sales environment previously and is passionate about growing sales through providing correct customer outcomes.\nIs well organised with excellent time management skills and thrives in a field-based role with extensive travel.\nEnjoys training and coaching to help improve the sales capabilities of teams and enable them to achieve goals.\nIs able to communicate and collaborate effectively with various stakeholders, building and maintaining strong relationships to achieve business objectives.\nHas great attention to detail and record keeping, and is capable of analysing sales data, identifying trends and momentum, with the ability to draw conclusions and take appropriate action.\nKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED\nExperience\nExperience working in a regulated sales environment is advantageous but not essential.\nAbility to grow sales whilst ensuring correct customer outcomes are achieved.\nAbility to coach, train and develop colleagues to improve performance with accurate record keeping.\nExcellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to collaborate with all levels of a business effectively.\nUnderstanding of a funeral director environment is desirable as well as having great sensitivity to customer interactions.\nExceptional planning, prioritisation, and time management skills.\nEducation/ Qualification\nNot essential for the role \nTechnical\nVery well-developed PC skills: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Internet Explorer, Teams etc.\nGeneral\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex sales concepts clearly and concisely.\nRequirement for extensive travel and flexibility in working hours\nAlways put the customers first, showing consideration of Consumer Duty and display principles of TCF. Strong commercial awareness and an appreciation for the strategic and operational needs of the business.\nA proactive, pragmatic, and solutions-focused mindset. \nA collaborative team player who contributes positively to the culture and performance of the wider legal and property teams.\nWhat We Offer\nAnnual salary of up to £42,000.\n£4,000 annual car allowance.\n25 days annual leave + bank holidays.\nBUPA private healthcare (Self).\nCompany pension, life assurance, and employee assistance programme.\nAnnual company bonus.\nFull training and support from regional and central teams.\nWhat are the next steps?\nIf this sounds like the right role for you and you’re ready to bring care and professionalism to an essential service, simply click the ‘apply’ button. A member of our Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch to guide you through the next steps.\nWhy Life Services Group\nLife Services Group exists to help every family in Britain navigate the hardest moments of life. We bring together trusted names across funeral services, crematoria and cemeteries, legal services, direct cremation and wills, including Dignity Funeral Directors, CMG, Simplicity Cremations, Dignity Legal Services and Farewill, so families can get more of the support they need in one place.\nOur ambition is to support one in three families across the UK as they plan for, navigate and deal with death. We want to set a new standard for care, service and simplicity across the sector.\nDeath is part of life, and being there for families when it matters is what we do. That means making difficult moments feel more supported, more straightforward and more human.\nWe are building a modern group that supports families at every stage, from planning ahead with wills and funeral plans, to arranging a funeral, cremation or burial, and managing probate afterwards. This is a defining moment for our business. With stronger foundations, clearer strategy and real momentum, we can change end-of-life care for the better. We are modernising how we work, investing in our colleagues and technology, and helping more families than any one brand could alone.\nWherever you work in Life Services Group, in one of our local teams, specialist brands or group functions, you’ll be part of work with meaningful purpose. You will help families through some of life’s hardest and most important moments.\nAcross all our brands, we want colleagues to grow with us through better training, stronger support, modern tools and clearer opportunities to build skills and confidence. You’ll be part of teams who care deeply about what they do, look out for each other and take pride in doing work that matters.\nYou will also help shape the future of end-of-life care. 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