International Education Sales Executive

Cambridge University Press & Assessment; Hartford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave plus bank hols

Private medical and Permanent Health保险

Discretionary annual bonus

Group personal pension scheme

Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary

Green travel schemes

Job summary

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is seeking a proactive sales professional to promote Cambridge International Education publications across Northern Europe. You will build strong customer relationships, manage the Cambridge Pathway offer, and deliver engaging presentations to distributors, booksellers and schools.

Responsibilities include CRM management, data analysis for events and training, and representing Cambridge at external events.

Qualifications

• Experience in selling Cambridge International Education publications or similar educational publishing.
• Ability to build strong relationships with distributors, booksellers and schools.
• Strong communication and presentation skills in English and another European language.

Responsibilities

• Proactively promote and sell Cambridge International Education publications to distributors and schools across Northern Europe.
• Build and develop strong relationships with customers and support those purchasing Cambridge Pathway publications.
• Manage the Cambridge Pathway offer, including managing prospective schools, school approvals and onboarding meetings, and delivering presentations.
• Manage and maintain CRM systems and records relating to Cambridge Pathway and publications.
• Contribute to strategic planning and analyse data to support events and training organization.
• Represent Cambridge at Cambridge-hosted and external events and support the Senior Regional Manager in implementing Cambridge's business strategy across Northern Europe.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer relationships

English language

Other European language

Tools

CRM systems

MS Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Proactively promote and sell Cambridge International Education publications to distributors and schools across Northern Europe. Build and develop strong relationships with customers and support those purchasing Cambridge International Education publications (e.g. distributors, booksellers and schools). Proactively manage the Cambridge Pathway offer, including managing prospective schools, conducting school approval visits and onboarding meetings, responding to customer enquiries, and delivering presentations about Cambridge Pathway and the markets. Manage and maintain CRM systems and records relating to Cambridge Pathway and publications. Contribute to strategic planning Analyse data to support event and training organisation. Represent Cambridge at Cambridge-hosted and external events. Support the Senior Regional Manager in implementing Cambridge's business strategy across Northern Europe.

Have experience in sales and demonstrate a positive, proactive attitude. Be confident in building strong relationships with customers and understanding their needs. Enjoy meeting customers face-to-face or online and delivering presentations. Be willing to learn, take on new challenges and explore new opportunities. Be able to manage a variety of tasks effectively, sometimes under pressure. Have knowledge of the Cambridge Pathway and Cambridge International Education publications. Have strong communication skills in English and at least one other European language. Be well organised, detail-oriented and responsive, with the ability to manage competing priorities. Be confident using IT tools, including MS Word, Excel and Outlook, and enjoy working collaboratively as part of a team. We are a Disability Confident (DC) employer that is committed to equality and inclusion ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. The DC scheme's Offer of an Interview commitment applies to applicants who opt in, and disclose a disability or a long-term health condition, and who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. In instances where interviewing all qualifying candidates is not practicable and/or appropriate, we prioritise those who best meet the minimum criteria, as we would for applicants who do not have a disability or long-term health condition.

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge., If you are shortlisted and progressed through the stages, you can expect:

Interview process

• Face-to-face interview in Cambridge
• A role related task/presentation

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process due to a disability or a long-term health condition, there will be an opportunity for you to inform us via the online application form. We will do our best to accommodate your needs. Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry. Please note, Cambridge University Press & Assessment is unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker Visa route as it does not meet the minimum skill requirements.

Why join us Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You will belong to a collaborative team that is exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it is safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background. We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Green travel schemes