Sales Manager - Education

Cambridge Education Group; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in education is seeking a Sales Manager to join their Digital Sales team. This permanent, full-time position involves leading a sales team, meeting ambitious targets, and utilizing a consultative sales approach. The ideal candidate will have strong commercial sales skills and experience in the higher education sector, with a hybrid working policy in place.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance Cover

Perkbox (discount platform)

Salary sacrifice Car Leasing Scheme via Tusker

Salary sacrifice Cycle to Work scheme

Salary sacrifice Technology Purchasing Scheme

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Mental Health & Wellness Champions

25% discount on Master’s degrees with CEG Digital Partner Universities

Royal London salary sacrifice pension scheme

Enhanced holiday entitlement: 25 days plus UK bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience managing a sales team.
• Proven track record in sales within the education sector is desirable.
• Ability to meet KPIs and increase sales revenue.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of sales professionals to achieve growth targets.
• Coach and develop team members to improve sales skills.
• Utilize a consultative sales process to secure customer commitment.

Skills

Commercial sales skills

Team motivation

Consultative sales process

Tools

CRM systems

Office 365

HubSpot

Job description

Job Title: Sales Manager - Education

We are currently seeking new Sales Managers - Education (internally known as Student Recruitment Managers) to join our Digital Sales team.

The Sales Manager (Education) will lead a team of sales professionals to achieve growth targets with our partners. Utilizing a consultative sales process, they will coach and develop their team, balancing product knowledge with traditional sales skills to secure customer commitment. We seek energetic individuals who can motivate their team and improve core sales skills.

In a dynamic market, we aim to attract candidates with strong commercial sales skills applicable to a service and educational environment. The ideal candidate will have experience in a fast-paced sales setting with a proven track record of meeting ambitious sales targets through team efforts. Experience in student recruitment is desirable.

This is a permanent, full-time position with a hybrid working policy. The sales team currently attends our Head Office in Cambridge two days per week (Tuesdays and Thursdays).

Salary: £44,522 + on-target bonus potential of £21,000

Application deadline: 8^th June 2025

Required Experience:

• Managing a sales team (essential)
• Working in sales within the higher education sector (desirable)
• Meeting KPIs and increasing sales revenue (essential)
• Proficiency with CRM systems and Office 365 packages (essential)
• Use of HubSpot (desirable)

Note: We may conduct interviews as applications are received, and the vacancy may close earlier than the specified deadline. Please apply promptly to be considered.

Benefits:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance Cover
• Perkbox (discount platform)
• Salary sacrifice Car Leasing Scheme via Tusker
• Salary sacrifice Cycle to Work scheme
• Salary sacrifice Technology Purchasing Scheme
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Mental Health & Wellness Champions
• 25% discount on Master’s degrees with CEG Digital Partner Universities
• Royal London salary sacrifice pension scheme (currently 5% employee, 3% employer contributions)
• Enhanced holiday entitlement: 25 days plus UK bank holidays