South Asia Sales Manager, REDWOOD PUBLISHING RECRUITMENT

Guardian Jobs; London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A London-based publishing company is seeking a South Asia Sales Manager to promote their academic and professional products. The ideal candidate will have strong consultative sales skills and a proven track record in business development within diverse markets, particularly South Asia. This role allows for a hybrid working arrangement, combining office presence and remote work, offering an exciting opportunity for professional growth in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Well-developed consultative sales skills.
• Significant experience of selling academic or professional content.
• Experience of managing third-party stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Close direct and indirect sales to institutions, libraries, and academics.
• Develop new business strategies for growth in the assigned territories.
• Attend key industry events including bookfairs and conferences.

Skills

Consultative Sales

Negotiation

Presentation

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Cultural Awareness

Relationship Management

Project Management

Education

Significant experience in sales of academic or professional content

Tools

CRM databases including SalesForce

MS Office (Excel, MS Teams)

Job description

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Do you have demonstrable experience of selling online and print products in the academic and professional sector across South Asia and experience of selling to a diverse set of markets?

Our client, a London-based publisher in the professional sector, is looking to appoint an experienced Sales Manager to take responsibility for the sales of their book, journal and training programmes in this busy territory. In this role, you will close direct and indirect sales to institutions and consortia, libraries and academics to achieve agreed business targets. Attendance at key industry events including bookfairs and library conferences will be important. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, with 3 days in the London office and 2 days working from home.

Working with the Sales Director, you will develop new business strategies for the growth of online and print content across academic and professional sectors in the assigned territories.

We are looking for a candidate with:

• Well-developed consultative sales skills
• Excellent negotiation, presentation, and communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and cultural awareness skills
• Excellent relationship management skills
• Highly proficient with MS Office including Excel, MS Teams
• Good knowledge of CRM databases including SalesForce
• Experience of managing third-party stakeholders
• Very organized with excellent project management skills
• Significant experience of selling academic or professional content
• Proven new business development track record
• Significant knowledge of selling to the South Asia markets
  
  
  

This is a fantastic opportunity to hone your business development skills and experience with an established successful company.

If this position is a good match for your experience and you would like to find out more, please send your CV and a short cover note outlining your salary expectations to: [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Advertising Services

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