Inside Sales Executive / Sr Executive

Next Education India; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Next Education India Pvt Ltd is seeking an Inside Sales Executive for IELTS (NextIELTS) to convert prospective student enquiries into paid enrolments. The role requires strong communication, a consultative sales approach, and effective lead management.

Work arrangement includes both office and home options based on suitability. The candidate will handle inbound enquiries, counsel students, follow up on leads via multiple channels, and strive to meet monthly sales targets in a target-driven

Qualifications

• Experience in inside sales or education counselling.
• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle objections and close sales confidently.
• Strong follow-up, negotiation and lead management skills with CRM.
• Self-motivated, organized and result-oriented with sales targets.

Responsibilities

• Handle inbound enquiries and counsel prospective students about IELTS preparation courses.
• Understand students’ requirements and recommend suitable courses.
• Follow up with leads through calls, WhatsApp, email and other communication channels.
• Convert enquiries into paid course enrolments and achieve monthly sales targets.
• Handle objections, negotiate effectively and close sales.
• Maintain accurate lead details, follow-up schedules and sales pipeline records in the CRM.
• Build positive relationships with prospective students and ensure a smooth enrolment experience.
• Track lead conversion performance and consistently improve sales outcomes.

Skills

Inside sales

Telesales

Education counselling

CRM familiarity

Lead management

Negotiation

Communication skills

Target driven

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Inside Sales Executive IELTS (NextIELTS)

Company: Next Education India Pvt Ltd
Employment Type: Full-time
Work Mode: Work from Office / Work from Home, based on candidate suitability

Job Summary

NextIELTS is looking for a proactive, target-driven Inside Sales Executive to convert prospective student enquiries into paid IELTS course enrolments. The ideal candidate should have strong communication skills, a consultative sales approach and the ability to manage leads effectively and achieve enrolment targets.

We are open to candidates who prefer working from home, as well as candidates willing to work from the office.

Job Roles & Responsibilities

• Handle inbound enquiries and counsel prospective students about IELTS preparation courses.
• Understand students’ requirements and recommend suitable courses.
• Follow up with leads through calls, WhatsApp, email and other communication channels.
• Convert enquiries into paid course enrolments and achieve monthly sales targets.
• Handle objections, negotiate effectively and close sales.
• Maintain accurate lead details, follow-up schedules and sales pipeline records in the CRM.
• Build positive relationships with prospective students and ensure a smooth enrolment experience.
• Track lead conversion performance and consistently improve sales outcomes.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Experience in inside sales, telesales, education counselling or business development.
• Excellent verbal communication, interpersonal and persuasion skills.
• Ability to handle objections and close sales confidently.
• Strong follow-up, negotiation and lead management skills.Comfortable working with sales targets and CRM systems.
• Self-motivated, organised and result-oriented.

Preferred Experience

• Prior experience selling IELTS courses, English-language training, test preparation programmes or other educational courses is an advantage.
• Candidates with a proven track record of converting education leads into paid enrolments will be preferred.

Work Mode

Work from Office and Work from Home candidates may apply, subject to the company's working arrangements and performance expectations.