Manager, Growth & Partnership

Educational Initiatives (EI); Chennai District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Educational Initiatives (EI) in Chennai is seeking a Manager, Growth Partnerships to lead acquisition of new schools and manage key accounts in the region.

You will forecast sales, coordinate with inside sales and marketing teams, and ensure product adoption and timely receivables from schools. The role requires 4–5 years in direct sales, willingness to travel, and strong Excel/PowerPoint skills.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of direct sales experience (the role requires 3+ years in direct sales as per listing).
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel within the region.
• Proven ability to meet revenue targets and interact with schools directly.
• Proficient in MS Excel, Word, and PPT; ability to create compelling product consultations.

Responsibilities

• Acquire new schools in the designated territory.
• Manage key school accounts and consult with stakeholders (management, principals, teachers, parents, students).
• Forecast annual/quarterly/monthly sales goals with Sales leadership.
• Ensure services are delivered efficiently and product usage at schools is effective.
• Maintain quick response times to schools by coordinating with internal teams.
• Coordinate with Inside Sales to act on leads and drive closures.
• Meticulously track sales activities in CRM.
• Own all information for schools in the territory.
• Share market learnings with Product and Marketing teams.
• Ensure timely receivables collection from schools.

Skills

Direct Sales

Presentation skills

Education

Graduate/Post Graduate/MBA

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Summary

Manager, Growth Partnerships (Chennai )

Responsibilities

• Responsible for acquisition of new schools in the designated territory.
• Key account management of schools through relationship building and providing product consultation to key stakeholders (management, principal, teachers, parents, students).
• Support Sales leadership in forecasting annual, quarterly and monthly sales goals
• Ensure that all services are delivered efficiently and product usage at schools are effective.
• Ensure minimum response time to schools by coordinating with internal teams.
• Coordinating with the Inside Sales Team to act upon the Leads generated and work towards closure
• Need to be meticulous in terms of regularly keeping track of Sales activities in CRM
• Responsible for all the information regarding the Schools assigned in the designated territory.
• Be cognizant of market and competitor intelligence. Share market learnings with Product and Marketing teams
• Ensure timely collection of receivables from schools

Requirements

• Graduate/Post Graduate/MBA in any discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Direct Sales.
• Extensive experience of travel and knowledge of the region would be a distinct advantage.
• Experience of achieving revenue target and interaction with clients (schools) directly
• Proficient in MS Excel, Word and PPT; Good Presentation skills

Experience

4-5 years

Job Type

Full time

Location

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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