Sales Manager

GUS Global Services India; Ahmedabad District; Hybrid; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearl Academy in India is seeking a proactive professional to lead the School Connect Program, building relationships with schools, counsellors, and educators to promote Pearl's creative programs and admissions.

The role requires strong communication, networking, event management, and stakeholder engagement to drive school outreach, generate leads, and strengthen Pearl Academy's presence in the education sector. Travel locally for on-site visits and events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications, or a related field.
• Experience in school outreach, institutional partnerships, education marketing, admissions, business development, or student engagement.
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify, map, and establish relationships with schools, principals, career counsellors, teachers, and other key stakeholders.
• Plan and execute school visits, career guidance sessions, workshops, seminars, interactive sessions, and other outreach activities.
• Conduct presentations and awareness sessions to introduce students to creative careers, design education, and Pearl Academy opportunities.
• Generate and nurture prospective student leads through school visits, student interactions, workshops, and other engagement initiatives.
• Build long-term associations with schools to establish Pearl Academy as a preferred destination for creative education.
• Coordinate school-level competitions, creative workshops, portfolio sessions, career fairs, and other student engagement activities.
• Work closely with Marketing, Admissions, and Academic teams to align outreach activities with enrolment objectives.
• Maintain a database of schools contacted, visits conducted, students engaged, leads generated, and conversions achieved.
• Track school engagement trends, competitor activities, and emerging opportunities to strengthen outreach strategies.
• Prepare regular reports on program performance, outreach effectiveness, lead pipeline, and achievement against targets.

Skills

Communication skills

Networking

Event management

Stakeholder engagement

Lead generation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications, or related field

Tools

MS Office

CRM systems

Job description

About Pearl Academy

Pearl Academy is a leading institution in creative education, nurturing future professionals across design, fashion, business, and creative industries. The School Connect Program aims to build strong relationships with schools, students, and educators to create awareness about career opportunities in creative fields and drive student engagement and admissions.

Role Overview

We are looking for a proactive, dynamic, and relationship-oriented professional to lead and execute the School Connect Program at Pearl Academy. The role involves building strategic partnerships with schools, engaging with school leadership, counsellors, teachers, and students, and creating awareness about Pearl Academys academic programs and career opportunities.

The ideal candidate should have strong communication, networking, event management, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to drive school outreach initiatives and generate prospective student leads.

Key Responsibilities

• School Outreach & Relationship Management: Identify, map, and establish relationships with schools, principals, career counsellors, teachers, and other key stakeholders.
• Program Planning & Execution: Plan and execute school visits, career guidance sessions, workshops, seminars, interactive sessions, and other outreach activities.
• Student Engagement: Conduct presentations and awareness sessions to introduce students to creative careers, design education, and opportunities at Pearl Academy.
• Lead Generation: Generate and nurture prospective student leads through school visits, student interactions, workshops, and other engagement initiatives.
• Partnership Development: Build long-term associations with schools to establish Pearl Academy as a preferred destination for creative education.
• Events & Activities: Coordinate school-level competitions, creative workshops, portfolio sessions, career fairs, and other student engagement activities.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with the Marketing, Admissions, and Academic teams to align outreach activities with enrolment objectives.
• Performance Tracking: Maintain a database of schools contacted, visits conducted, students engaged, leads generated, and conversions achieved.
• Market Intelligence: Track school engagement trends, competitor activities, and emerging opportunities to strengthen outreach strategies.
• Reporting: Prepare regular reports on program performance, outreach effectiveness, lead pipeline, and achievement against targets.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications, Education, or a related field.
• Experience in school outreach, institutional partnerships, education marketing, admissions, business development, or student engagement.
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to engage confidently with school principals, counsellors, teachers, parents, and students.
• Strong planning, coordination, and event management capabilities.
• Proficiency in MS Office and maintaining outreach databases or CRM systems.
• Willingness to travel locally for school visits, events, and outreach activities.
• A proactive, target-oriented approach with strong execution and follow-up skills.