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A Leading Global Publisher of Higher Education Products
Opportunity for a Sales Executive (9 Month Maternity Contract)
A leading global publisher of Higher Education products has a great opportunity for a Sales Executive (9 month maternity contract) to cover the East of England.
About the Role
The company offers an excellent salary, bonus, and benefits including a car allowance, private healthcare, pension and much more! This is a home-based field sales role where the ideal candidate will be based in the East of England.
As a Sales Executive, you will join a very successful Higher Education Sales team to be responsible for promoting their print & digital products to Universities across the East of England, maximising revenue and achieving agreed sales targets. As the Sales team member for this area, you will be responsible for visiting the main Higher Education institutions to promote the relevant products and solutions, and close sales, focusing on new business opportunities. The Sales Executive will be responsible for arranging and preparing presentations to key decision makers across all levels and departments of the Higher Education institutions.
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Key Responsibilities
- Promote print & digital products to Universities across the East of England
- Maximise revenue and achieve agreed sales targets
- Visit main Higher Education institutions to promote relevant products and solutions
- Close sales and focus on new business opportunities
- Arrange and prepare presentations to key decision makers across all levels and departments of the Higher Education institutions
Requirements
- Customer focused team player
- Driven to achieve results
- Excellent communication and organisation skills
- Full driving license and flexibility to travel
Benefits
- Excellent salary
- Car allowance
- Bonus
- Benefits package (private healthcare, pension, etc.)
Areas Covered
This role covers the following places, and a candidate could potentially be based in one of these areas to carry out the role:
- Avon
- Bedfordshire
- Berkshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Cambridgeshire
- Cheshire
- Cleveland
- Cumbria
- Durham
- Essex
- Gloucestershire
- Hereford & Worcester
- Hertfordshire
- Humberside
- Lancashire
- Leicestershire
- Norfolk
- North Yorkshire
- Northamptonshire
- Northumberland
- Nottinghamshire
- Oxfordshire
- South Yorkshire
- Staffordshire
- Suffolk
- Tyne & Wear
- Warwickshire
- West Midlands
- West Yorkshire


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Application Information
Closing date: ASAP, early applications may be prioritised
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