Digital Sales Exec

Sales Executive (Digital)

Exciting sales opportunity awaits working for a global name within Business & Economic News.

The Role

To play a key role within this client’s Business Education team.

You will manage & develop existing and new products as well as managing a number of clients and agencies, growing existing business through account management + generating new business. 

You will be responsible for selling a suite of products and will need to plan and create annual marketing proposals + oversee the successful delivery of such campaigns. In addition, you will provide a high degree of customer service to clients and will work on your own initiative to gather feedback and intelligence to enhance the portfolio of products offered.  

Main Duties + Responsibilities

• Meet + exceed sales targets.
• Exceed call and external meeting KPI's
• Manage an existing client and agency database for both print and online.

• Generate new business through both existing and new client base.
• Pitch entire digital and print portfolio to clients.
• Develop an excellent understanding of the business education industry and workings.
• Be able to discuss, present and recommend the various products and make the appropriate recommendations to clients based on their requirements.
• Design and implement multi-platform solutions to reflect the needs of business schools. 
• Support manager with key projects such as improving and enhancing the existing print and online portfolio through forging strong relationships with other teams/departments.
• Use Salesforce regularly to place bookings as well as log and update BUD, meetings and notes on all clients.
• Provide support and insight to designated international offices and reps.
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently with the international offices and reps to identify new business and grow existing accounts. 

The Person

• Minimum 3 years of sales experience.
• Excellent understanding of the digital media landscape and its terminology.
• Good business and commercial acumen.
• Excellent communication skills (written and interpersonal), including an ability to communicate well and persuasively with a range of external and internal contacts, using a variety of media.
• Confident in producing and delivering presentations to a range of audience sizes and job levels. 
• Creative problem solving skills and can-do attitude.
• Ability to manage tasks from start to finish.
• Ability to interpret and re-present information.
• An understanding of marketing practices.
• Team player.
• Entrepreneurial attitude.
• Ability to work under pressure, either as part of a team or on own initiative.
• Ability to organise tasks and cope with conflicting priorities.
• Computer literate: word processing, database + CRM skills.
• Good admin skills.

Advantageous

• University degree
• Experience in the business education market.

In return for your sales skills you will receive a base salary of £30,000 with huge BONUS potential + benefits package.

Interested?  If YES please send CV + covering letter to Tony Timmins, Executive Search Consultant.