Cluster Manager - Sales - Education

Responsibilities :

- Lead a team of Area managers to acquire and retain our school partnerships towards company's mission. Coach and Train Area Managers in the team to acquire new schools.

- Internalize the vision, mission and values of the Company and understand our academic excellence system and its impact on student learning.

- Combine knowledge of parent aspirations, school owner needs and competitive offerings to sustain a strong relationship with schools as the single point of contact with the school.

- Support school's growth through Parent connects and admission programs.

- Negotiate contracts and close agreements to maximize win-win for successful partnerships to company's mission and handover to Key Account team.

- Oversee new school acquiring campaigns, engage in and improve upon in-house brand promotions and communicate experience stories to develop Organizational view.

- Expand the relationships with existing accounts by proposing organization approved solutions that meet the needs and objectives, in a successful and timely manner.

- Lead account collections and drive timely payments from schools and account settlement.

- Forecast, track key account metrics and clearly communicate the progress of monthly/quarterly initiatives to internal and external stakeholder

Requirements :

- 8-10 years in new client acquisition with 2- 4 years in team leadership roles.

- Significant experience in pan-India Sales solution delivery and successful leadership of large volume, high quality sales engagement is required

- Excellent in skills like new client acquisition, negotiation and closing the deal.

- Ready to travel across the given Territory/zone.

Qualifications :

- BSc/BA in Business Administration, Sales and/or MBA

- Contributions to the Education industry desirable

Skills and attributes :

- Possesses honesty, integrity, strong work ethic, and team skills

- Strong problem solving and communication abilities; is organized and efficient

- Excited by and open to new ideas and new ways of doing things

- Proven ability to meet deadlines in high-paced work environment

- Proficient with multiple technologies

- Leadership skills to independently source and hire

Salary Offered : 10-15 LPA