Sales Manager, Higher Education Courseware (3011) Cambridge, East of England, England
Job description
Salary: £40,000 - £53,500
Location: Cambridge
Contract: Full Time/Permanent
We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.
Are you a top performer in higher education sales or business development in EdTech or Publishing?
Do you have successful experience selling to higher education faculty and leadership about teaching and learning solutions?
Are you excited about selling innovative teaching and learning solutions that improve student success?
If you have answered yes to the above questions, we would love to hear from you as we have an exciting opportunity to join a new, growing team that will develop relationships and close business with key academic leaders through the region.
About the role
This role will be focused on business development with the goal of growing and closing partnerships with higher education institutions across Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) with a specific focus on developing institution led courseware in the Cambridge/CogBooks platform.
In this role, you will play a key part in the execution of the academic business unit's courseware and digital content growth plans. You will execute business development activities leading to a strong sales pipeline and closed won business. You will develop relationships with key leaders within academic institutions. The position holder will partner across the organisation to coordinate and prioritise internal resources by communicating trends, providing market and competitive information.
About you
You are an experienced sales and business development professional who has a consistent track record of goal achievement and a strong list of contacts throughout the higher education market in EMEA. In addition, to be successful in this role you have:
- A deep understanding of the pressures and challenges on higher education leaders in EMEA.
- Tech savvy and can clearly communicate how well-designed digital teaching and learning solutions can positively impact students and instructors.
- Ability to sell ideas both internally and externally.
- You thrive in a changing environment.
- Internally motivated with the ability to set goals
Rewards and benefits
We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:
- Group personal pension scheme
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
- Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
- Green travel schemes
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
We also offer flexible and hybrid working options from day one. We will consider any work arrangements if you wish to work flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.
Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.
We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being Sunday 30th April 2023 and interviews are scheduled to taking place shortly after.
Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.
Why join us
Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where everyone has a voice, and where we learn continuously to improve together. Ensuring that everyone feels they belong is essential to who we are, and to the contribution we make to society and our planet.
We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.
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