sales representative London, England
Job description
【 About AcademiaOne】
AcademiaOne is an academic platform of over 200 Ph.D. academics from leading UK universities including Oxford, Cambridge, and LSE.
We focus on helping international students get into the university of their dreams, and our core programs include tutorials to improve academic skills, academic feedback and proofreading, internship opportunities, and research positions.
【 Official Website】
https://www.academiaone.co.uk/
【 The role】
We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic individual. Have a friendly and approachable character. Enjoy working as part of a small staff team.Driven to help the team achieve their targets. Flexibility to excel in different roles across a diverse business.
As a sales executive, you'll identify new business opportunities in order to generate revenue, improve profitability and help the business grow.
【 Responsibilities】
● Serve customers by selling products and meeting customer needs
● Service existing accounts, obtains orders, and establishes new accounts by planning and organising daily work schedule to communicate with existing or potential clients
● Adjust content of sales presentations by understanding the client needs
● Provide relevant product information by referring to price lists and product information
● Keep management informed by submitting activity and results reports, such as daily client reports, weekly work plans, and monthly and annual analyses
● Monitor competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing, products, new products, delivery schedules, and marketing techniques
● Recommend changes in products, service, and policy by evaluating results and competitive developments
● Resolve customer complaints by investigating problems, developing solutions, preparing reports, and making recommendations to management
● Maintain professional and technical knowledge by reading relevant information online, reviewing professional publications, establishing networks, and learning from other colleagues in the company
● Provide historical records by maintaining records on client sales and other relevant information
● Contribute to team effort by accomplishing relevant results as needed
● Present, promote and sell products/services using solid arguments to existing and prospective customers
● Perform cost-benefit and needs analysis of existing/potential customers to meet their needs
● Establish, develop and maintain positive business and customer relationships
● Achieve agreed upon sales targets and outcomes within schedule
● Coordinate sales effort with team members and other departments
● Supply management with reports on customer needs, problems, interests, competitive activities, and potential for new products and services.
● Keep abreast of best practices and promotional trends
● Continuously improve through feedback
【 What we need from you】
● Fluent Mandarin & English
● communication skills that allow you to inform, help and advise clients clearly and to liaise effectively with other professionals
● listening skills, to understand exactly what clients require
● problem-solving skills
● confidence, patience, politeness, tact and diplomacy, when dealing with difficult situations
● creative thinking, to be able to come up with new ideas to improve client service standards
● an ability to work well under pressure
● organisational and planning skills to develop client service policies
● good personal presentation, especially when face-to-face with clients
● a commitment to improve your client service skills on an ongoing basis.
【 Job offers】
● Tier2 Visa sponsorship
● Commission from generating sales revenue
● Professional training and career development
● Personalized reference letter
● Working experience in a culturally diverse environment
● Flexibility to work online and offline
● Exclusive invite to company events at private clubs
● Employee discount on our services
【 How to apply】
https://www.academiaone.co.uk/job-application
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: Up to £50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Flexitime
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sabbatical
- UK visa sponsorship
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- sales in education industry: 1 year (preferred)
Language:
- Mandarin (required)
Work Location: In person
