Manager - Business Development - B2B Sales - Academia (5-10 yrs)
Business Objectives :
Please apply if you have ONLY Education/Semiconductor industry experience - Mandatory.
- Contacting potential Universities/ Engineering Colleges to establish rapport and arrange meetings.
- Planning and overseeing new marketing initiatives.
- Researching Eng. Educational Institutions and approach the decision makers to find new opportunities and long term partnerships.
- Increasing the value of current customers while attracting new ones.
- Finding and developing new markets and improving sales in India and South Asia.
- Attending online/direct conferences, meetings, in the Training and Education Industry in India / Asia.
- Arrange Webinars and Seminars for the Universities / Engineering Colleges for presenting the VLSI training services.
- Developing their skills in the technical training segment especially focused on the educational industry.
Responsibilities :
- Achieve growth and reach targets by successfully managing the sales process and operations.
- Responsible for customer acquisition (Academia/Universities) & interact with their management / decision maker as required.
- Prepare and deliver presentations and demonstrations
- Proficiency in data analysis, forecasting, and budgeting - Create a sales pipeline,
- Develop strategic and customer-specific sales plans to meet defined sales targets.
- Successful track record in B2B sales and negotiation - Present quotes/ Create proposal and suggest solutions to customer needs.
- Expertise in negotiating to price, and close the deals.
- Conduct research to identify new markets.
- Experience in planning and implementing the sales strategies.
Desired Candidate Profile :
- Bachelor's degree in business, marketing or related field. Preferably MBA from reputed University /College.
- Experience in sales, marketing - selling training courses to the colleges & universities: Minimum 7+ years
- Must have experience in managing a team of sales executives [Minimum 3 years experience]
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and IT fluency.
- Ability to manage complex projects and multi-task as Account Manager
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Hands-on experience with the education industry.
- Ability to flourish with minimal guidance, be proactive, and handle uncertainty.
- Comfortable using a computer for various tasks. - Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Experience in planning and implementing sales strategies.
- Working experience with sales techniques - using CRM, Learning Management System.
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