The ideal candidate for this role :
You are a proven Sales leader with hands-on experience in
setting up and managing direct to consumer consultative sale team
You have managed a team of Inside Sales executives and are looking to take your next career step in a very fast paced, demanding market.
You are comfortable working with high ticket size products which require focused nurturing over a
period of time and yet can build urgency for the end consumer to decide fast. You have worked in an extremely competitive sales environment and have been at the top 10 percentile of your team.
You are an extremely Data driven individual with an experience of building and scaling up Sales
processes
What will you be doing?
- Leading a team of 5-7 Admissions Counsellors.
- Providing strategic leadership to the team for achieving monthly and quarterly enrolment /
revenue and collection targets
Owning the complete sales closing life cycle for leads assigned to your team across . Thisincludes managing a team that is making phone calls, product demonstrations, sales closing,
and post sales relationship management
Monitoring the Sales Pipeline for your team and to ensure quality of the Sales funnelMonitoring the training provided by Team Managers to existing Admissions Counsellors onRight profiling of learner, Program knowledge, Sales closure techniques
Controlling the attrition of team by managing and nurturing sales talent.Setting up team’s performance standards using key Input and Output metrics and monitorthe team’s overall performance against the set goals.
Establishing the uniqueness and effectiveness of upGrad’s model of online learning.What we are looking for?
Individual with outstanding English communication (written and verbal) and interpersonalskills.
3+ years of experience in sales in B2C ideally. Education sales experience preferred but notessential.
Experience of handling Inside Sales team will be an advantageSolution oriented with effective problem solving skillsExcellent People orientationGreat listeners, and trustworthy individuals who can bond with both Internal and externalstakeholders.
Individuals with ability to approach any situation with patience and very strong empathySales bent of mind, in order to understand and effectively communicate what upGrad isoffering to its prospective learners and achieve revenue targets
Passion to deliver the highest levels of customer service at all timesBasic proficiency in MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel) is preferable