Higher Education Sales Executive – Scandinavia

£Competitive + Bonus + Strong Benefits

Our client, an academic publisher with one of the most successful track records for growth over the last ten years, is looking to recruit a HE Sales Executive for the Scandinavian Region to promote their suite of products and solutions.

Industry Scholarly Publishing

Function Sales

Duration Permanent

Type Full Time

Start Date ASAP

Representing direct sales of their innovative products and solutions to academic customers within a rapidly changing marketplace, and reporting to the HE Sales Manager for Northern Europe, the main responsibilities include:

Identifying and contacting new business opportunities to generate adoptions
Developing and maximising sales across the print and digital portfolio
Achieving and exceeding targets for the territory
Building strong customer relationships with academics
Using and maintaining CRM to inform academic visits and forecast business revenue
Providing regular feedback on customers, collating and sharing with key stakeholders
Attending all sales, training, editorial, and marketing meetings, as required
Significant travel within the territory.

The successful candidate will have solid experience in a sales role within academic publishing, and ideally consultative, needs-based selling experience. Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiating skills are essential, as is the ability to prioritise a varied workload. A high-level proficiency of CRM and database management is desirable, as is an understanding of the Higher Education markets. Professional proficiency in English and a Scandinavian language is required.

You will be rewarded with a competitive salary, a performance-related bonus scheme, and strong benefits.

To apply for this position, click on the Apply Now button below or send your CV to enquiries@telferpartners.com quoting the reference TP 598. For an initial, confidential discussion please call on +44(0)1223632510.

Early applications are preferred.

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