Sales Associate

Title: Advanced Associate, Sales
Location: Chandigarh/ Patiala

About the Role:

We are currently looking for an Advanced Associate, Sales to join our High-Stakes English Assessment team to focus on our largest product, the PTE Academic test. We are looking to expand our Language Testing services significantly over the next 5 years and the role-holder will be joining the team at an exciting time, with the opportunity to play a key part in shaping the strategic priorities of our business. The role has a truly international outlook, dealing with both internal and external stakeholders across the world. 

Key Accountabilities & Deliverables:

• Work with the PTE Sales Lead to proactively implement regional strategies to maximize opportunities on PTE Academic tests and services.
• Providing regular market insights and competitors information to global and India team.
• To develop and manage strategic partnerships and negotiate commercial deals with stakeholders including education and migration agents, commercial and academic language/test prep providers, employers, and others. 
• Proactive position PTE Academic and expand brand and product awareness and understanding with key external stakeholders 
• Drive candidate test and test prep volumes through localized sales and marketing campaigns.
• Establish relationships and support with professional partners in the preparation of their students to take PTE Academic.
• Set exemplary standards in customer care/service ensuring that high standards are met in delivery and service of our test.
• Support sales & marketing initiatives of regional partners.
• Support region marketing plan including attending conferences, events and delivering local surveys
• Deliver ad-hoc projects and duties as required by the Regional Manager and/ or Country Manager
• Manage existing channels and Identify prospects for further channel expansion
• Effectively meeting customer needs, building productive customer relationships taking responsibility for customer satisfaction and loyalty.  
   

Academically Sound in the subject matter

• Should have knowledge of market competition

• Experience in Secure language testing business or education and training industry is preferred 

• Minimum 3 years of work experience.

• Comfortable with a matrix organizational structure

• Ability to work independently

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