Sales Executive

Melton and South Charnwood

Wage/Allowance: £14000 per year

Reference: 4103710

Posted: 21 June 2011

Retail/Sales


Employment - This is a full-time temporary to permanent role.

Closing date: Ongoing

EducationCity.com is a leading developer and publisher of educational content, dedicated to creating new ways of delivering curriculum content and who are looking for individuals who will:
- Be required to build relationships with schools and demonstrate fully the company's award winning online resource. 
- Receive one-to-one training in the early weeks to help successful candidate settle into the role.
- Act as the first point of contact for schools who are not already signed up to products, as such you have a great responsibility to represent the values of the organisation.
- Company do not operate a hard-sell, they believe in having fun but this goes hand in hand with trusting you to ensure that the work gets done.
- Be expected to make approximately 75 calls per day to primary schools and on average there is a 60% conversion rate to persuade schools to sign up for a free trial of software.
Qualifications/skills required for the job:
- The successful candidate will need to be organised, self-motivated, and enjoy working within a target focused environment.   
- Demonstrate strong communication skills, especially spoken, and have a good telephone manner.
- Have the ability to communicate remotely and knowledge of technical forms of communication (ie email).
- You are strongly recommend that you visit website before attending for interview: www.educationcity.com
- You must be able to take on board feedback/constructive criticism and be resilient and resourceful. 
- Able to work to targets as part of a focused team effort.
- Good grammar.
- Previous telephone experience is desirable but not essential.
- An understanding of the educational environment is desirable.
A minimum 5 GSCES A*-C of which two MUST be English Language and Maths

Hours/days of work: 39 hours per week with ½ for lunch
Salary: Temp work: £6.50 per hour - Perm.: £14,000 per annum

Location: Saddlers Court, Oakham, Rutland. LE15 7GH	

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