Job Description

Salary:

Competitive

Location:

New Delhi

Country:

India

Business Unit:

Education

Vacancy Type:

Permanent

Closing Date:

15 August 2025

Meet the recruiter

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Sadhna Jha
sadhna.jha@cambridge.org

Assistant Territory Manager

Department / Business Unit:

Education

Location:

Gorakhpur- Uttar Pradesh

Reports to (job title):

Zonal Manager




We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation, and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. We are focused on meeting the needs of our learners, authors, and customers by bringing research, teaching, learning and assessment together.

Job Purpose

As an Assistant Territory Manager, an individual will establish and nurture strong connections with significant clients for the vertical implementing strategic solutions to help clients accomplish their long-term objectives. The individual will lead sales function and ensure capability building across levels for the vertical in the designated area, develop and groom the sales team into a high-performance unit and promote cross-selling culture across team; effectively managing the overall sales objectives, goals, and revenue of the vertical.




Be the primary point of contact and establish long-term strong relationships with customers To oversee the company's relationships with its most significant clients Build & drive the strategy for various accounts in their region Achieve revenue targets assigned YOY

Principal Accountabilities

Develop trust relationships with portfolio of clients to ensure they do not turn to competition Acquire a thorough understanding of customer needs and requirements for retention and growth Expand the relationships with existing customers by continuously proposing solutions that meet their objectives Serve as the link of communication between customers and internal departments to facilitate client need fulfilment Ensure customer success through post-sales support, managing concerns and issues faced by customers Prepare regular reports of progress and forecasts to internal and external stakeholders using key account metrics You should be able to interpret data and sales figures to develop business and marketing strategy. To establish a strong presence in Schools, with special emphasis on increasing engagement Plan and put in action steps to meet and exceed budgets Play active role in new product introductions, product rationalizations and pricing review Forecast planning. Creation and tracking of sales and collections: budget & achievement (variance if any to be tracked with valid reasons/justifications) Creation and execution of Sales Plan and strategy (Including promotions and reach agenda) in alignment with CUPA India Have in-depth product knowledge across K 12 and Cross sales products Driving business through sales/business analytic, effectively leveraging the CRM data

Knowledge & Experience

Minimum 8-10 years' experience in education sales. Proven performance records with core experience in publishing, digital & blended Products, E-commerce & Ed-tech. Govt sales experience would be an added advantage. Experience in sales and providing solutions based on customer needs Strong communication and interpersonal skills with aptitude in building relationships with professionals of all organizational levels Natural relationship builder with integrity, reliability, and maturity. Capability to manage and influence senior stakeholders. Excellent listening, problem solving, negotiation, and presentation skills. Excellent time and project management skills. Expert at Microsoft Office Suite, Google Apps, Salesforce and help desk support software. Demonstrated consultative selling skills and focus on Account profitability.



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