Job Description

About Educational Initiatives (Ei):

Founded in 2001, Educational Initiatives Private Limited (Ei), is South Asia\xe2\x80\x99s leading ed-tech company focusing on assessments and personalized learning products, underpinned by strong pedagogical research. Organization\xe2\x80\x99s vision is creating \xe2\x80\x9ca world where children everywhere are learning with understanding\xe2\x80\x9d. The company currently services India, US, Middle East and African markets, impacting over 15 million students. Ei products have demonstrated through independent studies to improve learning outcomes and have been recognized at the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) Awards, applauded by Stanford Social Innovation Review, and have received special mention by the World Bank, Harvard Business School and The Economist (Independent evaluations).

Our People

Ei has offices in Bangalore and Ahmedabad in India, with 250+ staff members. The team includes alumni from Harvard Business School, IIMs, IITs, University rank-holders in Science, Social Sciences and Humanities, along with teachers with several years of school experience, curriculum and textbook developers and teacher trainers. Know more about the organization at .

\xe2\x80\x93 Senior Inside Sales Executive

It is an inside sales role carrying target on sales of education solutions and/or retention of customers

Counsel the customers in-person or through telephone & emails

Must carry sales and retention targets

Making out-bound calls on the leads provided by the support team (Marketing, Admin-support, online leads, etc.).

Clean up and generate high quality database of key accounts in India and International markets

Attend to In-bound calls and counsel the customers about Ei & its education solutions

Engage a lead through effective communication with prospects and customers, continuously throughout the customer life cycle

Maintain and update leads by using the existing CRM

Managing customer lifecycle movement right through acquisition stage all the way

Anticipate customer needs, provide them service & constantly seek new ways to create interest in the Ei solutions

Requirements

Critical requirements for the role (Must-Haves):

At least 4-5 years of experience in inside sales of high value products or software

Should have handled elite profile of customers

Must have carried sales or retention targets of high value products

Fluent communication in English with a pleasant personality

Knowledge of education solution sales is desirable but not mandatory

Education and Skills

Excellent communication skills including spoken and written English language

Proficient in use of MS Excel and Google Sheets Education and Skills

Pleasant and outgoing personality

4+ years of relevant experience in counselling / Inside Sales

Graduate/Post-Graduate with sound education background

Organised and methodical in approach to maintaining documentation and reporting

EI India