Purpose of the Role
To sell the Collins portfolio to existing and new customers through telesales activity in designated sector/territories.
This role is based in our Honley office.
Hours of work: 5 days per week, 37.5 hours per week (term time only)
Key Responsibilities
- Be responsible for contacting UK education establishments to generate leads, opportunities and sales across the Collins Portfolio to achieve sales and financial targets.
- To develop and maintain a good knowledge and understanding of curriculum requirements and the Collins Portfolio.
- To be responsible for a sales territory, pipeline generation/management, maintenance of accounts, and related administration.
- Ensure the calls are to the agreed customer profile in regards to Collins products and specific marketing campaigns.
- Be responsible for gathering and recording the required customer data and accurately using the CRM system to record and update all information required.
- To attend regional/national training days and conferences when necessary
Experience Required
- Experience of telesales
- Experience of working to targets and deadlines
- Knowledge, experience and understanding of the UK education system
- Ability to assimilate and communicate a broad portfolio of products
Skills Required
- Confident in using telephone and have an open and engaging manner
- Self-motivated, organised and capable of operating to a specific brief.
- Quickly adapt and adjust to changes in focus/campaigns as the business needs require
- Strong planning and organising, prioritising skills
- Computer literate (good understanding of MS applications)
- Numerate and literate
- Can do attitude
- Flexible
- Pro-active
- Tenacious
Benefits
- Hybrid working model (3 days in the office)
- Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
- Private healthcare cover and life assurance
- Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme (24 hour helpline), mental health first aiders, and a wellbeing portal
- Season ticket loans (from day 1 for entry level) and cycle to work scheme
- Relocation Rent Support Loan
- Employee networks: HC All In (open forum), Elevate (for ethnic minority colleagues), HarperParents, Menopause at Work, Pride at HC, Social Mobility Network and Neurodiversity at Work
- Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal, management courses (up to MA level) and mentoring programmes
- Virtual GP and eyecare vouchers
- Gym membership discount
- Onsite physiotherapy (London only)
- Charitable donation matching and 2 volunteering days
- We’re a certified Carbon Neutral company
- Green Electric/Hybrid Car Benefit Scheme (salary sacrifice)
- With Trees for Life we plant a tree in the Highlands of Scotland for every permanent hire
- Free e-books and audiobooks, digital newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books
- Retail discounts
- Onsite prayer room
If you wish to discuss anything regarding this position and/or your application to this role, please reach out directly to recruitment@harpercollins.co.uk with subject heading ‘Vacancy Query’ plus the job title and we will aim to get back to you within 5 working days.
Please note, if you are interested in the role you would need to submit your application via Applied. We do not accept email applications.
