Sales Executive

Job Title: Sales Executive (EdTech) for Online Certification Program

Location: Initially Remote; potential mandatory transition to Bangalore office after three months

Salary and Compensation:

- Base Salary: ₹25,000 per month, totaling ₹3 lakhs annually.

- Performance Incentives: Up to ₹75,000 per month based on achieving sales targets, which can total up to ₹9 lakhs annually.

- Annual Performance Bonus: Upon completing one year and meeting minimum sales targets, an additional bonus of ₹3 lakhs is awarded.

- Total Potential Earnings: Up to ₹15 lakhs per annum, including base salary, incentives, and bonus.

Job Overview:

We are seeking a driven Sales Executive with a solid background in EduTech sales to market and sell our Certified E-commerce Professional program. This high-ticket program is designed to enhance the careers of professionals through certification and offers substantial business and job opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

- Perform sales calls to a targeted list of potential customers, persuasively explaining the advantages of our online courses and closing sales.

- Achieve a minimum of 10 sales per week to meet weekly and monthly sales targets.

Leverage leads generated via social media to convert into paying customers.

- Participate in a one-week training session to optimally prepare for effective course promotion.

Requirements:

- Proven sales experience, particularly in online educational courses, with a consistent track record of achieving sales goals.

- Exceptional communication and negotiation skills.

- Capability to start remotely with the flexibility to transition to office-based work in Bangalore as required.

Compensation and Incentives:

- Competitive base salary with an aggressive incentive plan. Incentives are calculated at 10% for meeting a minimum of 30 sales per month, leading to potential monthly earnings of up to ₹75,000 in incentives alone.

- If the monthly sales target of 30 sales is not met but sales are still made, the incentive rate is 5% of the total sales value.

Additional Details:

- This role begins with a 30-day probation period where meeting sales targets is crucial.

- Failure to meet the minimum sales target during the probation period may lead to immediate termination without notice.

- Continuation of employment and salary is contingent on consistently achieving sales targets.

How to Apply:

- If you are interested and meet the requirements, please send your resume and a cover letter explaining your experience in sales and your suitability for this position.

- This revised description should more effectively communicate the lucrative potential of the role, making it a compelling opportunity for qualified candidates.

• Manage relations with existing clients, make client reports and quotations.
• Onboard new clients on our mobile application and maintain a healthy relation with them by catering to every infrastructural material and other requirements
• Set up and conduct business collaboration meetings with companies and our suppliers.
• Identify new avenues of growth, suggesting and building campaigns which can benefit the overall performance of the sales department.
• Convert leads to business with lead generation, customer interaction, and persuasive skills
• Meet weekly, monthly, and annual sales quotas through the successful implementation of sales and marketing strategies and tactics.
• Communicate with various target groups, understanding their needs, maintaining relationships 
• Identify sales leads, pitch services to new clients, and maintain a good working relationship with them.
• Work with the internal product and management teams to increase sales opportunities for the organization

• PL ownership: Drive and ensure 100% achievement of the targeted sales numbers of the categories. 
• Ensure Profitability by negotiating the best category margins, securing marketing support from brands, and focusing on delivering the budgeted top-line and bottom-line.
• Assortment planning: Ensure we have a competitive catalog compared to other players across brands and sub-categories globally. 
• Customer Experience: Anticipate and create solutions for customer pain points. Should be able to resolve customer escalations and deliver on the expected NPS for the category. 
• Category marketing: Create weekly, monthly, and quarterly calendars  Have joint marketing plans signed off with partner brands, execute the plan in coordination with the internal team
• Operational efficiency: Work with cross-functional teams like CS, Finance, Sales to ensure a smooth functioning system and to be able to deliver on the required set of parameters measured across each function

1. 5-10 years of experience in global category roles, preferably digital categories like gift cards, perks, deals, experiences, loans, insurance, merchandise etc. 
2. Hands-on in Sales, Operations, Catalog and Category Management.
3. Strong analytical aptitude in problem-solving, multi-tasker, critical thinker, and a tactical executioner with a proven track record of finding solutions to business problems.
4. Good communication and team management skills. 
5. Engineering + MBA from reputed colleges would be preferred.

A wholesome opportunity in a fast-paced environment will enable you to juggle between concepts yet maintain the quality of content, interact, share your ideas, and have loads of learning while at work. Work with a team of highly talented young professionals and enjoy the benefits of being at Plum.

• Create regional sales plans and quotas in alignment with business objectives
• Self-driven individual with revenue closing experience and pipeline building
• Identify and qualify high ticket deals and opportunities.
• Must have knowledge on leading cloud services like AWS/Azure/Digital Ocean
• Support sales with day-to-day sales operation
• Evaluate individual performances
• Report on regional sales results
• Forecast weekly/Monthly/quarterly with Sales pipeline and closures
• Identify hiring needs, select and train new salespeople
• Prepare and review the annual budget for the area of responsibility
• Analyze regional market trends and discover new opportunities for growth
• Address potential problems and suggest prompt solutions
• Participate in decisions for expansion
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