Sales & Marketing Executive (1416)

Location: Singapore

Contract: permanent

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation, and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

Our mission is to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning, and research at the highest international levels of excellence. Which is why every year, we give vital support to millions of people in more than 170 countries around the world. From teachers and learners to researchers and academics, we help to build confidence, unlock potential, and enable success. We give people the opportunity to show what they've learnt, we spread knowledge, spark enquiry, and aid understanding.

We achieve this by embracing change, and continuously focusing on our customers' needs. And by collaborating, and carefully listening to our customers and to each other, we keep moving forward, keep innovating, and keep finding newer and better ways of doing things.

**The Role**
- Develop a thorough knowledge of Cambridge ELT and Education products, both print and digital
- Be able to present our learning solutions to academic institutions and secure adoptions of Cambridge University Press products
- Actively contribute to developing sales activities and strategies to increase sales and brand visibility in the market.
- Work closely with our network of ELT & Education distributors and booksellers in the market to achieve the sales budget
- Maintain strong customer relationships and attract new customers while ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.
- Initiate, coordinate and develop new opportunities in the market for new and emerging technologies content and products.
- Visit educational institutions in Singapore for sales and marketing support activities.
- Plan and organize promotions, seminars, exhibition and participate in events related to our business
- Work closely with our existing team of ELT and Education professionals
- Product presentations to promote our print publications and digital offerings
- Service existing accounts and develop new sales channels
- Design and execute marketing strategies for both print and digital media to ensure sales targets and profitability goals are met
- Market intelligence, maintenance of customer data base and monthly reports

**About you**
- Professional qualification or equivalent by experience; or degree qualified with significant experience.
- Good communicating and influencing skills, including reasoning, persuasion and assertiveness
- The ability to mentor and develop others
- Ability to lead and manage a team, if relevant to the role
- Ability and confidence to advise more senior members of staff
- Ability to manage a project, and monitor the use of resources
- Job holders at the higher end of the band will have more breadth and depth of experience

The key to our work is our colleagues, whose shared commitment enables us to have an ever-greater impact. We are a united, vibrant, and respectful global community of people, and we ensure that every individual is recognised, listened to, and cared for. And because our impact is amplified when our people are empowered, we give everyone the opportunity to develop in their own way. Whether you want a career that's linear, or want to follow your own path, we'll support you, and help give you the resources and training you'll need to be bold and take ownership of what you do.

**Please note, Cambridge University Press & Assessment is unable to issue visa sponsorship for this role.**
- We believe that diversity of thought, background, and approach create better outcomes. More importantly, fostering an inclusive culture is the right thing to do, and it's part of how we achieve our purpose: to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence. Ensuring that anyone, no matter who they are, feels they belong here is an essential part of who we are and the contribution we make to society, and to our planet. _
- To enable an environment which our people can thrive in, our customers benefit from, and where work complements life, we empower everyone to manage their time and capacity, and to prioritise their wellbeing. That's why from day one everyone at Cambridge University Press & Assessment can discuss flexible working options to find the best solution for them and their role._