Job Title: Regional Sales Director Asia
Company Name: Oxford International Education Group
Location: Flexible
Salary: TBA, commensurate with the position
Description
Position: Regional Sales Director (EFL)
Territory: Asia
Countries: Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia,
Oxford International Education Group has over 20 year experience of providing high quality
programmes for international students. Our EFL division has 7 year round language schools in the UK
and N America, 25 junior summer centres, home tuition programmes and provides educational tours
for inbound groups. Our academic division provides on campus Pathway programmes at De
Montfort and Canterbury Christchurch University and runs IGCSE and A-level programmes at Oxford
Tutorial College and D’Overbroeks. Expansion over the past 5 years means we are now looking for an
experienced Sales Manager to help expand existing partnerships and develop new sales channels in
the Asia region.
We are seeking a driven, independent and creative market specialist to raise our profile and
establish OIEG as a leading player in the Asian market. The successful candidate will be responsible
for developing our sales and marketing strategy, leading recruitment campaigns in the area and will
be expected to analyze and identify current market trends and key areas of opportunity. With a
strong understanding of market conditions within the region and a well-established network of
connections the successful candidate will work closely with both our regional sales staff and Head
Office Sales and Marketing team to develop resources, promotions and programmes to increase
student enrolments and raise awareness of the OIEG brand throughout the region.
Key Responsibilities:
Sales
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Develop & execute annual sales plan for region
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Manage & deliver enrolment targets into OIEG EFL programmes
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Manage and develop key accounts
Sales Development
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Maximise sales and product development opportunities
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Deliver superior customer service to agents
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Ensure maximum levels of competitor awareness
Financial
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Ensure profitability goals are met
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Develop annual budget
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Manage cost base actively
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Ensure accurate, documented financial reporting requirements are met
Leadership
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Communicate effectively with colleagues
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Represent region at meetings & communicate company objectives to team
Innovation
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Leverage market intelligence
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Maximise product development opportunities
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Maximise sales development opportunities
Candidate requirements:
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Educated to Degree level
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Minimum of 3 years of past working experience in a sales
environment; within the international education industry.
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Experience in management of sales team
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Broad knowledge of the Asian agency network
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Excellent relationship management and customer service skills
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Ability to effectively lead a team
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Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
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Ability to carry out actions with regional business plans and
procedures
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Ability to trouble shoot and problem solve
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Ability to identify process issues and suggest improvements
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Excellent oral, written and presentation skills
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Asian languages an advantage
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Hard working and self-motivated
Remuneration
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TBA, commensurate with a position of this profile
Applications
We require a full CV with covering letter stating how your experience and qualifications match our
expectations.
Please send applications to Matthew Hird mhird@oxfordinternational.com and jobs@language
canada.com by July 24, 2015. Interviews will be held for successful candidates.
Travel requirements
The successful candidate can be based either in our Head Office or within the region, but will be
expected to maintain regular contact and frequently visit agents, companies and government
contacts within the area.