Assistant Sales Manager - Inside Sales

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Job Purpose

Sage Journals

This includes driving subscriptions (traditional and bundled), building and nurturing strong client relationships, and developing effective sales strategies. The role also involves forecasting, performance analysis, and identifying new business opportunities to achieve company objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Achieve annual

  revenue and sales targets

  for Sage Journals across

  Social Sciences, STM, and Medical segments

  in the assigned regions.
• Drive sales through

  renewals, retrievals, and new customer acquisition

  via phone, email, and virtual interactions.
• Develop and implement

  sales plans and strategies

  to explore new market segments or strengthen existing ones.
• Engage with

  Deemed and Private Universities, and Private Engineering Colleges

  , offering tailored journal collections and building long-term partnerships.
• Maintain strong client relationships by ensuring timely communication, follow-ups, and customer satisfaction.
  
• Prepare and share

  weekly/monthly sales reports

  with the line manager, including updates on promotions, secured orders, collections, pending payments, and upcoming plans.
• Conduct

  user awareness programs

  in collaboration with the training team to increase journal usage among researchers, faculty, and students.
• Support administrative functions including upkeep of office assets, and ensure maintenance of IT hardware and software systems.
  
• Undertake any other responsibilities as assigned by senior management.
  

Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelors or Master’s degree

  (preferably in Business, Marketing, or a related field).

• 3–5 years of inside sales experience

  , preferably in

  academic publishing or journal sales

  .
• Strong

  communication, negotiation, and relationship-building

  skills.
• Proven ability to

  meet targets

  and work effectively under pressure.
• Proficiency in

  Microsoft Office tools

  (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).
• Multilingual ability preferred –

  English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu

  .
• Self-motivated, result-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities.