Regional Sales Director

**Regional Sales Director**

Do you dream of an exciting entrepreneurial role where you have ownership of your sales region and your work have a real impact on young people’s futures?

EF International Language Campuses is looking for an entrepreneurial, sales and marketing, driven Regional Sales Director (M/F/X) in Berlin taking the local presence and the team to the next level

As leader of the sales team, your top priority will be to drive sales and grow market share through telemarketing and personal consultations. In addition, you will lead Marketing activities and the recruiting, coaching, and developing of your team. You have the full ownership of your Berlin Sales region, but you operate in a truly international environment among a young and dynamic team.

As part of the management team, you will play a key role in defining the success of the country.

**Your main responsibilities are**:
**Sales**
- Drive sales of our education programs
- Sales management including target setting, daily pipeline follow-up
- Recruit, train, sales coaching, performance management
- Develop, execute, and meet short and long-term sales goals
- Understand and beat previous year’s sales targets

**Marketing**
- Execution of off and online campaigns and large events in the region e.g., student fairs and competitions
- Business development with companies, schools, and universities
- Closely monitor changes in the market and competition and always be 5 steps ahead

**Operations**
- Drive customer relationship management and retention program
- Crisis management and complaint handling
- Cooperation with our production units across the world
- Hire, develop and retain future leaders
- Budgeting for local administrative work like invoicing, visa preparation, marketing material distributions, and so on

**Qualifications**:

- Detailed insider knowledge of the region
- Minimum 2 years of direct sales experience and minimum 3 years of working experience for a fast-paced growth company, preferably international and in a service-oriented sector or leading retail/FMCG company
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably in marketing, business administration, hospitality industry or a related discipline
- Experience in managing a team while being hands-on
- Experience desired in lead generation and execution of marketing plans
- Fluency in both written and spoken German and English

**Personal Attributes**
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- Strong business acumen and commercial instincts - eager to grow a business
- Exceptional leadership skills: a true people’s person and a great motivator, especially when things get tough
- A customer-focused nature dedicated to quality with built-in cultural awareness
- An ability to prioritize multiple projects, meet deadlines and perform under pressure
- Positive attitude and believing that nothing is impossible
- Creative, but strategic thinker - with a passion for details
- A flexible attitude towards work - you are not, and do not wish to be a 9-5 person
- Fit into a fast-growing environment, i.e., be able to cope with some uncertainties and see them as part of the company’s rapid development
- Strong networker
- Experience from either living or studying abroad
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
- A clear understanding of education system in Germany and a potential network within the educational institutes are a big plus of the Berlin region.
- Some International travel and trips within Germany will be required

**Why you will love working with us**:

- It’s not just a job - it’s a way of life.
- A friendly and international environment in a central location
- Be part of a truly international environment with a young, energetic team of co-workers by your side
- Exciting opportunities for growth, e.g., regular training, seminars
- Bonuses
- International travel opportunities, e.g., yearly kick-off, fam tours to discover our fantastic campuses
- Encouragement of personal aspirations and hard work with many job-opportunities both locally and around the world
- Make an impact: come to work and help change the world every single day. We believe that education can break down barriers of language, culture, and geography and we are proud of the role that we can play in that
- Have fun Connect with colleagues at regular company parties and events, or over coffees, lunches or why not a beer

**About Us**

We are travelers, innovators, doers, and entrepreneurs. We are open, collaborative, dedicated and passionate about our mission to open the world through education. We love to work, but never forget to have fun

We are 46,500 staff, faculty, and teachers, working in 500 offices and schools across 54 countries. While we continue to grow, we strive to stay small to ensure agility, smart thinking and a fun place to work. For the past 50 years, EF has grown to include a range of programs that give students of all ages the freedom and confidence to explore the world through lang