Sales consultant

Learning & Assessment Inside Sales Consultant UKI

Salary: £29,700 - £38,550 per annum

Location: Cambridge, Hybrid

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week

We are seeking a commercially driven and relationship-focused sales professional to join our English Sales team. In this role, you will help expand the reach of our English language learning and assessment solutions across the UK and Ireland, partnering with educational institutions and key stakeholders to support learner success and deliver against agreed targets.

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

This is an exciting opportunity for a tenacious individual, passionate about education, consultative sales, and making a meaningful impact through world‑class learning and assessment products.

About the role

As a Learning and Assessment Inside Sales Consultant, you will play a key role in driving profitability growth and strengthening Cambridge's presence across your region, working as part of a high‑performing and collaborative sales team. You will develop both existing and new business opportunities by delivering consultative learning and assessment solutions tailored to the needs of educational partners and customers.

You will be responsible for supporting the delivery of the country strategic plan, contributing to ambitious targets across our English learning and assessment portfolio.

Through proactive relationship management and market engagement, you will help expand the reach and impact of Cambridge English products and services.

We are looking for a commercially driven and customer focused Inside Sales Consultant to join our growing English business development team. This role offers a flexible hybrid working approach and is ideal for a commercially focused and relationship‑driven individual who is confident engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and motivated by delivering measurable results in a challenging environment.

Additional responsibilities and accountabilities

• Deliver product support, onboarding, and training sessions to partners and customers to maximise engagement and commercial success across the Cambridge English portfolio.
• Monitor market trends, customer needs, and competitor activity to identify opportunities for growth and strategic market development.
• Maintain accurate sales forecasts, CRM records, pipeline reporting, and customer activity updates in line with internal processes.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with internal teams including marketing, customer support, and regional stakeholders to support strategic objectives and customer success.
• Represent Cambridge University Press & Assessment professionally at events, partner engagements, and industry activities where required.
• Ensure full adherence to company ethics, compliance, and regulatory standards while promoting ethical business practices across the market.
• Proactively identify operational improvements and share market insights to support continuous business growth and customer experience enhancement.

About You

You will bring proven experience in sales or business development, ideally within the education or learning sector, with a demonstrated ability to meet or exceed commercial targets and drive revenue growth. You are confident in using a consultative approach to build and maintain strong relationships with customers and stakeholders. You have up‑to‑date knowledge of the UK and Ireland education market, alongside experience of working with CRM systems to manage pipelines and forecasts accurately. You are an excellent communicator, with a high level of proficiency in English (C2 level).

Desirable criteria

• Background in English language teaching, assessment, or education publishing.
• Familiarity with Cambridge learning and assessment products.
• Experience delivering product training, onboarding, or partner support.
• Ability to analyse market trends and competitor activity to identify growth opportunities.
• Experience working in a fast‑paced, international or matrix organisation.

Rewards and benefits

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Green travel schemes

We are a Disability Confident (DC) employer that is committed to equality and inclusion ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. The DC scheme's Offer of an Interview commitment applies to applicants who opt in, and disclose a disability or a long‑term health condition, and who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. In instances where interviewing all qualifying candidates is not practicable and/or appropriate, we prioritise those who best meet the minimum criteria, as we would for applicants who do not have a disability or long‑term health condition.

Please note, Cambridge University Press & Assessment is unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker Visa route as it does not meet the minimum skill requirements.