Early Years Education Sales Executive

Are you working in education sales and looking to grow your career? Interested and experienced in Early Years? Want to work for a highly reputable company in education that is on an exciting growth trajectory? This might be the role for you!The companyOur client is a CPD provider that offers thousands of expert guidance articles, policies, and templates – plus market-leading online appraisal software – fully integrated with the world’s largest CPD library for educators, all on one platform. They provide senior leaders of schools, nurseries, and multi-academy trusts with everything they need to understand the latest government changes, make informed decisions, take immediate action, and showcase their progress in one seamless information flow.In short, they help nurseries and schools to achieve compliance, reduce workload, and empower staff all on one platform.They provide the tools, knowledge & confidence to transform children's lives, helping nurseries, schools, and trusts reduce staff workload, operate more efficiently, and focus on what matters most in education – driving up standards and improving outcomes.They’ve created a unique offering that combines the world’s largest library of CPD and policy resources for educators with custom-built education software.They have three business divisions: Professional Development: Access the world’s largest CPD library for educators. Meet your statutory training requirements & raise standards with expert-led courses, webinars, podcasts & parent guides.People Development: The complete online platform for people development. Put people at the heart of your school improvement strategy by linking appraisals and professional development. Streamline your entire appraisal process.Compliance Management: Simplify and automate policy compliance. Eliminate the spreadsheets and make manual record-keeping a thing of the past with Policy Manager – our all-in-one policy management tool.The roleJoining the growing Early Years team, you will play a key role in introducing the company’s memberships to both new and existing customers in the nursery market. Your primary responsibility is to expand market share in nursery schools and groups by identifying and engaging key stakeholders within early years settings through targeted outreach and inbound interest. You'll research nursery school personas, understand their unique challenges and qualify opportunities. Focus will be on driving sales via both digital acquisition and the sales pipeline.Day to day includes: Initiate Contact with Nursery Schools and Groups by reaching out through personalised email outreach, cold calls, marketing campaigns and other channels to introduce memberships.Support Digital Sales Channels with a focus on Nursery – oversee and optimise nursery-focused outreach efforts. Collaborate with the marketing team to run targeted campaigns aimed at EY education providers.Drive full sales cycle activities – Identify and engage with nursery school prospects using platforms such as LinkedIn and HubSpot. Take ownership of the sales cycle.Qualify and progress leads through both the sales and digital pipeline – evaluate the interest and fit of nursery school leads, and guide them through the sales funnel.Build Relationships with nursery leaders by engaging owners, directors, and managers through thoughtful, needs-based questions that help you understand their challenges and goals. Maintain accurate CRM records and ensure all contact interactions, activity updates and lead details are recorded in HubSpot for efficient tracking and reporting. Collaborate with marketing and content teams by sharing frontline insights from conversations with nursery schools to help refine messaging, improve campaign targeting and develop relevant content.Research and attend Nursery conferences, events and networking opportunities.The company is passionate about helping organisations grow and thrive through knowledge and connection. As a Sales Executive for Early Years, you’ll be part of a company that values people, encourages personal development, and celebrates success. You’ll work with people who value collaboration, innovation, and high standards.The packageOpportunity to join a reputable and well-respected brand in education that is in an exciting period of growth £27,000-30,000 base salaryExcellent commission (10% of sales, rising to 15% after target threshold. You will likely achieve circa £40,000-50,000 OTE. However, this is uncapped and will increase as you establish yourself in the role. Exciting progression opportunities (two team members have been promoted to senior positions within the past 12 months)Remote with occasional visits to the company’s HQ for team and training daysBuy & Sell holiday scheme (up to 5 days)Life assurance and SmartHealthEnhanced Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental and Adoption Pay24/7 Online GPMental Health & Wellbeing supportCharity Day25 Days Holiday, Rising to 30 daysProfessional Study SupportPlus moreTo be successful, you will… Have experience in the Early Years sector, ideally private nurseries, Montessoris, or EY settingsHave a proven track record of high performance or previous success in outreach, pitching and closing business.Be comfortable with cold calling and initiating customer contactHave proficiency in researching clients for personalised communicationHave a strong interest in technology and/or the education sectorBe a self-motivated individual capable of thriving in a rapidly growing environment.Have strong communication skills for effective customer engagementBe able to manage data efficiently and build targeted client listsBe tech-savvy with a keen interest in educational technology.Apply! If you’re a super-driven education sales professional, looking to take the next step in your career, apply now!

Created: 2025-07-24