Sachin Wadhwa

Leading recruitment initiatives for exclusive UK Schools across Globe, driving growth through strategic partnerships, market-specific planning, and impactful engagement.

• Portfolio Management: Oversaw UK-exclusive portfolio including strategic leadership of Harper Adams University operations.
• Recruitment Leadership: Directed student recruitment via targeted partner engagement and tailored market strategies.
• Market Representation: Acted as primary liaison for university partners across South Asia through extensive travel and agent outreach.
• Strategic Planning: Developed and executed tactical plans to maximize enrolments and institutional visibility.
• Event Management: Organized agent conferences, training programs, and recruitment events to strengthen partner networks.
• Public Speaking: Delivered authoritative sessions on UK higher education systems and university programs.
• Key Achievement: Instrumental in making ApplyBoard the top contributor to the University of Law’s international enrolments in 2025.

• Team Leadership: Led cross-functional teams to implement recruitment initiatives.
• Strategy Development: Executed recruitment strategies to achieve enrollment targets.
• Partnership Management: Cultivated and maintained relationships with educational institutions.
• Market Analysis: Identified growth opportunities through market trend analysis.

• Account Management: Handled key recruitment partners to drive performance and retention.
• Funnel Oversight: Managed the full student journey from application to enrolment across intakes.
• Strategic Planning: Developed joint business plans to maximize market share and ensure consistent growth.
• Event Coordination: Bridged universities and recruitment partners through international education events.
• Team Leadership: Coached and developed team members to enhance effectiveness and partner support.

• Relationship Management: Built and maintained strong ties with international institutions and student recruitment agencies to grow ApplyBoard’s market share.
• Training & Enablement: Delivered training on the AB Portal, student destinations, programs, and admissions requirements to recruitment partners and their teams.
• Funnel Management: Oversaw the entire student recruitment funnel—from lead generation to final enrolments.
• Partner Engagement: Conducted regular partner visits for relationship-building, grievance handling, training refreshers, and performance reviews.
• Application Growth: Ensured consistent flow of quality applications with strong month-on-month and year-over-year growth.

Led overall branch operations, driving sales performance, team efficiency, and student recruitment outcomes.

• Operations Oversight: Managed daily branch activities across sales, HR, admin, and customer service.
• Sales & Targets: Delivered on monthly, quarterly, and annual enrolment targets through effective forecasting and execution.
• Event & Lead Management: Directed educational fairs, agent events, and lead follow-ups including offer letter coordination.
• Financial Control: Handled cash management and branch-level P&L analysis.
• Team & Reporting: Supervised team performance and ensured timely reporting and marketing execution.

• Product Training: Delivered comprehensive product training to sales and admissions teams across multiple branches, enhancing knowledge and performance.
• Sales Management: Oversaw timely distribution of student applications to partnered colleges and universities, ensuring process efficiency and target achievement.
• International Relations: Collaborated closely with international teams and institutional representatives to strengthen partnerships, manage applications, and coordinate seminar participation.
• AIRC, ICEF & NAFSA: Managed certifications including renewals, and coordinated participation in key international education conferences and meetings.

• Partnership Development: Built and maintained strategic relationships with overseas educational institutions.
• Client Relations & Business Growth: Fostered strong client connections and drove business expansion.
• Event Coordination: Organized and managed international educational fairs and promotional events.
• Marketing & Promotion: Executed targeted campaigns to boost institutional visibility and engagement.
• Training: Conducted product training for internal teams and partner agents.

Directing all operational aspects including distribution, customer service, human resources, administration and sales in accordance with the company's objectives.

Department Lead:

• Data Entry
• Customer Services
• Compliance/Quality Bad debt Collections
• Refunds
• Dispatch/Delivery

• Reporting: Managed overall reporting of back-end operations, ensuring data accuracy and process transparency.
• Team Leadership: Led teams across bad debt collections, data entry, and customer service, driving performance and efficiency.
• Training & Development: Designed and delivered training modules to upskill team members and enhance operational standards.

• Order Processing: Managed daily retail and wholesale order processing to ensure smooth transaction flow.
• SAP Operations: Handled supplier account invoice processing using SAP, ensuring accuracy and timely payments.
• Reconciliation: Performed regular statement reconciliations to maintain financial accuracy.
• Audit Support: Maintained organized financial data to support year-end audits and compliance requirements.

• Client Support: Delivered high-quality customer service to Tier 1 clients, ensuring satisfaction and retention.
• Issue Resolution: Handled queries and complaints with efficiency, maintaining service excellence and client trust.
• Logistics Coordination: Ensured adherence to standard turnaround times (TATs) through close coordination with the logistics team.
• Reporting: Maintained accurate daily reports to track service performance and operational metrics.