Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Benchmark Education Company is a publisher of core, supplemental, and intervention literacy and language resources in print and digital formats. The Educational Sales Consultant will develop territory sales strategies, manage customer opportunities through CRM, prospect and build relationships with Texas school customers, present products, and support proposals, pilots, training, exhibits, and conferences.
Responsibilities
- Achieve or surpass sales goals for territory within expense guidelines
- Develop strategic plans to identify opportunities for supplemental, core, and PD sales and to win the business
- Manage the territory by using CRM effectively to enter and track: + Opportunities – both supplemental and core + Contacts + Cuts, wins, and losses
- Generate quotes and provide support for proposals as needed including reviewing and evaluating RFPs
- Demonstrate knowledge of the products, both print and digital, and present products in a variety of settings
- Demonstrate competitive knowledge and use that information to position and present products to win
- Effectively utilize resources available such as consultants, promotion, samples, authors, and your manager
- Provide sales, sampling, and inventory forecasts as requested by the National Sales Manager or the Regional Sales Manager
- Be willing to embrace change and to analyze and communicate trends that impact current and future business
- Seek out, understand, and leverage technology trends and needs and communicate those trends and needs to management, editorial, and marketing
- Demonstrate effective questioning strategies and listening skills to identify customer issues and needs
- Prospecting and meeting with new and existing TX school customers
- Utilize negotiation skills and closing techniques to win the business
- Help plan and coordinate product training with customers and PD staff when appropriate to ensure successful implementation of BEC/NL materials
- Plan and implement Invitationals/Presentations as needed
- Attend selected local, national and regional exhibits as requested
- Follow up on leads from online ads, ads, and exhibits and conferences
- Review and provide feedback on new marketing materials
- Participate in weekly sales team conference calls
- General administrative activities
- Other projects and responsibilities as assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Education, English or related
- Three to five years of sales experience working for a high-volume, fast-paced company
- A quick learner, able to multi-task
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Strong Word, Excel, PowerPoint skills
- Excellent verbal, written and telephone communication skills
- Professional orientation and demeanor (able to handle and respond to external requests in a timely and courteous manner)
- Proven ability to set priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work calmly under pressure with flexibility (can work long hours)
- Educational publishing experience a plus
Benefits
- Remote work in Texas
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