Education Sales Representative

Confidential; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking an Education Sales Representative in Little Rock, AR to secure project contracts, build and maintain relationships with school district decision makers, coordinate installations, and provide product demonstrations in the territory.

Candidates should have a high school diploma (or equivalent) with 2 years of sales or account management experience, strong communication and negotiation skills, proficiency with MS Office, and willingness to travel Monday–Friday; a company

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or Equivalent required; 2 or 4-year degree in Business, Sales or related field preferred
• Minimum of 2 years sales, account management and/or customer service experience required
• Sales / Account Management background working with K-12 / Education industry clients highly desired
• Effective organizational, problem solving, negotiation and follow-up skills
• Proficient use of MS Office Suite to include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint required
• Professional appearance with excellent written/verbal/interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to travel Monday-Friday throughout assigned territory on a regular basis required

Responsibilities

• Secure project contracts in line with sales and profit obligations
• Develop/maintain relationships with school district decision makers to ensure installation coordination
• Collect/prepare site information/photographs; submit to Engineering for sales quote
• Prepare weekly sales and bid reports
• Acquire/maintain thorough knowledge of all relevant equipment and systems with the ability to perform demonstrations of all products within territory market
• Assist in the collection of money related to territory client base
• Assist in Sales and Marketing initiatives
• Attend company training sessions as necessary, both on-line and in-person
• Travel throughout assigned territory on a regular basis Monday-Friday required

Skills

Sales/Account management

Customer service

Negotiation

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Follow-up

Demonstrations

Education

HS Diploma

2-4 year degree (Business/Sales)

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

The Education Sales Representative is responsible to:

• Secure project contracts in line with sales and profit obligations
• Develop/maintain relationships with school district decision makers to ensure installation coordination
• Collect/prepare site information/photographs; submit to Engineering for sales quote
• Prepare weekly sales and bid reports
• Acquire/maintain thorough knowledge of all relevant equipment and systems with the ability to perform demonstrations of all products within territory market
• Assist in the collection of money related to territory client base
• Assist in Sales and Marketing initiatives
• Attend company training sessions as necessary, both on-line and in-person
• Travel throughout assigned territory on a regular basis Monday-Friday required (*company vehicle provided)

Qualifications / Requirements:

• HS Diploma or Equivalent required; 2 or 4-year degree in Business, Sales or related field preferred
• Minimum of 2 years sales, account management and/or customer service experience required
• Sales / Account Management background working with K-12 / Education industry clients highly desired
• Effective organizational, problem solving, negotiation and follow-up skills
• Proficient use of MS Office Suite to include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint required
• Professional appearance with excellent written/verbal/interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to travel Monday-Friday throughout assigned territory on a regular basis required