Higher Education Sales Consultant - Salt Lake City, UT

Kendall Hunt Publishing Company; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Kendall Hunt Publishing Company is looking for a Higher Education Sales Consultant in Salt Lake City. This role involves strong relationship-building skills to engage with college professors, managing relationships creatively to promote educational materials. With opportunities for career growth and various benefits, join a company committed to innovation and employee development.

Benefits

Base Salary PLUS Bonus

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan with company match

15 days PTO at hire, plus paid holidays

Scholarship and tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record required.
• Experience in sales needed.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with teams.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate relationships with college professors and identify business opportunities.
• Travel to different colleges in territory for interviews and discussions.
• Promote and sell educational materials developed for lower-level courses.

Skills

Sales

Communication

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Higher Education Sales Consultant - Salt Lake City, UT

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Ready to leave your mark on Higher Education? Do you thrive in building relationships and exceeding goals? Kendall Hunt Publishing is seeking a talented Higher Education Sales Consultant to join our team with strong communication and sales skills to cultivate lasting relationships with college professors. We are seeking qualified sales candidates located in or near Salt Lake City, Utah. This is a remote role that includes 7 weeks of overnight travel each semester. Come grow your career and impact the future of learning alongside us!

It's your job to interview, listen for business potential, and persuade select candidates to work with your company by partnering with experts in their field. At Kendall Hunt Publishing, as an Acquisitions Sales Representative, you're the driver and decision maker. You call and travel to different colleges and universities in your territory to identify business opportunities, interview professors, and persuade author candidates that have what it takes to become Kendall Hunt authors. We want to partner with talented educators in charge of lower-level, higher-enrollment courses to develop more interactive and engaging materials that solve the needs of their students and can make an impact in their college career and in the difference, they make in the world in the future.

Who Is Kendall Hunt Publishing?

Throughout its history, Kendall Hunt Publishing has grown with an emphasis on its employees, fearlessness in innovation, and a strong grip on its values. Today Kendall Hunt continues to expand by growing its number of educational products, creating new companies, and extending its services across the country and beyond. Through diversity and willingness to adapt to the ever-changing publishing industry, Kendall Hunt is a company dedicated to growing with the public to best serve the people of the community.

When you work at Kendall Hunt you immediately notice the collaboration, friendliness, and a sense of purpose amongst our employees. Our customers, students, authors, and other outside contacts are always our top priority. We are constantly uncovering new sales channels for current product lines or finding new products to sell to current customers. Join our team of evolving employees to help us maintain our competitive edge in the industries we serve. www.kendallhunt.com

Characteristics of Who KH Looks for in a Higher Education Sales Consultant - You are someone who...

• Takes initiative and works independently, demonstrating an entrepreneurial mindset by actively problem-solving and utilizing strong critical thinking skills.
• Has a strong desire to learn, coupled with a deep inclination to ask questions and seek answers, while actively engaging in diverse subject matter.
• Embrace a drive to win and excel, consistently seeking improvement and striving to outperform in a dynamic market.
• Show persistence in overcoming challenges while exhibiting the ability to adapt and be flexible.
• Demonstrate the ability to affectively listen, ask question, thinking creatively/critically and close new business with prospective customers.
• Communicate clearly and confidently with professors, authors, team members and internal employees, ensuring that information is conveyed effectively and professionally.
• Handle multiple priorities and tasks simultaneously while maintaining a high level of attention to detail and customer service. This position requires you to always wear multiple hats, so time management is crucial.
• Identify challenges and develop practical solutions in real-time, enhancing customer satisfaction and streamlining processes.
• Demonstrate proficiency in managing responsibilities that require substantial independent work while also engaging in team collaboration. This dual approach aims to achieve individual sales success while contributing positively to overall team dynamics.
• Holds a bachelor's degree, and enjoys spending time on college campuses, because in this job, you'll be spending a lot of time on college campuses in your territory
• A valid driver's license and an acceptable driving record are required, in accordance with the company's corporate driving policy.
  
  

Why Us? We Understand It's More Than Just a Job!

Choosing a career path can be one of the most important decision in one's life. Work is part of a person's identity. People need compelling reasons to remain at a job and a company day after day, year after year. As you consider a career change, we understand the benefits an employer offers are just as appealing as the job itself.

Kendall Hunt offers -

• Job Stability. Kendall Hunt and their family of companies have been around for over 75 years
• Career Growth. Gain some great experience to promote to higher roles - many of our leadership and upper management staff worked their way up in our family of companies
• Base Salary PLUS Bonus.
• Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance with Company paid life insurance, short term and long-term disability
• Generous company match on 401(k) plan, as well as profit sharing
• 15 days PTO at hire, plus paid holidays
• Scholarship and tuition reimbursement
  
  

All applicants must have a valid driver's license and bachelor's degree.

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An Equal Opportunity Employer

Salary: $70000 per year

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Book Publishing

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