National K-12 Solutions & Programs Lead

Cook & Boardman, LLC; South Carolina; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cook & Boardman, LLC seeks a Program Manager, K-12 to develop, launch, and lead a nationwide market program that aligns all divisions into a unified go-to-market strategy for K-12 opportunities. You will coordinate efforts across divisions, create standardized playbooks, sales tools, and procurement sources, and engage key manufacturers, districts, educational associations, and consultants.

Travel across the United States to support branches, meetings, and conferences, driving adoption and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Construction Management, Engineering, Education Facilities Management, or related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in commercial construction, Division 8, security integration, facilities management, or related industries.
• Experience developing programs, processes, or strategic initiatives across multiple locations or business units.
• Experience working with educational facilities, public sector projects, or K-12 institutions preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive national K-12 market strategy.
• Create standardized playbooks, sales tools, process guides, and best practices for branches.
• Identify and document approved vendors, manufacturers, contract vehicles, cooperative purchasing programs, and other procurement sources relevant to the K-12 market.
• Develop market intelligence regarding school construction, bond programs, capital improvement projects, renovation cycles, and security initiatives.
• Partner with branch leadership and sales teams to expand K-12 market penetration.
• Support strategic pursuits, large opportunities, and national K-12 programs.
• Establish and maintain relationships with key manufacturers, consultants, architects, school districts, educational associations, and industry partners.
• Coordinate training initiatives to improve K-12 market knowledge across sales, operations, estimating, specification, and project management teams.
• Assist branches with opportunity qualification, strategy development, presentations, and customer engagement.
• Track program performance, adoption, pipeline development, and revenue growth metrics.
• Develop and maintain strategic account plans for key national K-12 relationships.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration between branches and supporting business units.
• Serve as the company's primary internal resource for K-12 market expertise.
• Travel throughout the United States to support branch teams, customer meetings, conferences, and strategic initiatives.

Skills

Program management

Strategic planning

Vendor relationships

Training & enablement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Cook & Boardman, LLC seeks a Program Manager, K-12 to develop, launch, and lead a nationwide market program that aligns all divisions into a unified go-to-market strategy for K-12 opportunities. You will coordinate efforts across divisions, create standardized playbooks, sales tools, and procurement sources, and engage key manufacturers, districts, educational associations, and consultants.

Travel across the United States to support branches, meetings, and conferences, driving adoption and