Partner Inside Sales Representative (Remote)

Lakeshore Learning Materials; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Lakeshore Learning Materials is seeking a Partner Inside Sales Representative who combines enthusiasm for education with a consultative, solution-based approach to helping customers. The role focuses on forging relationships, exceeding expectations, and thriving in a collaborative, fast-paced remote environment where most of the day is spent on the phone building lasting customer relationships.

The role emphasizes growth of new business, meeting sales quotas and daily activity goals, and

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with Outside Sales team members to drive site-based customer outreach and key market penetration
• Organized, forwarding thinking, ability to create strong internal and cross-functional partnerships
• Securing new and repeat business by building strong relationships with key customers and stakeholders via virtual appointments and outbound phone calls
• Consistently meeting, if not exceeding, activity requirements on a regular basis.
• Partnering with schools and childcare centers on a regular basis to assess emerging and ongoing needs
• Hosting virtual product presentations designed to familiarize customers with proprietary services (Complete Classrooms®, professional development, custom solutions, and more)
• Conducting online research to gather information pertaining to local, state and national trends and funding opportunities in early learning and elementary education
• Working with department leadership to form and modify sales strategies
• Partnering with outside sales, retail and our professional services group to support the needs of educators
• Identifying sales leads and collaborating with various members of the sales force to support the market
• Participating in weekly meetings with your team to discuss department initiatives and strategies
• Assisting team on special projects such as partnering with the outside sales force and participating in national and/or state campaigns

Job description

The ideal candidate for the Partner Inside Sales Representative is enthusiastic about education with a consultative, solution-based approach to assisting customers. Primary focus on forging relationships and exceeding customers' expectations. The right candidate has an outgoing personality and thrives on working in a collaborative environment. Strong communication skills will be needed as this role spends most of the day on the phone building lasting customer relationships. This is a fast-paced and exciting sales role, and you will be tasked with growing new business and achieving sales quotas/daily activity goals. This role is fully remote, so candidates can be based anywhere in the US.

A day on the job looks like this:

• Collaborates with Outside Sales team members to drive site-based customer outreach and key market penetration
• Organized, forwarding thinking, ability to create strong internal and cross-functional partnerships
• Securing new and repeat business by building strong relationships with key customers and stakeholders via virtual appointments and outbound phone calls
• Consistently meeting, if not exceeding, activity requirements on a regular basis.
• Partnering with schools and childcare centers on a regular basis to assess emerging and ongoing needs
• Hosting virtual product presentations designed to familiarize customers with proprietary services (Complete Classrooms®, professional development, custom solutions, and more)
• Conducting online research to gather information pertaining to local, state and national trends and funding opportunities in early learning and elementary education
• Working with department leadership to form and modify sales strategies
• Partnering with outside sales, retail and our professional services group to support the needs of educators
• Identifying sales leads and collaborating with various members of the sales force to support the market
• Participating in weekly meetings with your team to discuss department initiatives and strategies
• Assisting team on special projects such as partnering with the outside sales force and participating in national and/or state campaigns