Per Diem - Sales Support III - Sacramento, CA

Curriculum Associates, LLC; Sacramento, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage eligibility

Paid holidays

Sick time

Job summary

Curriculum Associates, LLC is seeking a Sales Support Specialist Level III to empower educators who use our solutions and prospects for CA products. You will lead prospecting, build strategic relationships, and ensure smooth implementation across districts.

The role requires collaboration across sales, support, and education teams, strong presentation skills for demos, and a solid grounding in K-8 standards. Sacramento area travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• Five years of experience in customer service, sales, or teaching.
• Bachelor’s + teaching credential or Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience as classroom teacher, education sales, customer support, or trainer preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across functions to support the local sales team.
• Build strategic relationships with educators in pilots and key accounts.
• Lead prospecting to identify and engage with new schools and districts.
• Develop in-depth product knowledge to guide educators.
• Conduct web-based and on-site product demonstrations.
• Manage communications and ensure timely responses.
• Stay up-to-date with state standards and best practices.

Skills

Customer service experience

Sales experience

Teaching experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Higher

Teaching credential/Master’s degree preferred

Job description

At Curriculum Associates, we believe in the potential of every child and are changing the face of education technology with award-winning learning programs like i-Ready that serve a third of the nation’s K-8 students. For more than 50 years, our commitment to making classrooms better places, serving educators, and supporting accessible learning experiences for all students has driven the continuous improvement of our innovative programs. Our team of more than 2,500 employees is composed of lifelong learners who stand behind this mission, working tirelessly to serve the educational community with world-class programs and support every day.

The Sales Support Specialist (SSS) Level III plays a pivotal role in providing advanced support to educators who are both current users and prospects for Curriculum Associates solutions. This position is dedicated to enhancing the local sales team's efforts by focusing on prospecting, building strategic relationships, and ensuring the successful implementation of CA solutions. The SSS Level III is a key interface between educators and Curriculum Associates, serving as a trusted advisor.

The impact you will have:

• Strategic Collaboration: Actively collaborate across functions, serving as a liaison between sales, customer support, and other departments to ensure seamless communication and support.
• Strategic Relationship Building: Proactively establish and nurture relationships with educators in strategic pilots and key accounts, playing a crucial role in driving successful implementations, with a focus on strategic planning and guidance.
• Prospecting Excellence: Lead efforts to identify and engage with new schools and school districts, introducing them to Curriculum Associates, and conducting in-depth needs assessments to recommend the most suitable products.
• Product Expertise: Develop an in-depth understanding of Curriculum Associates' products, educators' classroom challenges, and current educational trends to provide informed guidance.
• Demonstration Mastery: Conduct web-based and on-site product demonstrations with confidence, tailoring presentations to meet the specific needs of educators.
• Communication Management: Monitor, screen, and manage internal and external communications, ensuring timely responses and proactive engagement.
• Educational Leadership: Stay up-to-date with State Standards (Grades K-8), content standards, practice standards, and contemporary pedagogical best practices. Act as an educational thought leader within the organization.

Who we're looking for:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Higher
• Five years of experience in customer service, sales, or teaching (or a combination)
• Bachelor’s Degree plus teaching credential/Master’s degree is preferred
• Previous Experience as classroom teacher, Education Sales, Customer Support, Training is preferred

Travel

5-10% overnight travel. Daily local driving to support the territory 4-5 days per week. You must live in the area.

Working Environment

Must be able to lift boxes of approx. 30lbs.

Pay Range

Pay Range - This role's range is $40/hr-$50/hr. The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that Curriculum Associates considers in making compensation decisions based on our Compensation Philosophy. Actual base pay within that range will vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, prior experience and relevant skill sets. At Curriculum Associates, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances for each case. The Company recognizes that minimum wage varies by location and will ensure all compensation decisions comply with applicable state and local laws.

Benefits

Temporary and per diem employees who average, and maintain, at least 30 hours of work per week may become eligible for medical coverage, under the Affordable Care Act, after an initial waiting period. Temporary and per-diem employees working more than 20 hours per week are eligible for twelve paid holidays. All temporary and per-diem employees are eligible for accrued sick time.

Curriculum Associates, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

Curriculum Associates will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to: race (including ancestry, national origin, ethnic characteristics, interracial marriage or association, and traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion and creed (including all aspects of religious observance, practice and belief), sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding, sex assigned at birth, difference of sex development and variations of sex characteristics), affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, citizenship or immigration status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran or uniformed servicemember status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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