Inside Sales Rep – Education Solutions

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St. Charles, IL
Junior
Professional Services
The Role
The Inside Sales Rep collaborates with Outside Account Executives to maintain business and explore new opportunities in K-12 education sales, utilizing various digital communication tools for consultative sales efforts. Responsibilities include achieving sales goals, managing a customer pipeline, and attending educational conferences.
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Job Description:

THE OPPORTUNITY

Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books, a leading provider of print and digital instructional materials for pre-K to grade 12, and a producer of educational and entertaining children’s media. The Company creates quality books and ebooks, print and technology-based learning materials and programs, classroom magazines and other products that, in combination, offer schools customized and comprehensive solutions to support children’s learning both at school and at home. The Company also makes quality, affordable books available to all children through school-based book clubs and book fairs. With a 100+ year history of service to schools and families, Scholastic continues to carry out its commitment to "Open a World of Possible" for all children. Learn more at www.scholastic.com

We are seeking an Inside Sales Representative to join our Education Solutions team. Our office is in St Charles however, we are relocating to Hoffman Estates in April. After on-site training is completed (3-4 months) our representative work remotely 3 days a week.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Scope of Responsibilities
A Scholastic Education Solutions Inside Sales Representative collaborates with Outside Account Executives in an assigned territory to maintain the current business and identify new opportunities.
Specific Responsibilities
Inside Sales Representative (ISR) will utilize phone, mail, email, TEAMS, Google Meets, and join.me presentations as part of a consultative sales effort.  

They will hold in-depth conversations about comprehensive literacy solutions, and how the extensive Scholastic Education product line can support their specific school/district initiatives.

The main goal is to increase revenue in small and/or rural school accounts and assist Outside Account Executive counterparts with efforts supporting larger customer accounts.

The ISR is required to meet established sales goals and customer contact rates.

The ISR is required to build and maintain a dependable pipeline at all times as well as create sales quotes and proposals based on customer needs.

The ISR will travel approximately 20% of the time to provide customer support and attend educational conferences, corporate-sponsored training, and sales meetings. 

Thank you for your consideration in choosing Scholastic.

Qualifications

HOW YOU CAN FIT (Qualifications)

Experience
A background in K-12 sales or education is preferred but is not mandatory.

Skills Qualifications

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong Computer and Digital Presentation skills- Excel, Google Suite, Outlook.

Strong organizational and time management skills

Qualifications

Experience in Education and/or Inside Sales preferred but not mandatory

Proven track record of generating sales of 2 mm + annually preferred but not mandatory

Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination based on race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam veteran. Those factors shall not influence the determination of qualifications for a job or other opportunity within the company. Further, all personnel actions (such as compensation, tuition aid, benefits, transfers, promotions, dismissals, company-sponsored training, and social and recreational programs) shall be administered without discrimination.

Time Type:Full timeJob Type:RegularJob Family Group:SalesLocation Region/State:IllinoisCompensation Range:Hourly Rate: 27.00 - 29.00EEO Statement:

Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam veteran. Those factors shall not influence the determination of qualifications for a job or other opportunity within the company. Further, all personnel actions (such as compensation, tuition aid, benefits, transfers, promotions, and dismissals, company-sponsored training, social and recreational programs) shall be administered without discrimination.

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The Company
HQ: New York, New York
8,857 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1920

What We Do

Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books, a leading provider of core literacy curriculum and professional services, and a producer of educational and entertaining children's media. The Company creates quality books and ebooks, print and technology-based learning programs for pre-K to grade 12, classroom magazines and other products and services that support children's learning both in school and at home. With operations in 14 international offices and exports to 165 countries, Scholastic makes quality, affordable books available to all children around the world through school-based book clubs and book fairs, classroom collections, school and public libraries, retail and online.

True to its mission of more than 100 years to encourage the personal and intellectual growth of all children beginning with literacy, the Company has earned a reputation as a trusted partner to educators and families. Learn more at www.scholastic.com.

You can also visit the Company blog at http://www.oomscholasticblog.com.

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