Scholastic

Account Executive, Western Missouri/Kansas

Scholastic$80K — $95K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in the educational field
  • 1+ years of strategic sales experience in designated territories
  • Proven ability to achieve sales targets and goals
  • Successful history in developing relationships with high-level clients
  • Strong focus on customer experience and satisfaction
  • Preference given to candidates with established connections in the industry
  • Bachelor's degree or higher is preferred
  • Knowledge of academic curriculum essential
  • Proficient in MS Office and CRM software
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

  • Achieve assigned sales goals and targets
  • Serve as the primary contact for designated school districts
  • Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders
  • Meet with customers to address concerns and identify gaps
  • Compile detailed reports on accounts to inform business strategies
  • Maintain regular communication to boost revenue from product offerings
  • Manage opportunities and document activities within the company's CRM

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits, including a $0 deductible medical plan
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with Roth and Traditional options
  • Tuition-free programs for undergraduate and graduate degrees
  • Generous parental leave program
  • Employee stock purchase plan with a 15% discount on stock
Full Job Description
Job Description:

THIS POSITION IS BASED IN TERRITORY OF WESTERN MISSOURI/KANSAS. Successful candidates must be based in the territory.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking to hire an energetic Account Executive with educational publishing experience who can partner with schools and communities to extend literacy.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Achieve assigned goal
  • Serves as the Lead for all identified districts
  • Develops intimate relationships with all stakeholders throughout the accounts
  • Meets with customers to discuss areas of concern and gaps
  • Develops district contacts and cultivates relationships at all levels that enhances Scholastic's position which leads to major growth within designated accounts
  • Compiles account information on organizational structure (parent and subsidiaries), buying process, compensation process, existing products/tools to produce a prospective business report identifying potential business activities necessary to close accounts
  • Maintains regular contact with account base, and increases revenue from positioning and demonstrating new and existing products, preparing appropriate RFPs, and closing the sale
  • Generates, develops, manages, and communicates expectations within assigned accounts as well as increases scope of penetration within each account
  • Qualifies new opportunities and prospects, dimensions the size of opportunities and articulates probabilities of closure
  • Maintains complete and accurate documentation in company's CRM module for all activity
  • Maintains broad knowledge of company products and their capabilities versus the strengths/weaknesses of competitive products
  • Travel up to 60%


Some benefits that we offer:
  • Full suite of health and wellness benefits (including a $0 deductible Medical Plan)
  • Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) with options for both Roth and Traditional Contributions
  • Tuition-Free programs for undergraduate and graduate degrees
  • Generous Parental Leave Program
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with opportunity for discounted stock at a 15% discount


Thank you for your consideration in choosing Scholastic.

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Qualifications

HOW YOU CAN FIT (Qualifications)

  • 10 + educational related experiences
  • 1 + years selling strategically across territory generating and closing large opportunities
  • Achieve sales responsibility and annual goal.
  • Proven track record of selling and developing relationship with high-level customers
  • Demonstrable success in driving highest levels of Customer Experience
  • Preference for candidates with well established relationships
  • Bachelor's Degree or higher level degree preferable
  • Knowledge of Academic Curriculum
  • Proficiency with MS Office software; experience with Sales Automation, Customer Relationship Management or Web-based software programs
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, including oral presentation skills
  • Outstanding interpersonal and relationship-building skills with peers, superiors (across functions and throughout the company), and customer


Time Type:

Full time

Job Type:

Regular

Job Family Group:

Sales

Location Region/State:

New York

Compensation Range:

Annual Salary: 80,000.00 - 95,000.00

About Scholastic

Scholastic Corporation is an American multinational publishing, education and media company known for publishing, selling, and distributing books and educational materials for schools, teachers, parents, and children. Products are distributed to schools and districts, to consumers through the schools via reading clubs and fairs, and through retail stores and online sales. The company also has a substantial presence in television and video, licensing and consumer products, and is a leading provider of educational materials online and in print. Scholastic also publishes instructional reading and writing programs, and offers professional learning and consultancy services for school improvement.
Learn more about Scholastic
Size
6,800 employees
Market Cap
$1.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$61 million
Founded
1997
5 Year Trend
-1.2%
Revenue
$1.2 billion
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