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Headquartered in New York, New York, Scholastic is a leading publishing company of children’s educational materials. Founded in 1920 by Maurice Robinson as a
Account Executive, Education Solutions
Location
Texas
Posted
164 days ago
Salary
$85K - $95K / year
Seniority
Junior
Job Description
Account Executive, Education Solutions
Scholastic
• 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%
Job Requirements
- 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
Benefits
- 100% vested of 401(k) Retirement Plan after 5 years employment
- Up to 1M worth of supplemental Life Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Purchase Scholastic stock at a 15% discount
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