Pearson Virtual Schools, formerly Connections Education and a division within Pearson, is a leading provider of accountable, high-quality virtual education solu
Specialist, Sales Representative
Location
United States
Posted
65 days ago
Salary
$70K - $75K / year
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
Specialist, Sales Representative
Pearson
Join Our Team as a Pearson Education Sales Representative! At Pearson, we believe in the power of education to transform lives. As a Pearson Education Sales Representative, you're on the front lines of driving teaching and learning innovation, and your role is crucial in helping 2/4-year college institutions meet their educational goals of access, achievement, and affordability, ultimately enhancing student success. Your Role Your primary responsibility is to sell effective and innovative digital, print, and service solutions that address the challenges faced by students, faculty, and institutions today. To excel in this role, you'll need a strong drive for achievement, a proven track record of meeting or exceeding goals, comfort with digital media, and a genuine passion for education. Key Accountabilities Your journey includes: - Achieving or surpassing territory sales targets by offering course-based solutions to faculty, thereby gaining market share. - Accelerating the shift toward subscription-based materials to tackle student affordability and access challenges. - Collaborating with specialists and account executives to implement effective program-wide or institution-wide solutions. - Conducting impactful back-to-school campaigns that boost student engagement. - Collaborating with bookstores to drive sell-through. - Crucially, tracking and forecasting in OneCRM (Salesforce.com). The Role - This is a remote/home-based position with approximately 50% travel, including visits to local college campuses and national meetings. - Please note that we do not offer relocation packages for this position. - The ideal candidate should be based in the greater Jackson, MS area. Key Responsibilities - Your day-to-day will involve: - Using a mix of campus visits and virtual campus days to consistently connect with 15+ faculty members daily, employing effective consultative sales techniques. - Demonstrating excellent organizational and follow-up skills. - Maintaining accurate and timely tracking and forecasting in OneCRM (Salesforce.com). - Collaborating with enterprise account level salespeople to drive course adoption into Inclusive Access and upsell additional services. - Strategically planning at both the territory and adoption levels. - Delivering effective technology sales presentations to faculty and technology training sessions for students. - Working closely with the Customer Success organization to ensure effective support for key customers. - Implementing company initiatives within your sales territory (Mississippi). - Staying up-to-date on Pearson products, platforms, and capabilities. - Keeping informed about issues impacting the educational industry and market environment. - Demonstrating collaboration by sharing successful tactics across your district, region, and nationally. Willingness to take on assignments with cross-functional task forces when needed. Outcomes Your role's success will be measured by meeting and exceeding revenue targets. Your Rewards - As a Pearson Education Sales Representative, you'll enjoy: - A highly competitive base salary and uncapped bonus potential. - Coverage of all travel expenses. - An excellent benefits package. - Extensive training and ongoing professional development opportunities. - Promotional prospects spanning various positions and levels within sales management, marketing, editorial, digital solutions, and more. Qualifications - To embark on this journey, you should bring: - A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and successful work experience. - A minimum of 2 years of outstanding sales performance in the higher education market or a related industry. - Proficiency with Office tools, mobile technologies, computer applications, and business systems. Essential Attributes - Your success will be driven by: - Determination and a strong desire to achieve results. - Optimism and a positive outlook. - Initiative-taking and self-direction. - A consistent track record of excelling in a fast-paced business environment. - Enthusiasm for investigating needs, solving problems, and meeting educational needs. - The ability to build trust-based relationships with customers and colleagues and maintain those relationships through professional empathy and trust-building behaviors. - Strong written, oral, and presentation communication skills. - Resilience and the ability to overcome challenges to achieve outcomes. - Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines. - Collaboration skills, allowing you to interact and engage with others while working toward a common goal. - Analytical skills, enabling you to prioritize based on data and manage tracking toward goals. - Change agility, the ability to adapt quickly and lead others through change. - Learning agility, showing an aptitude for learning new technologies and skills. Compensation at Pearson is influenced by factors including skill set, experience, and location. The full-time salary range for this role is $70,000 – $75,000, This position is eligible to participate in Pearson’s sales incentive plan. Information on benefits can be found here. Applications will be accepted through April 30, 2026. This window may be extended depending on business needs.
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Note: benefits eligibility may be based on employment status, tenure, location, or other factors Classification: exempt/salaried Location: Remote Pay range: $145,000-$150,000 Job Summary: The Director, Strategic Sales is a senior individual contributor responsible for driving revenue growth through ownership of complex, high-value customer relationships and pursuit strategies. This role leads large, strategic deals end-to-end—shaping opportunities, aligning internal capabilities, and delivering profitable growth across Telamon’s Telecom portfolio. This is not a people management role. Success in this role is measured by gross margin contribution, acquisition of new logo customers, and expansion into new verticals within existing accounts. 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Physical Demands - Primarily performed in an office, home office, or customer-facing environment - Frequent use of a computer, including extended periods of sitting, typing, and viewing screens - Ability to communicate effectively via phone, video, and in-person meetings Skills and Abilities Required - Proven ability to lead complex multi-stakeholder sales pursuits - Strong commercial acumen (pricing, margin, deal structure) - Executive level communication and relationship management - Ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority - High ownership mindset with disciplined execution - Strong problem-solving and strategic thinking skills - Model and operationalize Telamon’s core values of Choose Excellence, Own It, Always Adapt, and Win Together, by setting clear behavioral expectations, reinforcing high standards, and constructively addressing behaviors that do not align with those values Education and Experience Required - High school diploma required - Minimum of 8 years of experience in strategic sales, business development, or account management - Experience selling complex solutions in telecom, infrastructure and OEM accounts - Demonstrated track record of successfully closing large, multi-stakeholder deals Education and Experience Preferred - Bachelor’s degree in business, strategic sales, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. 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Crop Protection Sales Representative
Syngenta GroupFaça parte de uma empresa líder que dá vida ao potencial das plantas.
Company Description As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all –while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs. Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold. Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland. Job Description Please note: This position will support southeast North Dakota and a portion of northeast South Dakota. The role can be supported remotely from within the territory. Optimal support location is in the Fargo, ND area. At Syngenta, we are working to build the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture that provides leading seeds and crop protection innovations to enhance the prosperity of farmers. To support this challenge, Syngenta's Commercial team is currently seeking a Crop Protection Sales Representative to support our North Dakota territory. In this role, you will be an integral member of a high performing District Sales team working together to achieve profitable market share growth and create an industry-leading and sustainable position for Syngenta. The candidate will work within a multi-dimensional sales team environment providing support and direction to retail, grower and distribution customers to market Syngenta Crop Protection products. Accountabilities: - Achieve sales, profit, and market share targets with channel partners, key producers and other customers within the assigned territory as part of the overall sales and marketing plan for the district and broader Commercial Unit. - Navigate difficult situations and conversations with customers independently to deliver an effective resolution. - Create demand at the customer level, ensuring that the customer is knowledgeable about our products and has further interest in Syngenta solutions. - Identify opportunities frequently that customers had not identified themselves to build the customer's business and grow account share. - Primary liaison for all channel partners and retail accounts within territory which includes developing and implementing annual business plans to influence end-user demand. - Assist channel partners with their ability to connect with growers more effectively in delivering solutions. - Partner with Seed Care and AgriEdge Specialists to develop quality territory business plans to capitalize on sales opportunities. - Collaborate with district Sales Reps, AgriEdge Specialists and Agronomists to further support the channel. - Provide mentorship and training for new employees within the district. - Responsible for coordinating and supporting trade shows, field product tours, and new product launches for crop protection within their territory. - Act as a steward of the Syngenta portfolio by making recommendations and by managing complaints/issues in the field as needed, in partnership with Agronomy. - Contribute to the marketing campaign, AgriEdge and district plans to deliver the Commercial Unit/District business plan. - Manage operational budget, variable selling expenses, and marketing funds within Commercial Unit / District guidelines. Complete timely and accurate sales and exposure forecasting. Qualifications Required: - A minimum of a Bachelor's degree, preferably in Agriculture, Marketing, and/or Science. - A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience, preferably in agronomy, farm, and/or retail within the crop protection or seed industry. - Up to 75% weekly travel within territory is required for this role. - Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship support from Syngenta. - Must have a valid Driver's License. Desired: - Knowledge of general cropping practices, agricultural technology and trends and requirements for pest control. - Strong technical knowledge of Syngenta and competitive products. - Excellent business acumen and ability to understand business financials and price/volume relationships. - Ability to understand and apply environmental factors and market trends to account planning. - Ability to manage larger/strategic channel partners and/or key producers. Additional Information What We Offer: - A culture that celebrates belonging and collaboration, promotes professional development and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs. - Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts your first day. - 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution. - Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits. Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal. Learn more about our team and our mission here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Use of AI in Our Recruitment Process At Syngenta, we use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen applications for high-volume roles. When you submit an application, AI technology assesses your profile against the job requirements and generates a matching score. This score reflects how closely your qualifications, skills, and experience align with the role's criteria as defined in the job description. See our Privacy Notice for details about automated decision-making and your rights. WL: 4A #LI-Remote
Crop Protection Sales Representative
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Company Description As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all –while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs. Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold. Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland. Job Description Please note: This position will support southeast North Dakota and a portion of northeast South Dakota. The role can be supported remotely from within the territory. Optimal support location is in the Fargo, ND area. At Syngenta, we are working to build the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture that provides leading seeds and crop protection innovations to enhance the prosperity of farmers. To support this challenge, Syngenta's Commercial team is currently seeking a Crop Protection Sales Representative to support our North Dakota territory. In this role, you will be an integral member of a high performing District Sales team working together to achieve profitable market share growth and create an industry-leading and sustainable position for Syngenta. The candidate will work within a multi-dimensional sales team environment providing support and direction to retail, grower and distribution customers to market Syngenta Crop Protection products. 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Complete timely and accurate sales and exposure forecasting. Qualifications Required: - A minimum of a Bachelor's degree, preferably in Agriculture, Marketing, and/or Science. - A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience, preferably in agronomy, farm, and/or retail within the crop protection or seed industry. - Up to 75% weekly travel within territory is required for this role. - Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship support from Syngenta. - Must have a valid Driver's License. Desired: - Knowledge of general cropping practices, agricultural technology and trends and requirements for pest control. - Strong technical knowledge of Syngenta and competitive products. - Excellent business acumen and ability to understand business financials and price/volume relationships. - Ability to understand and apply environmental factors and market trends to account planning. - Ability to manage larger/strategic channel partners and/or key producers. 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LBC MortgageClear & Simple service for everyone. Unique bank programs. Honest rate quotes. Personalized service
LBC Mortgage is a Los Angeles-based mortgage company with over 20 years of experience in the lending industry. We are growing fast and looking for an energetic and enthusiastic Sales Representative who can confidently communicate with clients, follow up on warm leads, and help close deals. If you love talking to people, know how to build trust, and can sell with confidence — we want to hear from you! What You’ll Do - Call and follow up with existing clients and warm leads - Present LBC Mortgage products and explain benefits clearly - Qualify clients and understand their needs - Schedule appointments and transfer qualified clients to the sales team - Maintain accurate notes in CRM and keep follow-ups organized - Build long-term relationships with clients and increase repeat business What We’re Looking For - Fluent Russian and strong English (spoken and written) - Strong communication skills and confidence on the phone - Sales mindset and ability to handle objections - Enthusiastic, energetic, and motivated personality - Experience in sales, customer service, or call center is a big plus - Mortgage or finance experience is a plus (but not required) - Organized, reliable, and able to work independently What We Offer - Competitive base salary + commission/bonuses - Stable full-time position in a fast-growing company - Opportunity to grow into a higher sales role - Supportive team environment and training provided - Work with a company that has a strong reputation in the U.S. market Who Will Be a Great Fit This role is perfect for someone who: - Loves speaking with people and building relationships - Enjoys sales and wants to earn more through performance - Can communicate professionally in both Russian and English - Wants long-term career growth in the mortgage industry

