Inside Sales Representative ($22 hourly base + commission)
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- Hoffman Estates, IL
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About the role
Scholastic Education Division: Inside Telephone Sales - $22 hourly base + commission
Hybrid Opportunity at Hoffman Estates, Illinois
The Opportunity
If you enjoy connecting with people, uncovering opportunities, and contributing to meaningful educational outcomes, this is an opportunity to build a career in sales while supporting Scholastic's mission of helping children become lifelong readers and learners.
We are seeking Inside Sales Representatives to sell our classroom magazine. They are responsible for driving sales growth and supporting schools and districts in achieving literacy goals and initiatives through our Scholastic Magazine resources.
This role focuses on building and maintaining strong partnerships with teachers, principals, and district leaders; identifying customer needs; and providing consultative support to align Scholastic Magazines+ with their current curriculum and standards. Success in this role requires strong communication skills, management of territory accounts, and a passion for supporting literacy and student achievement growth.
These full-time hourly positions offer medical, dental and vision benefits, a Paid Time Off program that includes vacation, personal and sick time, a generous 50% off discount on Scholastic merchandise, 401k with a company match and much more.
Responsibilities
- Manage an assigned territory of school and district accounts to achieve or exceed sales goals
- Build and maintain strong relationships with educators, principals, and district leaders to understand their current/future literacy and learning priorities.
- Conduct needs assessments and align Scholastic Magazines+ to current curriculum and standards
- Upsell and cross-sell other titles when appropriate to generate new business.
- Host online product demonstrations/implementation webinars using virtual platforms.
- Understand product line and technology components to recommend and demonstrate magazines that fit customer needs.
- Gain knowledge/stay informed of terminology and current trends in education, including funding opportunities, and state or district initiatives.
- Contribute to a positive, collaborative team culture that reflects Scholastic's mission and values.
- Meet or exceed activity, lead generation, and pipeline goals.
Qualifications
HOW YOU CAN FIT (Qualifications)
Knowledge and Experience
- Sales Experience Preferred.
- Proficiency with MS Office software; experience with Sales Automation, Customer Relationship Management or Web-based software programs.
- Ability to execute a vision, manage multiple priorities, and achieve results.
- 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 customers.
- Time Type: Full time
- Job Type: Regular Seasonal
- Job Family Group: Sales
- Location Region/State: Illinois
Why Join Scholastic?
- Opportunity to build a career in sales with a mission-driven organization
- Work with products that support literacy and learning for students
- Collaborative and supportive inside sales team environment
- Exposure to multiple education solutions and markets
- Professional development and career growth opportunities
About Scholastic
For more than 100 years, Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) has been meeting children where they are - at school, at home and in their communities - by creating quality content and experiences, all beginning with literacy.
Scholastic delivers stories, characters, and learning moments that empower all kids to become lifelong readers and learners through bestselling children's books, literacy- and knowledge-building resources for schools including classroom magazines, and award-winning, entertaining children's media.
As the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books through school-based book clubs and book fairs, classroom libraries, school and public libraries, retail, and online, and with a global reach into more than 135 countries, Scholastic encourages the personal and intellectual growth of all children, while nurturing a lifelong relationship with reading, themselves, and the world around them.
Thank you for your consideration in choosing Scholastic.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
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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