The Account Executive, US College Sales, sells the company’s leading learning resources (print and digital) to Higher Education faculty in the Milwaukee area.
Essential Functions
- Grow market share and establish new products in all subject areas guided by a strategic territory selling plan
- Conduct effective sales calls to grow new revenue via well-planned campus travel and other communications
- Develop deep product knowledge through learning programs to be able to persuasively articulate value proposition of products in a competitive landscape.
- Demonstrate company technology and employing sales enablement tools in sales calls
- Ensure data within the CRM system is accurate by maintaining and updating the sales pipeline; strategically work sales opportunities in CRM to prioritize pipeline and optimize revenue
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required with evidence of high academic achievement
- Demonstrated record of success in academic and professional background
- 2 to 4+ years sales experience required
- Field-based sales experience strongly preferred and sales experience in the publishing industry or related SAAS/technology industries is a plus
- Hunter mentality, self-reliant and success oriented
- Strong technology demonstration skills
- Ability to travel daily, with full day and overnight travel during active selling times. Role requires 20-25% travel in prime selling season
Salary: $70k-$75k annual base salary range + sales incentive + benefits
Location: Remote in Milwaukee area
Job Category: Sales
Job Type: External
Job Location: Wisconsin
Job Market: Higher Education