This is a remote position.
Sales Account Representative, Scholastic
- Location: Atlanta, GA area (daily travel to schools in your territory)
- Job type: Independent contractor (1099), field-based
- Pay: Commission only
About the company
One of the nation's leading scholastic product and service companies, working with schools in all 50 states to help capture students' biggest milestones.
MUST HAVES
- 3 to 7 years of scholastic industry experience
- Knowledge of the school uniform category (preferred)
- Can sell to new and existing customers
- Strong presentation and Microsoft Office skills
- Self-starter who's willing to travel daily
The role
You'll grow an established territory, visiting public and private schools and working with administrators, parents and students.
What you'll do
- Prospect and grow market share in your territory
- Visit schools daily, customers and prospects
- Give sales presentations and build engagement
- Manage existing accounts through production deadlines
- Find new needs and upsell additional products
- Keep customers happy and accounts renewing
Qualifications
- 3-7 years of scholastic industry experience
- Industry knowledge in the uniform category, with an entrepreneurial approach to sales
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills
- Ability to sell to new and prospective customers
- Excellent computer skills, especially Microsoft Office
- Willing to travel and work independently, a self-starter
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong problem-solving and sales skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to build rapport and credibility quickly
- Prior sales and service experience a plus
Why this job
- Commission-based pay
- Established territory with lots of room to grow
- Work with schools, families and students on milestone moments