Sales Representative, K-12 Educational Publishing, Central FL

SUPER CAREER OPPORTUNITY: K-12 EDUCATIONAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE, CENTRAL FLORIDA

- Are you a K-12 teacher, currently residing in the Central FL area?
- Are you seeking a new career path outside the classroom?
- Do you have some outside B2B sales eperience?

If you answered "YES!" to the three questions above, please read on...

WANTED: Experienced K-12 Educational Sales Representative or K-12 Teacher with Outside Sales Experience to promote and sell high quality educational curriculum products to schools and school districts in the Central Florida area.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:
•Constant development of all company products and services knowledge
•Development of a business plan to call on schools and districts to maximize sales opportunities by understanding buying cycles, funding, adoptions, and special programs to generate optimum sales opportunities within the territory
•Compiling and maintaining of customer database based on information from existing customers and customer leads, state directories, exhibits and workshops, Internet Web sites, and other publishing industry sources
•Travel through assigned territory calling on and following up accordingly with regular and prospective customers based on the outlined business plan
•Presentations of products to individuals and groups, tailoring to each situation and emphasizing salable features based on customer needs
•Preparation of quotes and proposals when necessary and follow up accordingly
•Preparation and submittal of required reports as outlined by manager
•Regular communication with manager and assigned internal sales support representatives
•Attending local exhibits and workshops

QUALIFICATIONS include:
•Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree
•Residence in the Central Florida area
•Successful experience selling curriculum products to K-12 schools and school systems OR solid K-12 teaching experience plus outside sales experience
•Stellar written and oral communication skills
•Experience presenting products to small and large groups of people
•Strong understanding of and knowledge about the K-12 marketplace
•Ability and willingness to do some overnight travel (about 25%)
•Current driver’s license

A competitive compensation package will be offered that includes a commensurate base salary, monthly commissions, company vehicle, paid travel expenses and home office equipment.
REQUIREMENTS
See above