Job Title:

Education Specialist

Location:

Omaha, Nebraska, South Dakota, or Western Iowa Territory(could live in any of the three states)

Travel:

70% travel with most travel occurring during the school year; company car allowance provided

Company Description:

MOSS Enterprises is a premier value-added educational equipment, curriculum, and instructional software distributor working with market leaders in advanced manufacturing, robotics, 3D Printers, engineering education, and various other STEM-related topics. MOSS has been in business for 55 years. Our company represents more than 15 product lines and covers 5 Midwestern states. MOSS is seeking an Education Specialist to cover a defined region in Nebraska, South Dakota and Western Iowa. This is a unique opportunity for the right individual to join a highly successful company that boasts extremely low turnover and high employee satisfaction.

Target Market:

K-20 education, research centers, training centers and targeted industries selling technical training equipment, 3D printers, engineering training equipment, engineering software, CNC, robotics training systems, Simulated Welding Solutions,Construction Equipment simulators and e-learning curriculum covering a range of STEM topics

Skills & Qualifications:

• 4 year degree strongly preferred
• 2 years of successful technical sales experience required; EDU sales experience preferred
• Microsoft Office proficiency required (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
• Customer focused
• Track record of meeting or exceeding sales/quota targets
• Closing skills
• Territory management
• Prospecting/hunting skills
• Self-motivated & self-starter
• Has a very strong work ethic and a desire to be on the road visiting schools, colleges, universities and industry clients
• Presentation and public speaking skills (occasionally groups up to 25 people including educators and students as the audience)
• CRM knowledge: Zoho experience preferred

Education Specialist Job Duties:

• Prospects for new business
• Services existing accounts and establishes new accounts
• Perform sales-related demonstrations of capital training equipment and e-learning content, and learning management systems
• Keeps upper management informed by submitting reports and providing territory analyses on a routine basis
• Monitors competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing, products, new products, delivery schedules, etc.
• Resolves customer complaints by investigating problems and developing solutions to solve complaints
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops
• Contributes to team effort by completing related tasks as needed
• Remains knowledgeable on grants and other educational funding opportunities

Training Provided:

• Product-specific training at manufacturer’s Headquarters
• OJT sales and product training
• Webinar sales training for software based solutions
• E-Learning sales training

Compensation & Benefits:

• Base Salary Monthly Commissions Targeted Bonuses
• Health / Dental / 401K
• Generous PTO (holidays track with local education calendar)/work-life balance
• Car Allowance, phone, and laptop provided; all travel related expenses paid

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• Day shift

Work Location: On the road