People Passion Purpose
Everything School Specialty offers is designed for one purpose – to help students succeed. We believe every student can flourish in an environment where they feel safe and inspired to explore and grow.
We’re determined to positively impact the future, one child at a time. We need to talk if you share our passion:
Transforming more than classrooms.®
Benefits
School Specialty offers Medical, Dental, & Vision plans (Effective Day 1), Wellness programs, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, 401 (k), PTO, Promise Hours dedicated to volunteering, Education Reimbursement, Paid Holidays, Fall & Winter Flexible Hours, Employee Discounts and much more!
Inside Sales Representative
Drives revenue by increasing School Specialty market share and penetration within coverage area and managing a book of business. Works primarily via the telephone generating new business, as well as maintaining re-order business. Provides consultative and collaborative approach to understand customer environment and competitive forces to consistently execute on the strategy and exceed customer expectations while gaining market penetration.
The base salary range for this role is $20.00-$25.00 per hour, commission, and is based out of the candidates home office. 
Summary of Primary Responsibilities

• Utilize an outbound sales process including, needs-based consultative selling to aid customers in achieving business goals with the use of School Specialty products.
• Develop multi-level relationships with accounts to promote, market, and sell School Specialty brands to existing and potential customers within assigned territory.
• Use SalesForce.com to manage time and resources to provide updated information, competitive intelligence, and market trends with our customers
• Overcome objections and effectively manage customer rejection.
• Responsible to respond to customer inquiries in a timely manner and follow-up on all sales leads.
• Drive continued growth; move customers to our online order-entry platform.
• Work directly with customer to assess, describe solutions, define products and create quotes.
• Responsible for input to sales, profit forecasting overall sales, marketing plans, self-study of products and applications.
• Translate 21^st Century Safe School shared vision to inspire action.
• Display consistency in word and action – model high standards of ethics.
• Attendance is required at sales meetings as well as National and Regional conferences and trade shows.
• Exercise care within work environment to prevent injuries.
• Remain optimistic and persistent.
• Support and follow all company safety policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Experience Requirements

• High School Diploma
• Must live in the Central Time Zone
• 2 years of sales experience Inside Sales or Sales

Disclaimers
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

• School Specialty, LLC. is a Drug Free Workplace. All applicants are subject to a drug screen and background check as a condition of employment.
• We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
• If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Opportunities@SchoolSpecialty.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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