What are the responsibilities and job description for the K-12 Account Manager position at Visual Sound?
Our company is seeking a K-12 Account Manager to join our Greater Philadelphia office. This role is integral in generating new customer revenues with mid-to-large sized public school districts and select private school organizations. Responsible for managing a territory and achieving established sales and gross profit targets, the K-12 Account Manager is also responsible for developing a pipeline, forecasting, soliciting, and securing orders from potential and existing customers. This role requires a strong focus on exceeding sales revenue targets, fostering valuable customer relationships, enhancing professional selling skills, and expanding our company's customer base.
The ideal candidate would possess a B2B background in technology sales, strong relationship-building skills, strategic thinking abilities, and a proven track record of prospecting, hunting, opening doors, and securing new business within educational markets.
Please be advised that this role is fully onsite. Our office hours are Monday through Friday, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.
Responsibilities:
- Accelerate sales growth within an assigned territory targeting large school districts
- Achieve revenue and gross profit objectives
- Assist with revenue generation, when necessary, with smaller districts
- Develop business through new customer development
- Maximize overall performance utilizing 'effort-based' metrics such as frequency of contact, account penetration, forecasting, building a pipeline, and customer retention
- Conduct 10 to 12 in-person sales calls with district decision makers per week
- Utilize a consultative sales approach to guide districts to technology solutions that best fit their needs
- Use a CRM to record sales activities, enter opportunities, and create proposals
- Develop an understanding of technology products and services provided by our company
- Provide director of K12 sales with a monthly sales forecast
- Attend all sales meetings
- 2-4 years of proven sales experience
- Extensive knowledge with prospecting, presentation, and closing skills
- Persistence, high energy levels and strong interpersonal skills
- Must demonstrate past success with converting new customer business
- Demonstrated sales and negotiation skills
- Technical aptitude and strong attention-to-detail
- Exceptional listening, verbal, and written communication skills
- Proven self-starter with experience of working from a home office
- Proven track record as a “hunter” of new business and customers
- Valid driver’s license and form of transportation