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Education Sales Executive

EdGate is seeking an experienced education sales executive with knowledge of the education market, and knowledge of vendors in this space. Our team has a long history as an innovator in education. We’re a big part of the ecosystem working with hundreds of K-12 educational publishers, and other vendors correlating their unique content to the U.S., National, and International standards. Our needs are for an educational salesperson who understands the market, can become an expert on our solutions, identify opportunities, and achieve revenue goals. You’ll be a good fit if you are skilled at consultative sales, highly motivated, and prepared to build the business while meeting with vendors in the market each day. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of success selling edtech, or educational publishing solutions and should work well in a fast-paced environment, has a high energy level, and is driven to achieve sales goals.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain expertise on the portfolio of products
  • Research competition to strategically drive new sales
  • Maintain an understanding of industry trends
  • Build solid relationships
  • Develop and maintain a pipeline of opportunities and follow up on territory management
  • Enter data into the CRM to help maintain customer profiles
  • Provide timely and accurate reporting of pipeline opportunities
  • Achieve quarterly and annual revenue targets

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Proven knowledge of the education sector with relationships at the district level
  • Familiarity with state and local timelines for technology based materials
  • Embraces technology enough to quickly learn new products as they are launched
  • Ability to connect with leaders on LinkedIn
  • Willingness to share company content across social media channels
  • Comfortable with managing professional presentations via webinar from your home

Experience in prior outside sales roles in education sales is required. This is not an entry-level position. Resumes without this experience will not be considered.. Please visit https://www.edgate.com to learn more about this company and its products for the educational market.

Please submit a cover letter and resume to: jobs@edgate.com.