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Acquisitions Sales Representative - Higher Education

Kendall Hunt Publishing
Dubuque, IA, USA
$50K-$60K a year
Full-time
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Ready to leave your mark on Higher Education? Do you thrive in building relationships and exceeding goals? Kendall Hunt Publishing is seek ing a talented Acquisitions Sales Representative to join our team with strong communication and sales skills to cultivate lasting relationships with college professors .

This role requires 7 weeks of travel each semester. Come grow your career and impact the future of learning alongside us!

It's your job to interview, listen for business potential, and persuade select candidates to work with your company by partnering with experts in their field.

At Kendall Hunt Publishing, as an Acquisitions Sales Representative , you're the driver and decision maker. You call and travel to different colleges and universities in your territory to identify business opportunities, interview professors, and persuade author candidates that have what it takes to become Kendall Hunt authors.

We want to partner with talented educators in charge of lower-level, higher-enrollment courses to develop more interactive and engaging materials that solve the needs of their students and can make an impact in their college career and in the difference, they make in the world in the future.

Who Is Kendall Hunt Publishing?

Throughout its history, Kendall Hunt Publishing has grown with an emphasis on its employees, fearlessness in innovation, and a strong grip on its values.

Today Kendall Hunt continues to expand by growing its number of educational products, creating new companies, and extending its services across the country and beyond.

Through diversity and willingness to adapt to the ever-changing publishing industry, Kendall Hunt is a company dedicated to growing with the public to best serve the people of the community.

When you work at Kendall Hunt you immediately notice the collaboration, friendliness, and a sense of purpose amongst our employees.

Our customers, students, authors, and other outside contacts are always our top priority. We are constantly uncovering new sales channels for current product lines or finding new products to sell to current customers.

Join our team of evolving employees to help us maintain our competitive edge in the industries we serve.

Characteristics of Who KH Lo oks For in an Acquisitions Sales Representative - You are...

  • A top performer that's used to going above and beyond the minimum expectations
  • Competitive, highly organized, and self-driven
  • Base salary plus bonus potential
  • Someone who has "been there" bringing sales experience from any industry that will translate into success with us
  • Someone who holds a bachelor's degree, and enjoys spending time on college campuses, because in this job, you'll be spending a lot of time on college campuses in your territory
  • You must hold a valid driver's license and bachelor's degree

Why Us? We Understand It's More Than Just a Job!

Choosing a career path can be one of the most important decision in one's life. Work is part of a person's identity. People need compelling reasons to remain at a job and a company day after day, year after year.

As you consider a career change, we understand the benefits an employer offers are just as appealing as the job itself.

Kendall Hunt offers -

  • Job Stability. Kendall Hunt and their family of companies have been around for over 75 years
  • Career Growth. Gain some great experience to promote to higher roles - many of our leadership and upper management staff worked their way up in our family of companies
  • Base Salary PLUS Bonus.
  • Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance with Company paid life insurance, short term and long term disability
  • Generous company match on 401(k) plan, as well as profit sharing
  • 15 days PTO at hire, plus paid holidays
  • Scholarship and tuition reimbursement

All applicants must have valid driver's license and bachelor's degree.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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