Educational Sales Consultant, Illinois/Wisconsin Metro

Learning Resources•Vernon Hills, IL

4d•$85,000 - $103,000•Remote

About The Position

hand2mind is a growing, family-owned company with over 60 years of experience in creating hands-on, classroom-tested materials that inspire learning through play. We are recognized as a Chicago Tribune Top Workplace and are trusted by teachers and families. We create a wide range of educational products, including classroom tools, consumer products, and innovative items. We are seeking a passionate and driven Educational Sales Consultant to join our Central Regional Sales Team, covering the Illinois and Wisconsin Metro areas. This role involves building relationships with schools and districts to bring hands-on learning solutions to educators and students. The ideal candidate will be empowered to grow and develop the sales territory by building trusted partner relationships with customers. You will be part of a dedicated team passionate about building an elementary education company and filling educational gaps.

Requirements

College Degree required
An individual with a positive mental “can do” attitude and style.
A collaborative, self-starter with a “sales hunter” mindset.

Nice To Haves

Elementary classroom teaching or administrative experience is very helpful.
Sales experience would be helpful – but willing to hire a teacher/administrator seeking a new experience.

Responsibilities

Deploy solution selling skills to prospect new business, acquire new customers across all disciplines, effectively manage the assigned territory - making sales calls and closing sales.
Acquire and maintain trusted partner relationships in key accounts and identify/build new contacts in those accounts to grow revenue and acquire new customers in the assigned territory.
Team sell with Regional Full-Time Consultants, Per Diem Consultants, Marketing and Product Development colleagues as needed.
Execute a wide variety of sales awareness events to create h2m brand awareness and generate leads across the assigned sales territory.
Use the CRM platform to maintain and update territory contacts, record sales calls, opportunities and sales activity, and effectively manage a sales pipeline of business.