Inside Sales Representative

Oxford University Press • Cary, NC

16d • Hybrid

About The Position

This role provides pedagogical solutions to learning challenges in higher education classrooms, directly impacting improved student outcomes. Key Accountabilities include: Interact virtually with college and university professors to promote our digital course materials and influence adoption decisions. Responsible for making an average of 30 calls a day, supported by email campaigns, to secure opportunities to engage in a needs analysis conversation and demo our products to generate and sustain OUP adoptions.

Requirements

• Strong computer skills and digital literacy
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills and ability to problem solve, prioritize, and manage heavy workloads and deadlines
• Ability to work independently with a team-focused mindset
• Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills
• A professional manner and the ability to communicate persuasively

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a Sales role preferred but not essential
• Experience in the Higher Education industry and social sciences disciplines preferred but not essential
• Experience with Salesforce or other CRM preferred but not essential

Responsibilities

• Interact virtually with college and university professors to promote our digital course materials and influence adoption decisions.
• Responsible for making an average of 30 calls a day, supported by email campaigns, to secure opportunities to engage in a needs analysis conversation and demo our products to generate and sustain OUP adoptions.

Benefits

• We care about work/life balance at OUP. We offer 15 days’ vacation time that rises with service, 10 sick days, plus floating holidays, personal days, company holidays, and a 35-hour working week.
• We are open to discussing flexibility in respect of working hours and the use of technology to support regular remote working, dependent on role.
• We also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies.
• We care for you and your dependents by offering health, dental, and vision insurance plans to our full-time employees. Each plan has multiple levels of coverage to fit your needs and has a high level of contribution made by OUP.
• In addition, we offer Employee Assistant Programs for all full-time employees, regardless of whether you elect in health insurance.
• We also offer life insurance and disability insurance.
• We help make your money go further by providing a non-elective contribution on your behalf to your retirement plan of 7% of your salary and a matching contribution to the retirement plan of 50% on the first 6% of employee contributions on based earnings.
• This role is eligible for a Sales Bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees