At Cengage, our employees have a direct impact in helping students around the world discover the power and joy of learning. We are bonded by our shared purpose – driving innovation that helps millions of learners improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.
Our culture values inclusion, engagement, and discoveryOur business is driven by our strong culture, and we know that creating an inclusive workplace is absolutely essential to the success of our company and our learners, as well as our individual well-being. We recognize the value of diverse perspectives in everything we do, and strive to ensure employees of all levels and backgrounds feel empowered to voice their ideas and bring their authentic selves to work. We achieve these priorities through programs, benefits, and initiatives that are integrated into the fabric of how we work every day. To learn more, please see https://www.cengagegroup.com/about/inclusion-and-belonging/.
- Recruits, coaches, and manages all Sales Representatives needed for successful sales campaigns to ensure goal achievement.
- Works closely with each sales representative to build out and maintain territory plans, including identification of top targets/accounts and sales strategies.
- Maintains frequent communication with sales representatives to focus on growing revenue through territory plan reviews and pipeline oversight.
- Ensures team members accurately and consistently maintain their CRM to track adoptions and predict customer needs and create an accurate forecast.
- Travels regularly to mentor and support team members and engage with customers.
- Collaborates with VP, Sales to establish and implement sales territories, quotas, and performance metrics.
- Continuously monitors key market trends and shares valuable insights with the region and leadership.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience from a four-year college or university
- 10+ years of successful consultative sales/business development experience with a proven track record.
- Strong digital literacy and ability to sell online resources efficiently.
- Excellent communication skills and leadership capabilities.
- Strong knowledge of the educational market and State Adoption processes.
Cengage is committed to working with broad talent pools to attract and hire strong and most qualified individuals. Our job applicants are considered regardless of any classification protected by applicable federal, state, provincial or local laws.
Cengage is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities including during our job application process. If you are an applicant with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in our job application process, please contact us at [email protected].
About CengageCengage, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.
Compensation
At Cengage, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. Click here to learn more about our Total Rewards Philosophy.
The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location.
In this position, you will be eligible to participate in the company’s variable Sales incentive compensation program.
$88,600.00 - $115,200.00 USD0Target Variable Compensation:
75,000.00 USD Annual: Individual Targetannually
Actual incentive earnings are not guaranteed and may be more or less than the target amount based on achievement of performance goals and the terms of the applicable incentive compensation plan.
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