Spanish and French Language Sales Consultant – West Coast (remote)
Klett World Languages
Application
Details
Posted: 09-Jan-23
Location: Nationwide
Type: Full Time
Categories:
French
Spanish
Specialty:
Middle/Junior High thru High School
Preferred Education:
Masters
The Spanish and French Language Sales Consultant will work to develop strong relationships with new and existing customers in the Western United States by advising, training, recommending solutions, and providing service and support. Collaboration is a key part of this role, working with our adoptions, management, technology and operations departments. Travel opportunities and dedicated desk time are both a part of this position.
Responsibilities
Promote the current language program(s) at all K-12 educational levels.
Collaborate with sales team colleagues to strategize K-12 sales.
Travel to conferences and adoption presentations to help close business.
Provide exemplary customer service by building relationships, investigating problems, developing solutions, and making recommendations to management and editorial teams.
Conduct promotional and post-sale training in person and via video conferences.
Engage in efforts to support sales and customer satisfaction, including the curation of materials, PowerPoint presentations, handouts, standards correlations, etc.
Attend local, regional, and national conferences as appropriate. Create and give presentations.
Support the Sales Team Lead in facilitating state, district, and school-level adoptions, including managing deadlines and requirements, collaborating with local and international colleagues, and employing creative problem-solving.
Manage and organize contacts within a CRM, including Case Notes.
Qualifications, knowledge, and skills
Authorization to work in the US
BA/BS or Masters Degree, preferably in French and/or Spanish, Education/Teaching, or related field; fluent in Spanish, French, and English
Profound knowledge of the US educational system at K-12 levels. Note: special consideration will be given to candidates with experience in K-12 instructional materials and/or materials adoption
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, Spanish, and French
Strong aptitude for sales and ability to present to a variety of audiences in various formats
Self-motivated with entrepreneurial spirit
Excellent analytical, organizational, and creative problem-solving skills
Well developed time management and prioritization skills, with ability to handle multiple tasks with different priorities, and independently manage timelines and deadlines
Experience with independent/remote work, with limited supervision in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment
Tech-savvy and familiar with Google Workspace, Microsoft Suite, etc. and comfortable learning new software systems as needs arise
Ability to travel domestically and internationally. Approximately 25% travel expected (1-2 trips per month)
Physical Requirements
Must be comfortable picking up boxes up to 30 lbs and moving boxes with use of platform or hand dolly
Must be able to stand for long periods at conferences
Ability to pack boxes and equipment in organized manner
Benefits
Health insurance
Up to 12 weeks parental leave, paid 50%
16 days PTO, which increase to 25 days after two years with the company
US federal holidays off
Retirement plan with 3% employer match
Only serious candidates who submit a cover letter will be considered. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.
Klett World Languages is a growing educational publisher with European roots. We are the Chicago-based US arm of the Klett Group, which was founded in 1897 and encompasses 80+ educational enterprises.
At Klett World Languages, we provide the highest quality language materials in Spanish, French, German, and Italian. We create content that helps students build authentic communicative competence, and become global citizens. Our materials are authentic, accessible, and user-friendly, and enable students to learn and deepen their connection to our increasingly global world. We strongly believe that educators play a key role in language learning, and part of our mission is to support them and give them opportunities for professional development. At Klett World Languages, we are driven to change world language education in the U.S. for the better.