sales representative Remote
Job description
Salary Range: $65,000-$75,000 USD
Location: This position is fully remote or considering the NYC area
Country: United States
Division: Academic
Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full-time
About the role:
We are looking for a results-driven, detail-oriented individual to fill the role of Library Sales Representative, overseeing partnerships with academic institutions in the United States. The position is full-time, with up to 30% travel. We are a growing group responsible for selling digital books, journals, and services to academic institutions across the Americas. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to broaden their experience in academic publishing and sales.
Digital product sales requires an increasingly balanced approach, combining data-driven techniques with strong communication, listening, and relationship-building skills. Our ideal candidate is a quick learner, personable, adaptable, and a self-starter; comfortable both with team work and working independently. Also vital to the role are strong organizational skills, tenacity, and the ability to proactively problem solve and seek solutions.
Cambridge's Library Sales team supports a diverse market of academic institutions within the Americas and strive to grow our customer base over the coming years. We are a lean but passionate group, with a strong sense of work-life balance and humor, based in the NYC area. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds/experiences, who possess the qualities described here.
- We are considering NYC-area and remote candidates.
About you:
- You are a diverse thinker with diverse interests – and are interested in sales and scholarly publishing
- You are organized and results-driven, able to build, grow, and convert a strong sales pipeline
- You have a proven record of results-oriented work
- You're at ease in front of internal and external customers
- You're comfortable working with new systems, processes, and programs including client relationship management systems (Salesforce or similar) and Excel
- You're a responsive and proactive communicator and problem solver – with a strong sense of customer service
- You can work independently, as well as within a group
- Previous experience in publishing and/or sales preferred but not required
- You must have a valid driver's license
Why Cambridge University Press:
We have talented employees across 50 international offices uniting all our publishing groups. We are one of the world's most respected publishers, driven by the purpose of unlocking people's potential with the best learning and research solutions. We work in global teams to tackle the big issues, raise education standards, and deliver innovative solutions to learners and researchers.
Cambridge University Press is committed to being a diverse and inclusive place to work. We are part of the University of Cambridge, committed in its pursuit of academic excellence to equality of opportunity and to a pro-active and inclusive approach to equality. We are also a global organisation, serving customers and representing colleagues all over the world. Diversity, in all its various forms, is key to our success as an organisation.
We believe that work shouldn't just complement life, it should help you to live well. And that's why we offer our colleagues a world-class benefits package, that will help you to live well at work, and outside of it.
Rewards and benefits:
We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:
- Group personal volunteer retirement scheme (403b)
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
- Private medical, dental, vision insurance for individuals and families, plus supplemental insurances
- Green travel schemes
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
We also offer flexible and hybrid working options from day one. We will consider any work arrangements if you wish to work flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.
Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.
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