Inside Sales Representative

Company Overview: 

Everything we do is for educators. We’re partnering with them to advance a bold vision for education that boosts district performance and student success. At Follett Software, we empower educators across roles with technology that streamlines processes and manages information and resources to improve their schools, increase student success, and drive the future of education. We believe that by empowering educators to amplify their impact on students’ lives, we can change the world. Our goal and mission is to drive the future of education. We are inspired by educators to deliver transformative technology. Our innovative, connected solutions simplify challenges and offer a seamless and intuitive experience.

Position Overview: 

The Inside Sales Technology Representative (ISR) position optimizes inbound/outbound telephone, virtual meetings/presentations, and e-mail contact to sell our ever-growing technology solutions.  Each ISR is responsible for an individual monthly/quarterly/annual quota focusing on recurring and non-recurring revenue targets set by Follett Software.  Join the most prestigious and innovative SaaS leader in the rapidly expanding EdTech market.  Follett Software is growing at an incredible rate and is looking for professional salespeople with SaaS experience to join our sales team.

Responsibilities:

The Job: 

Win new business and sell additional solutions into existing clients in your designated, established territory. 

• Manage the entire sales process from 
  prospecting
   to close.

• Provide 
  accurate
   sales forecasts
   (weekly/monthly/
  qtrly
  ) to managers

• Leverage company CRM (Salesforce.com) as a resource and strategic sales tool

Prospect daily to generate your own opportunities and build a pipeline including but not limited to: 

• Provide product and service presentations/demonstrations via Phone & virtual meetings
   and presentations
  .

• Uncover and qualify new opportunities by probing for needs, understanding requirements and interpreting technical requirements of the customer or prospect.

• Actively identify 
  cross-selling, up-selling, and lead
   generation opportunities.  

• Develop an engaging, effective and flexible territory plan and strategy within assigned responsibility.

• Meet daily activity goals set by FSS technology sales management 
• Exceed your assigned quota

Qualifications:

Desired Skill Set: 

• Competitive, self-motivated, and driven.

• A 
  high-activity
   salesperson that understands the direct connection between activity and success.

• A history of sales achievement and exceeding quota
  .  
  Experienced at closing deals.

• Great verbal and written communication skills
  .  
  Ability to command a conversation 
  a must
  .

• Detail oriented and able to manage 
  numerous
   sales at once involving multiple buying personas.

• Excited
   about a career in sales
  .  
  Has decided sales is your chosen profession.

• Naturally upbeat and optimistic.

• Holds self-accountable
  .  
  Eager
   for coaching and development.

• Enjoys diving into the right challenges

• 3-5 years of experience

• Minimum of 1 year as a high achieving sales representative who consistently exceeds sales goals. Experienced in closing sales deals.  

• Experience with Salesforce.com strongly preferred.

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