About the Role
Cultivate new and existing relationships with school districts and educational programs, serving devoted customers in the early childhood and educational markets, while exploring new market segments like middle and high schools. This role offers a super-competitive base salary with uncapped commissions.
Responsibilities
- Secure new and repeat business by building strong relationships with key customers and stakeholders within a designated geographical area.
- Partner with internal sales resources to support needs and increase business.
- Consistently call on, build, and maintain relationships with customers within the assigned territory.
- Collaborate with RVP/RD to build, adjust, and drive sales strategies.
- Target key customers and assess/uncover customer needs.
- Communicate respectfully, effectively, concisely, and with clarity to all inside partners in regular meetings with a variety of internal HQ departments and sales channels.
- Participate in local, state, and national conferences to promote the Lakeshore brand.
Requirements
- 3+ years of successful sales experience and proven entrepreneurial know-how.
- Solid presentation skills and ability to speak to customer needs at all levels.
- Strong work ethic, team player mentality and ability to perform outstanding work from home.
- Candidates should ideally reside within Westchester County, NY.
- Willing and able to travel throughout the assigned territory as needed.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and CRM Platforms.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent administrative and organizational skills.
- Great attention to detail.
Skills
- Sales
- Relationship building
- Strategic thinking
- Outcome-oriented mindset
- Dynamic personality
- People skills
- Presentation skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- CRM Platforms
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Administrative skills
- Organizational skills
- Attention to detail
Location
- Westchester County, NY
Work Type
- Outside sales
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3+ years of sales experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree strongly preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $80,000 - $100,000
- Uncapped commission structure
Benefits
- Paid leave for new parents
- Excellent medical/dental and vision coverage—EPO, PPO and HSA
- 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution
- Flexible benefit options
- Generous employee discount on products
About the Company
- Lakeshore creates innovative learning materials and world-class guest experiences for teachers, parents, and children.
- Founded in 1954, Lakeshore has grown into a global community with a thriving e-commerce business, multiple catalogs, over 50 stores, a national sales force, and international offices.
- The company is building an infrastructure designed for scalability, embracing data-driven decision-making, and using technology to improve efficiency.
- Lakeshore invests in a diverse team of inquisitive talent who fuel each other’s passions and curiosity.
Equal Opportunity
- People are selected based on skill, merit, and talent—not based on race, color, creed, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, marital status, domestic partnership status, military status, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, alienage, AIDS or AIDS-related complex status, genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, status as a victim of domestic violence, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
- Lakeshore is an E-Verify employer.
