Outside Sales Representative - Territory Sales Manager

Sauder Education Sales Representative Sauder Education, a leading furniture manufacturer for the higher education market, is seeking a manufacturer's sales representative to sell our Residence Hall furniture to the higher education market in the South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida territory. Our products are purpose built for this challenging environment and valued by our customers for that reason. The person that represents Sauder Education in this territory will be selling one of the hottest products in college housing, the Trey chair, the zTrak bed system and popular innovative lounge products Rally and Chill. Key Duties: Develop, orchestrate and build relationships with key decision makers on Higher Education campuses with a focus on Residence Life Sell and quote Sauder Education furniture Travel the territory in person by vehicle Facilitate the installation of the furniture Participate and be engaged in all training required by sales management Enter and update all opportunities, contacts, and accounts into our CRM system Update all quotes with accurate forecast dates and probabilities in the quoting system Communicate regularly with sales management Utilize virtual meeting technology to connect with customers Success in this Territory: Have a home office and a vehicle to haul and demonstrate furniture Hauling furniture around and demonstrating furniture directly to end users and specifiers on a frequent and on-going basis Increasing the number of colleges and universities each year that do business with Sauder Education Increase market share each year in the segment of Res Life on College and University campuses. Selling a good mix of casegoods, chairs and upholstered furniture Consistently good Net Promoter Score feedback, (9's and 10's) Submitting clean and complete orders Developing solid relationships with many college/university customers as well as architects, designers, and dealers specifying in the higher education market with a focus on res life and housing on campus Filling the pipeline with projects for the next 2-3 years ahead and keeping the opportunity pipeline database updated A trend of growing sales each year Experience and Knowledge Required/Preferred: It is highly desired to live within the specific territory defined 5+ years of successful sales experience Territory management experience Experience in Higher Education and Residence Life Maintain adequate transportation to facilitate moving samples and materials Persistent, likeable, trustworthy Ability to build and maintain long-term relationships Ability to manage long-term sales cycle Familiar with using Microsoft office Key Attributes Required: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables Ability to solve problems in stressful situations Ability to take a "no" and move on with respectful persistence Strong attention to details Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form Self-starting, goal-oriented individual who takes personal accountability for performance Communicates effectively in both oral and written forms Individual will need to demonstrate previous success in excellent organizational, facilitation, and communication skills Computer skills to help with communication and quoting Ability to organize information to be support territory, project, and account management Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to travel throughout the territory meeting with end users, dealerships and A