Sales Support Specialist
****HYBRID ROLE - 1 to 2 DAYS PER WEEK IN-PERSON IN BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA****
About Us:
Solution Tree delivers comprehensive professional development to schools and districts around the world. We empower K–12 educators to raise student achievement through a wide range of services and products including educator conferences, customized district solutions for long-term professional development, books, videos, and online courses. Our headquarters is located in beautiful downtown Bloomington, Indiana, home of Indiana University and some of the best cultural, educational, and natural resources in the area. When you join Solution Tree, you join a highly regarded team that is dedicated to providing quality and excellence in professional development. Guided by our mission, vision, and values, our team is united under one goal – to transform education worldwide to ensure learning for all. If you have the passion and skill to help further Solution Tree’s mission, we want to hear from you.
Employees Enjoy
- Innovative, team-oriented environment
- Working with leading voices and rising stars in staff development
- A compensation package that includes competitive pay and benefits such as medical, dental, and vision insurance plans, 401k, paid time off, and more.
- Doing work that matters
Position Summary:
The primary goal of a Sales Support Specialist is to assist with administrative duties required for the execution of the sale through a multitude of internal processes. As an integral part of the sales team, the Sales Support Specialist works closely with regional sales reps to provide information and support. The Sales Support team works interpedently with several departments throughout Solution Tree.
Provide support to the sales team in various ways. Including, but not limited to:
- Work within our CRM, Salesforce.com, to complete the process of ‘closing an opportunity’. This process requires multiple steps and great attention to detail.
- Work closely with other departments to execute the functions that require cross-departmental cooperation.
- Provide sales reps with status updates as needed on all sales opportunities (copies of invoices, etc.).
- Liaison for sales reps with all internal departments to ensure efficient processing of all requests.
- This may include direct written and verbal interaction with customers to secure documentation (purchase orders, multiple registration forms, etc.).
- Monitor sales support inbox communication.
- Extract relevant data from our various systems (SF.com, EventPro, Netsuite), as requested, to support sales strategies related to regional territory action plans.
- Communicate with a sales rep regarding the customer’s account receivable status.
- Assist with month-end reconciliation of all sales opportunities
- Knowledge of accounting processes with regard to invoicing, credit memos & customer payments.
- Respond to inquiries and requests from sales leadership including the creation of an assembly of materials for sales presentations and/or meetings.
- Supply the sales team with samples of new releases, including samples to customers as requested by the sales team.
- Participate in weekly sales support meetings, and bi-monthly sales team meetings in a collaborative way.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position, HYBRID work schedule, requiring the person to work 1 to 2 days per week in-person at the Solution Tree corporate office in Bloomington, IN. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.
Travel
Minimal.
Required Education and Experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Organized, with efficient time management
- Ability to work independently while being part of a larger team
- Excellent customer service skills with a desire to help team members
- Ability to problem solve, and assist when something is outside of the usual process
- Quick to learn new software, programs, and processes
- Attention to detail and project focused
- Able to analyze and interpret data
- Familiarity with MS Office applications
- Experience with Salesforce.com, a plus
Disclaimers:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
Solution Tree is an Affirmative Action - Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.