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Senior Account Sales Executive
Kodo Kids
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Kodo Kids

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Posted:
January 21, 2019
Location:
Broomfield, Colorado
Salary:
Type:
Full Time - Experienced
Category:
Other

Kodo Culture:

We are a team of driven individuals motivated to make a difference in our lives and those who we affect with our products and interactions. Through the collaboration of our employees, we drive a company that obsessively reaches to change the future. Together we create awe-inspiring opportunities for children, teachers and parents to learn and implement foundational cognitive skills through play. Kodo’s investigation based tools are truly unique within the early childhood education market.

Position:

    Kodo is seeking a Senior Account Sales Executive to help us grow our brand presence and market share in the early childhood education market. This role will work closely with the Director of Sales to grow the brand, generate leads, and support our overall sales business. The ideal candidate is a passionate, highly motivated, and engaging sales professional with exceptional sales skills and a love for children, learning, and education.  As a Senior Account Sales Executive you will cultivate relationships with early childhood education programs nationwide. On a daily basis you will be making sales calls and participating in a variety of product presentations and attending trade shows. To make the most of this opportunity, you will need a dynamic personality, top-notch communication skills and excellent follow-thru.

Salary:  $60k + bonus

Role Responsibilities:

  • Generate, drive, and support sales campaigns
  • Create strategic and tactical plans to generate sales opportunities
  • Develop and maintain pipeline within CRM database
  • Attend local and national trade shows and events
  • Develop strong relationships with key contacts to expand market-share
  • Meet/exceed monthly, quarterly, yearly sales goals
  • Prepare reports as needed
  • Develop and monitor sales budgets
  • Collaborate with education and marketing departments on the development of sales collateral, including flyers, sales sheets, handouts, and catalogs
  • Monitor industry trends and funding information
  • Create awareness, build relationships with key targets, and develop/pursue leads
  • Drive the process of working with the sales team to identify, qualify and win opportunities
  • Drive sales opportunities to address client’s business requirements and issues, both externally with clients and internally with account teams

Ideal Qualifications and Candidate Traits :

  • 5-7 years of sales experience developing and implementing effective B2B sales strategies
  • Background/experience in education, specifically early childhood education
  • Advanced knowledge in developing and implementing a sales plan and campaigns
  • Highly motivated to effectively move customers through the sales process, and close opportunities
  • Excellent communication skills to build and maintain customer relationships
  • The ability to generate and interpret analytical reports measuring performance and offering strategies based on the findings
  • Excellent organizational skills  
  • Strong working knowledge of CRM software
  • Driven to help build a top-notch, effective sales program with unlimited growth potential
  • You thrive in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to think creatively and foster out-of-the box thinking with regards to tactics, channels and messaging
  • You’re a leader, not just a manager. A real people person with no ego issues.
  • Authentic and genuine, sales isn’t hard because you love people and you’re passionate about education
  • Flexible and adaptable when facing changing priorities in a fast paced environment
  • Ability to organize, prioritize, and successfully execute multiple assignments simultaneously, with excellent attention to detail

About Kodo Kids
Kodo Kids designs and creates investigation-based materials for the early childhood education environment. Kodo’s products are grounded in play and promote creativity, critical thinking and problem solving. Kodo also provides professional development opportunities which support the intentional use of open-ended materials and strategies for educators and children.
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