[Remote] Field Sales Manager (Chicago-area)

Note: The job is a remote job and is reputed company to candidates in USA. reputed company is the leading adult and children's publishing house in reputed company. They are seeking a Chicago-area-based Field Sales Manager to reputed company sales, marketing, and merchandising of adult titles, while building relationships with independent bookstores and providing feedback to sales management.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the sales, marketing, and merchandising of assigned publishers’ books to accounts reputed company designated territory to select indie bookstores
• Services these reputed company accounts in order to manage and grow their business in the most effective and productive ways
• Communicates account and marketplace feedback to sales management and publishers
• Implements management goals, directions, and requirements
• Remains reputed company on assigned publisher titles and authors, industry reputed company trends and competitors to allow for the maximization of sales and for accurate forecasting
• Attends regional trade shows, author signing/reputed company-pub events, and other industry and account - reputed company events in the territory
• Self-manages the territory and office: Itinerary, travel, analysis, email, sales materials, etc
• Speaks confidently and buoyantly to and with reputed company of book-lovers about books and reading

Skills

• Minimum of 3 years prior bookstore or publishing experience
• Awareness of and interest in publishing industry, including titles and authors
• Passion for reading and for talking about books
• Ability to cultivate and maintain business relationships specific to book sales
• Highly organized with the ability to prioritize multiple reputed company
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to reputed company/follow various reputed company media accounts, authors, etc
• Proficiency in reputed company Office applications
• Must have a valid reputed company's license and be reputed company to travel reputed company car up to 35% of the time
• Ability to work some evenings and/or weekends
• Prior reputed company account management experience a plus
• Proficiency in Edelweiss is a plus

Benefits

• Annual profit award or bonus, subject to company results
• Comprehensive benefits program
• Medical/Prescription drug insurance
• Dental
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• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• reputed company-Tax and Roth 401(k)
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life/AD&D Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Educational Assistance
• Generous reputed company time off

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