Job description

We are the world’s largest university press. We have both a worldwide reach and a personal understanding of local needs, partnering on the ground to adapt publications and resources to meet the individual needs of communities, societies, and countries. We partner with researchers, educators, and technology partners to stay ahead of the changing ways people around the world are accessing and sharing knowledge. With a presence in more than 50 countries and millions of customers around the world, an idea launched at OUP can have a global impact.

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Advancing Knowledge and Learning

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Institutional Sales Representative will manage established accounts and open new accounts in order to meet or exceed sales targets for the assigned territory. This role will be responsible for new sales, upselling, and cross-selling of online products and journal collections to academic institutions using a variety of professional sales techniques. The person in this role may work remotely in the West within a reasonable distance to their assigned territory, which includes the Southwestern US and southern Great Plains, or in the Cary, North Carolina office.

• Analyzes territory, both in terms of existing and new business, to allocate time expenditure, call frequency, and customer visits to maximize productivity to achieve or exceed individual sales targets. Contributes collaboratively as a team member to the region’s objectives.

• Participates fully in sales campaigns and initiatives outlined in the annual fiscal sales calendar, including active participation in training and reflection.

• Represents OUP at library conferences, online demonstrations, and direct customer sales calls.

• Maintains customer contacts, opportunities, and account activity information in Salesforce as required.

• Develops and maintains effective working relationships with customers while gaining an understanding of their businesses, organizations, and needs.

• Develops leads into new accounts by initiating contact, generating trials, and performing timely follow up.

• Continually updates knowledge of online products and journals to improve selling skills and maximize sales.

• Increases incremental sales within territory by maximizing cross-selling and up-selling opportunities.

• Works with journals collection subscribers to renew collections annually.

• Provides timely assistance to customers when their account requires help. May seek help from other departments when necessary or answer questions directly when appropriate.

• Prepares written presentations, reports, and price quotations as required to promote sales within assigned territory or at the request of Institutional Sales management.

ABOUT YOU

• Highly motivated to become a top-notch sales producer, demonstrating initiative, diligence, and willingness to learn what that requires.
• Experience in publishing industry, especially in library sales, and knowledge of scholarly communications environment is highly desirable.
• Experience analyzing data to drive priorities and activities, and strong numeracy skills for the preparation of complex quotations.
• Able and willing to spend up to 25% of time traveling to library conferences, sales meetings, and on-campus site visits as required or needed.
• Must be able to organize, prioritize, and be a self-starter to meet deadlines and goals.
• Excellent communication, organization, attention to detail, and Microsoft Office skills required.
• Bachelor’s degree highly recommended.
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a virtual environment.

Location: Remote in the territory of the role, or Hybrid in our Cary, NC office.

GJC Level: I4 (for internal purposes only)

We are committed to supporting diversity in our workforce and ensuring an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and encourage applications from all.