Now Hiring - Waterford Press - Sales Coordinator in Safety Harbor, FL

Full description of the position

Job Title: Sales Coordinator Division/Department: Sales

Reports to: Director, Operations

Are you a teacher, librarian or park ranger looking for a slightly different way to make a living?

Can you speak or write enthusiastically about wildlife or plants? Do you speak the right language to communicate with outdoor educators or other teachers, librarians, park rangers or others with similar interests?

We’re the leading publisher of folding nature observation guides in North America and are looking for someone to join our small but mighty team in Safety Harbor in the capacity of in-house sales coordinator.

In this role, you’d be taking orders from inbound callers and developing lists of organizations and retailers that might want to carry our guides and executing direct mail or email campaigns to present our titles.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Introduce and sell company products and services to current and potential clients.
• Research and prepare contact lists of organizations that might be interested in our products.
• Follow up on new leads and referrals resulting from field activity.
• Develop and maintain sales materials and current product knowledge.
• Establish and maintain current client and potential client relationships.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge & Skills Requirements:

1. Attitude & aptitude for the job

• The person will be highly competent and resourceful, able to develop ideas and initiatives and to work proficiently in Excel spreadsheets and customer relationship management systems like Salesforce.
• Strong organizational skills and capacity to handle assignments and meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative; must be a quick learner, able to multi-task, and easily adapt to changing circumstances.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills including the ability to interact professionally with culturally diverse staff, partners, and clients.

2. Advanced written and verbal skills are essential, as are copyediting and proofreading.

3. Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and experience with Salesforce or similar CRM tools is an asset.

4. Must be able to lift a 30 lb. box (one case of our publications) to shoulder height.

Education and/or Experience: Post-secondary education is strongly preferred plus 2 years related work experience.

Our business is in a warehouse-adjacent office on the one industrial street in Safety Harbor. Our hours are 8:00 to 5:00 Monday to Thursday, and 8:30 to 3:00 on Fridays. We offer a fully paid health benefit plan (health, vision, dental), earned PTO and a happy, productive workplace. We believe in work/life balance, so overtime is not in our vocabulary.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights

COVID-19 considerations:
Working conditions are normal for an office environment that follows coronavirus protocol.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Safety Harbor, FL 34695: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• work related: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person