Inside Sales Representative - Play with A Purpose

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Gopher Sport

Posted 2 months ago

Full Time

Owatonna, Minnesota

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Inside Sales Representative will manage inbound and outbound leads to achieve corporate sales and profitability goals. They are responsible for developing personalized sales plans, documenting activities in the CRM, and presenting product solutions to customers.

Qualifications

We are looking for a Play with A Purpose Inside Sales Representative to achieve sales and profitability goals. A college degree in business administration, education, or a related field is preferred, as is experience with NetSuite or a CRM. Ideal candidates will be passionate about helping teachers and coaches promote fun and healthy physical activity for kids.

Job Description

Description

Who we are:

Gopher Sport is an industry-leading inventor and seller of high-quality, innovative products used by teachers, coaches and kids for physical education, athletics, fitness and recreation.

Play With a Purpose is a leading supplier of early childhood products promoting learning, play, and physical activity. For over 25 years we’ve provided schools and institutions equipment to help young students be active and build skills to grow and learn.

Our mission is “To help teachers and coaches show kids how to have fun and be healthier through physical activity”. Started in 1947, we are committed to giving our customers innovative, high-quality products; fast, friendly, easy, right service; and an unconditional satisfaction guarantee.

Our Values:

We create delighted fans

We are 1 dependable and trustworthy team 

We are passionate about quality and excellence

We move fast to innovate, simplify, and improve 

As a Play with A Purpose Inside Sales Representative, you will achieve or exceed corporate sales and profitability goals. Sales Managers develop personalized sales plans by collecting, organizing, and applying account and market knowledge to close projects. You will manage inbound and outbound leads to achieve sales targets. You will become an expert on the unique features, benefits, and application of our products to grow sales.

What will you be doing?

  • Sales profit goals: Through successful execution of all sales plans and activities assigned for Play with A Purpose
  • Repeatable sales process and project proposals: Through assigned processes defined by the sales operating system
  • Identify and progress opportunities: Document sales activities in CRM, and close sales to defined standards
  • Process, product, and in-market presentation training: Completion of assigned training
  • Quality Customer Interactions: Achieve sales quality and responsiveness standards
  • Operational Improvement: Complete assigned rocks, projects, and process optimization

Requirements

  • College degree in business administration, education, or related field from an accredited university/college, preferred; and/or relevant work experience
  • A lifestyle or educational background that is aligned with the company’s mission statement “To help teachers and coaches show kids how to have fun and become healthier through physical activity”
  • NetSuite and/or CRM experience preferred but not required
  • Proficient with all Microsoft Office applications and a Windows Operating System

Why join our Team?

You'll get satisfaction knowing you're helping millions of kids around the world have fun and become more active and healthy. Plus, you'll get a competitive compensation and benefit package, including traditional and HSA Health Insurance options, Vision, 3 weeks of Paid Time Off accrued the first year, plus 8 company paid holidays; profit sharing, 401K, a Lifestyle Spending Account, tuition reimbursement, product discounts, an onsite fitness center and so much more! 

Salary Range: Earn up to $65,600 based on salary plus incentives for achieving sales goals.

To apply:

1. A short, clear Cover Letter that explains WHY you are interested in this specific position and gives examples of your prior successes performing the responsibilities listed above.

2. Your Resume

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Gopher Sport

Our mission is to help teachers and coaches get better results showing kids how to have fun and become healthier through physical activity. Our Team Members, innovative unique products, Unconditional 100% Satisfaction Guarantee and outstanding service have set us apart from the competition for the last 75+ years. Gopher Sport is the parent of several brands that invent and sell fun, innovative, institutional-quality products for physical education, sports, fitness, early childhood education, STEM education and classroom physical activity: • Gopher: innovative high-quality products for physical education, athletics, fitness, gymnasium and recreation (www.gophersport.com) • Play With A Purpose: institutional playground equipment, physical development and active play products for kids aged 0-6 (www.pwap.com) • Moving Minds: a fun selection of active seating, furniture and classroom accessories so kids can be active in the classroom (www.moving-minds.com) • STEM-Supplies: has the highest quality assortment of products to promote hands-on, physically active learning of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math subjects (www.stem-supplies.com) • SPARK: A family of evidence-based physical education, after-school and early childhood education curriculum that shows teachers how to help kids develop important motor and movement skills, and social and personal skills
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