Associate Sales Representative

Position: Associate Sales Representative

Location: Hybrid / West Palm Beach

Starting Pay: $75k/annually

THE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN CELEBRATING STUDENT MILESTONES – HERFF JONES

Herff Jones is the leading provider of graduation and educational products and services designed to inspire achievement and create memorable experiences for students. Herff Jones' products include class rings and jewelry, caps and gowns, diplomas, frames, announcements, and Greek accessories as well as motivation and recognition programs. Since 1920, our team has worked alongside students, faculty, and staff on campuses nationwide to help build a stronger community and celebrate student milestones. Our continued success relies on hiring extraordinary talent, with a passion for making a difference and eagerness to roll up the sleeves, to help us write the story of our next 100 years.

Your Opportunity:

The Herff Jones ScholasticSales Team is looking for an Associate Sales Representativein the West Palm Beach area to join our HJ family.

If you are looking for a unique sales opportunity and you are willing to join a successful sales office as an associate, we want to hear from you.

Here’s How You’ll Make An Impact:

Acting as the first impression of Herff Jones, the Sales Representative is responsible driving sales in both new and existing markets. Within these markets your goal is to build, strengthen, and maintain relationships with our customers that include students, faculty advisers, and principals.

As a Scholastic Sales Associate, you will be joining an established team in the West Palm territory and will play a key role in creating a positive, enriching school environment by celebrating experiences, milestones, and achievements.

What We Want You To Accomplish:

• Service your assigned area or region and achieve growth within accounts and new business.
• Maintain, strengthen and build relationships to stay apprised of customer needs and priorities as related to our services.
• Create lasting partnerships internally, and with our customers.
• Improve upon goals and metrics in collaboration with corporate.
• Report activities weekly which support a solid sales growth strategy.
• Partner with local organizations for ongoing synergy opportunities.
• Build a successful career based on our core values and mission.

What You’ll Be Doing On A Daily Basis:

• Drive sales in both new and existing markets, with multiple products.
• Deliver compelling presentations to students, parents and key decision-makers.
• Develop trusted and loyal business partnerships both externally and with our internal partners.
• Attend regularly scheduled sales and technical training meetings, including area, regional and national sales conventions for the purpose of learning products, industry trends, programs, and processes.
• Call on all assigned customer and prospect schools in the territory on a regular basis to effectively increase market penetration and meet sales growth goals.
• Develop and execute robust marketing campaigns in all prospects and accounts.
• Become an ongoing trusted specialist with your customers, utilizing value-add programs to deliver solutions.

What You’ll Bring To The Sales Team:

• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects and/or client needs simultaneously.
• Responsive and dependable in communication, execution of self-appointed tasks.
• Unafraid to work in a highly competitive market, driven primarily by relationships and value-added products.
• Determined, focused and organized.
• Highly Independent, entrepreneurial mindset.
• A passion for helping schools, parents, and students capture and celebrate their important achievements.

Education / Certification:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Sales, preferred. Work experience in lieu of degree considered.
• 2+ years of Sales, Account management, or comparable experience.
• Scholastic sales experience is highly preferred.
• Spanish speaking skills helpful but not mandatory.

JOIN THE BEST TEAM ON THE FIELD IN SPORT, SPIRIT & ACHIEVEMENT

About Herff Jones:

Indianapolis-based Herff Jones is the leading provider of graduation and educational products and services designed to inspire achievement and create memorable experiences for students. Herff Jones’ products include class rings and jewelry, caps and gowns, diplomas and announcements as well as motivation and recognition programs. Focused on building long-term relationships through a nationwide network of over 1,400 employees and sales partners, the professionals at Herff Jones have been helping elevate the student experience throughout the lifelong journey of education for more than 100 years. For more information about Herff Jones, please visit www.herffjones.com.

Herff Jones, Inc. and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers and maintain affirmative action plans to recruit, retain, develop, and promote qualified individuals without unlawful consideration of race, gender, gender identity, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Herff Jones strives to maintain a work environment free from unlawful discrimination and harassment, where associates are treated with respect and dignity.

Any employment agency, person or entity that submits a résumé into this career site or to a hiring manager does so with the understanding that the applicant's résumé will become the property of Herff Jones. Herff Jones will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 2 years

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Travel requirement:

• Travel
• Up to 50% travel

Work setting:

• Office

Application Question(s):

• What is a good email address to reach you at?

Ability to Relocate:

• West Palm Beach, FL: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: On the road