Sales Specialist

Pearson VUE

Sales Specialist at Pearson driving innovative educational solutions for colleges. Responsible for achieving sales targets and collaborating with various stakeholders.

Posted 7/31/2026full-timeSacramento • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $72,000 - $82,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in achieving sales targets within the higher education market, leveraging collaboration with stakeholders to implement effective solutions and drive student engagement. Proficient in utilizing CRM tools for tracking and forecasting sales performance.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Territory Sales ManagementHigher Education Sales ExperienceSalesforce.com ProficiencyCollaboration with Account ExecutivesBack-to-School Campaign Execution

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Hard Skills

Sales PerformanceForecastingMarket Share GrowthProgram ImplementationSubscription-Based Solutions

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationEngagement Strategies

Tools & Technologies

OneCRMOffice ToolsMobile TechnologiesComputer Applications

Industry Keywords

Higher Education MarketCourse-Based SolutionsStudent AffordabilitySell-Through Strategies

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

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About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Achieving or surpassing territory sales targets by offering course-based solutions to faculty, thereby gaining market share
Accelerating the shift toward subscription-based materials to tackle student affordability and access challenges
Collaborating with specialists and account executives to implement effective program-wide or institution-wide solutions
Conducting impactful back-to-school campaigns that boost student engagement.
Collaborating with bookstores to drive sell-through
Tracking and forecasting in OneCRM (Salesforce.com)

Requirements

What you’ll need

A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and successful work experience
A minimum of 2 years of outstanding sales performance in the higher education market or a related industry
Proficiency with Office tools, mobile technologies, computer applications, and business systems

Benefits

Comp & perks

A highly competitive base salary and uncapped bonus potential.
Coverage of all travel expenses.
An excellent benefits package.
Extensive training and ongoing professional development opportunities.
Promotional prospects spanning various positions and levels within sales management, marketing, editorial, digital solutions, and more.