Manager Sales - NHA

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Ascend Learning's Nursing Category is fueled by a commitment to excellence as we support the full learning journey of future nurses. Our nursing brands — ATI, APEA, and NursingCE — offer evidence-based solutions designed to develop practice-ready nurses who are prepared for board certification and clinical practice. We use data analytics and engaging learning tools to help nursing students master core content.

And we provide nursing education administrators and faculty with best-in-class support and expertise from some of the sharpest minds in nursing education. We aid nurse educators in understanding students' comprehension based on nearly two decades of data — including more than 12 million proctored assessments — that detail student learning and performance. The result is customers who are confident in their program offerings and positioned for healthy outcomes.

Reporting to the Director of Sales, we are searching for a Manager Sales in our NHA business unit. This position will be directly responsible for managing a team of sales reps, executing a sales strategy to promote sales growth, and achieving both individual and team revenue expectations. The Manager Sales will also be responsible for coaching a team of sales reps on consultative and value-based sales techniques including the ability to understand prospects’ business needs and recommend our product solutions to clients and prospects.

NHA’s clients and prospects are comprised of educational institutions and health systems within a designated multi-state territory, and the Manager Sales will travel to an assigned territory.

This position will work remote in the United States.

• Ability and desire to hire, develop, and manage individuals leading to a culture of success. Provide training and development of each Sales Representative.
• Coach Sales Reps to achieve revenue expectations; evaluate individual needs, set objectives and develop a plan to provide the training required.
• Write and conduct performance reviews and action plans.
• Ability to successfully establish and implement sales practices including selecting, training, motivating, compensating, evaluating, sizing, establishing structure, and setting goals for high performing sales organizations.
• Demonstrate a high level of professionalism both internally and externally with an ability to offer solutions to challenges in a productive and professional manner. This includes a strong collaborative approach to business and ability to work cross functionally to accomplish organizational objectives.
• High level of follow-up both externally and internally.
• Strong financial acumen related to…