Sales Assistant

Sales Assistant

Hybrid

Goodheart-Willcox Publisher, Experts in Career and Technical Education (CTE), and an employee-owned company, is seeking a Sales Assistant. The Sales Assistant will provide departmental support for local and state adoption processes and maintenance of contract pricing and renewals. This role follows a hybrid schedule which consists of working a minimum of two times per month in our Tinley Park, Illinois office.

Our compensation is market based and takes into account a variety of factors including the candidate's skill set, experience level, internal equity, and location. For this position, we anticipate the starting salary falling between $42,000 and $50,000 per year. In addition, the company makes a 10% contribution to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan and a 4% matching contribution to the 401(k).

What you'll do:

• Support the bid preparation and substitution bid processes for state and local adoptions.
• Enter and update customer contract pricing in Net Suite and in our internal Microsoft 365-based database.
• Enter contract renewals, extensions, new contract data, and data security contacts into contracts database.
• Schedule and update events associated with state adoptions in shared calendars.
• Enter and track adoption sample requests from states, school districts, and state depositories, including post-contract samples and substitution bids.
• Assist with vendor registration profiles for bid notification lists in online bid platforms and through district mailing list applications.
• Contact by phone and email district instructional material coordinators, committee review leads, and other educators.

What you'll bring:

• Minimum of one year of administrative or customer service experience required.
• Associate's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to perform basic math functions.

What we offer:

Goodheart-Willcox Publisher is an employee-owned company driven by our mission, "We Build Careers." G-W has spent over a century building a culture that we are proud of and is centered around our Core Values of Do the Right Thing, Can-do Attitude, Roll Up Your Sleeves, Always Improving, and Collaborative Spirit
. When you join our team, you will experience an environment of collaboration, empowerment, and respect.

G-W prioritizes the health and well-being of our employees by offering carefully selected benefits and retirement options. Check out some of our generous benefits highlighted below:

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan - a retirement plan that is 100% company funded
• 401(k) with a company match
• 3 Medical plan options
• 2 Dental plan options
• Vision plan
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Wellbeing Programs
• Cariloop - a Caregiver Concierge
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Social Activities and Events

Goodheart-Willcox Publisher provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, ancestry and marital status, and other protected classes, in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

In addition, Goodheart-Willcox Publisher complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination of employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leave of absence, compensation, and training.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US. We do not sponsor applicants for work visas.