Regional Sales Manager, Academic - North Texas

EBSCO Information Services (EIS) provides a complete and optimized research solution comprised of e-journals, e-books, and research databases - all combined with the most powerful discovery service to support the information needs and maximize the research experience of our end-users. Headquartered in Ipswich, MA, EIS employs more than 2,700 people worldwide, most now working hybrid or remotely. We are the leader in our field due to our cutting-edge technology, forward-thinking philosophy, and outstanding team. EIS is a company that will motivate you, inspire you, and allow you to grow. Our mission is to transform lives by providing relevant and reliable information when, where, and how people need it. We are looking for bright and creative individuals whose unique differences will allow us to achieve this inclusive mission around the world.

Your Opportunity

The Academic Regional Sales Manager – North Texas will sell EBSCO Information Services products to primarily Academic Institutions, Corporate Libraries, Medical Libraries and professionals responsible for knowledge management in North Texas. Additional accounts may be added or deleted as deemed necessary for EBSCO Information Services.

This position manages all of our product lines and categories including Full Text Databases on EBSCOhost™ and Software as a Service Solutions – supporting researchers, librarians and more. 

This remote position is U.S.-based only (excluding U.S. territories) 

What You’ll Do

• Retention of existing revenue as well as the development of new opportunities in order to achieve an established sales growth and renewal quota each fiscal year.
• Work in conjunction with the VP of Sales, Director of Sales and Account Executive
• Provide formal pricing proposals, appropriate literature, and coordinate trials with Account Executive as appropriate.
• Prepare and deliver presentations driven by the solution sales process.
• Travel: (70%); including in-person meetings with customers and prospects, attendance of conferences and sales meetings.
• Achieve an expert level of knowledge of EBSCO products and competition.
• Provide input from the market for product development and marketing purposes.
• Develop sales strategy for your region for overall sales of EBSCO products and report weekly progress towards sales quota and goals to the VP of Sales.
• Average 25 face-to-face visits per month with prospects as well as existing clients.

Your Team

You will be welcomed as a member of the Academic/Medical/Corporate Sales team, a …