Higher Education Sales Consultant **Kendall Hunt Publishing Company** 1 Positions ID: 75574 Posted On 07/24/2025 **Job Overview** Ready to leave your mark on Higher Education? Do you thrive in building relationships and exceeding goals? Kendall Hunt Publishing is seeking a talented **Higher Education Sales Consultant** to join our team with strong communication and sales skills to cultivate lasting relationships with college professors. **We are seeking qualified sales candidates located in or near Dubuque, Iowa, or Chicago, Illinois.** Candidates living in Dubuque will work in-office. Candidates based in the Chicago area will work remotely with 7 weeks travel each semester. If you are driven, goal-oriented, and ready to make an impact, we’d love to connect with you! It's your job to interview, listen for business potential, and persuade select candidates to work with your company by partnering with experts in their field. At Kendall Hunt Publishing, as an Acquisitions Sales Representative, you're the driver and decision maker. You call and travel to different colleges and universities in your territory to identify business opportunities, interview professors, and persuade author candidates that have what it takes to become Kendall Hunt authors. We want to partner with talented educators in charge of lower-level, higher-enrollment courses to develop more interactive and engaging materials that solve the needs of their students and can make an impact in their college career and in the difference, they make in the world in the future. **Who Is Kendall Hunt Publishing?** Throughout its history, Kendall Hunt Publishing has grown with an emphasis on its employees, fearlessness in innovation, and a strong grip on its values. Today Kendall Hunt continues to expand by growing its number of educational products, creating new companies, and extending its services across the country and beyond. Through diversity and willingness to adapt to the ever-changing publishing industry, Kendall Hunt is a company dedicated to growing with the public to best serve the people of the community. When you work at Kendall Hunt you immediately notice the collaboration, friendliness, and a sense of purpose amongst our employees. Our customers, students, authors, and other outside contacts are always our top priority. We are constantly uncovering new sales channels for current product lines or finding new products to sell to current customers. Join our team of evolving employees to help us maintain our competitive edge in the industries we serve. www.kendallhunt.com **Characteristics of Who KH Looks for in a Higher Education Sales Consultant - You are someone who...** + Takes initiative and works independently, demonstrating an entrepreneurial mindset by actively problem-solving and utilizing strong critical thinking skills. + Has a strong desire to learn, coupled with a deep inclination to ask questions and seek answers, while actively engaging in diverse subject matter. + Embrace a drive to win and excel, consistently seeking improvement and striving to outperform in a dynamic market. + Show persistence in overcoming challenges while exhibiting the ability to adapt and be flexible. + Demonstrate the ability to affectively listen, ask question, thinking creatively/critically and close new business with prospective customers. + Communicate clearly and confidently with professors, authors, team members and internal employees, ensuring that information is conveyed effectively and professionally. + Handle multiple priorities and tasks simultaneously while maintaining a high level of attention to detail and customer service. This position requires you to always wear multiple hats, so time management is crucial. + Identify challenges and develop practical solutions in real-time, enhancing customer satisfaction and streamlining processes. + Demonstrate proficiency in managing responsibilities that require substantial independent work while also engaging in team collaboration. This dual approach aims to achieve individual sales success while contributing positively to overall team dynamics. + Holds a bachelor's degree, and enjoys spending time on college campuses, because in this job, you'll be spending a lot of time on college campuses in your territory. + A valid driver's license and an acceptable driving record are required, in accordance with the company's corporate driving policy. **_Why Us? We Understand It's More Than Just a Job!_** Choosing a career path can be one of the most important decision in one's life. Work is part of a person's identity. People need compelling reasons to remain at a job and a company day after day, year after year. As you consider a career change, we understand the benefits an employer offers are just as appealing as the job itself. Kendall Hunt offers - + **Job Stability.** Kendall Hunt and their family of companies have been around for over 75 years + **Career Growth.** Gain some great experience to promote to higher roles - many of our leadership and upper management staff worked their way up in our family of companies + **Base Salary PLUS Bonus.** + Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance with Company paid life insurance, short term and long term disability + Generous company match on 401(k) plan, as well as profit sharing + 15 days PTO at hire, plus paid holidays + Scholarship and tuition reimbursement All applicants must have valid driver's license and bachelor's degree. HRDept@kendallhunt.com An Equal Opportunity Employer Primary Contact 11828 Kelly Schanbeck Corporate Recruiter/HR Specialist, 563-589-1225 Phone Phone Phone Fax kschanbeck@kendallhunt.com Email True False True **Job Details** Categories Education Publishing/Printing Sales/Service Location Dubuque, IA Shift First Shift Job Type Employee Full/Part Full Time Pay/Salary 70,000 Plus Bonus Potential Benefits Health Insurance Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Life Insurance PTO (Paid Time Off) Paid Holidays **Qualifications** Education Bachelors Experience 1-2 Years Company ID 1103 Job REQ # \# Positions 1 Start Date 20250724 End Date 20250808 Featured Job 0 TH Ad 0 TH Comments **Similar Jobs** Employee Benefits Client Consultant Cottingham & Butler/ SISCO Assistant Director of Clinical Education- Physical Clarke University Benefits Sales Manager Cottingham & Butler/ SISCO Brokerage Experienced Sales Executive Cottingham & Butler/ SISCO Entry Level Sales Executive Cottingham & Butler/ SISCO Entry Level Sales Executive - Employee Benefits Cottingham & Butler/ SISCO Entry Level Sales Executive - Risk Management Cottingham & Butler/ SISCO Entry Level Sales Executive - Trucking Cottingham & Butler/ SISCO Inside Sales Executive Cottingham & Butler/ SISCO Sales Leader - Benefits Wholesale Services Cottingham & Butler/ SISCO **Share this Job** Kendall Hunt Publishing Company **About the Company** As a leader in customized education publishing solutions, Kendall Hunt has been privately owned and operated for more than 75 years. We currently employ approximately 225 people at our Dubuque, Iowa, headquarters, with an additional 70 people throughout the United States. Our mission is to meet the specific needs of the marketplace in a unique and progressive manner, and we are committed to excellence and employee growth and development. We offer career opportunities in sales and acquisitions, account management, project development, customer support, information technology, finance, accounting, clerical support and human resources. We provide a comprehensive benefit package and full-time and part-time flexible schedules, including internships. Our Higher Education Division is a leader in custom publishing of high quality educational products, services and solutions to the higher education market, including digital solutions and eBooks as well as printed material. Our PreK-12 Division is a leader in publishing solutions of innovative, hands-on inquiry based solutions for the PreK-12 market. We also collaborate closely with our related educational technology solutions companies to develop and customize publications that integrate multi-media and technology to meet the learning needs and expectations of today’s students. For more information, visit Kendall Hunt’s website https://www.kendallhunt.com _An Equal Opportunity Employer_