Sales Assistant / BF1038

Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing and media company, has a corporate mission of instilling the love of reading and learning for lifelong pleasure in all children. Recognizing that literacy is the cornerstone of a child's intellectual, personal and cultural growth, for more than 80 years, Scholastic has created quality products and services that educate, entertain and motivate children. For more information, please visit our website at www.scholastic.com

Position Description:

Scholastic Book Fairs works with schools across the country to host more than 120,000 annual reading events, connecting more than 55 million children with great books each year. Book Fairs foster enthusiasm for reading, while helping to build school and classroom libraries by providing students, teachers and parents access to thousands of books and educational products at affordable prices.

We are looking for a Sales Assistant to:
Manage all marketing inventory to avoid untimely shortages of brochures, envelopes, letterhead etc. prior to important mailings.
Assist sales consultants with invitation preparation for host schools, hotel shows etc. including ordering through an off sight printer.
Assist sales manager with tracking field rep activities. Monitor weekly schedules, distributing all memos, filling field requests for reports through the AS400.
Review and calculate field commissions for payroll.
Review commissions for inside consultants for payroll.
Print daily confirmations, distribute to consultants.
Print daily audit trail, review for changes and correct as necessary.
Assist in planning sales incentive programs to motivate consultants and build a positive working environment.
Assist sales manager with training of new consultants.
Assist sales department handling overflow calls for reorders, bookings etc. Cover open territory due to illness, vacation or dismissal.
Attend all sales meetings.
Be a liaison between sales and operations reviewing contracts, reorder procedures, and printing specific warehouse/driver sheets as needed due to changes.
Assist customers coming in for restocks or book orders.
Attend hotel shows, conventions or host schools as needed.
Maintain business confidentiality relative to pricing, promotions, customer lists, and methods of distribution.
Project a positive team attitude when confronting changes and problems.
Our generous full time benefits include career opportunities, competitive salaries and comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription) as well as 401(k) and pension plans and a 50% employee discount!


Qualifications:

High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
BA/BS degree preferred
Basic math skills.
Maintain professional appearance and behavior.
Experience in computer data management.
Customer service oriented.
Proficient with 10 key calculator, fax machine, copier and multi-line telephone.
Ability to organize and prioritize work to meet deadlines.
Good clerical skills, organizing, filing, typing, etc.
Excellent interpersonal skills.

EOE/AA/H/V/DFWP