About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Education & Training.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

Confidential Client seeks a Sales Specialist focused on education-to-employer partnerships and sales training. You will blend consultative selling, curriculum design, and employer engagement to prepare program participants for entry-level sales roles while supporting the client’s employer outreach and lead generation efforts.

• Design and deliver a structured sales-training curriculum aligned with employer needs and program goals
• Facilitate interactive workshops, role-plays, and virtual sessions covering prospecting, qualifying, presenting, and closing
• Coach and mentor participants with individualized feedback on communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
• Collaborate with program managers and instructional staff to integrate sales learning into broader professional-skills programming
• Partner with employer contacts to align training content with real-world entry-level sales requirements
• Develop digital learning materials, practice assignments, and assessments using adult-learning best practices
• Track participant performance and learning metrics and use data to refine curriculum and instruction
• Support employer engagement: prospect research, outreach, presentation preparation, and CRM tracking of engagement
• Stay current on sales methodologies, CRM tools, and training techniques and share best practices with the team
• Promote an inclusive, supportive, and growth-oriented learning environment

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Education, Marketing, Communications, or related field — or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated experience facilitating training or workshops for diverse learners
• Practical knowledge of sales strategy and consultative selling, including lead generation and prospecting
• Experience with CRM platforms (Salesforce, HubSpot, or similar) and tracking outreach/engagement
• Strong communication, presentation, coaching, and stakeholder-management skills
• Comfortable designing curriculum and using adult-learning principles for in-person and virtual delivery
• Time management, organization, and data-informed approach to measuring learning outcomes

Preferred

• Professional sales certifications (e.g., CPSP, Challenger, Sandler, SPIN) or equivalent
• Certification or coursework in instructional design, training, or adult learning
• Familiarity with basic e-learning/LMS tools and training-assessment design

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Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $72,000 – $92,000 per year (Confidential Client)
• Employment type: Contract and/or Full-time (as posted)
• Benefits may include: Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Life insurance, 401(k)

(Compensation disclosure provided as listed by the client for Pleasant Hills, PA. No salary has been fabricated or inferred beyond the source range.)

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Key Skills & Keywords

• Sales Specialist Pleasant Hills PA
• Business development sales
• Sales training & curriculum design
• Consultative selling
• Lead generation & prospecting
• CRM (Salesforce, HubSpot)
• Training facilitation (in-person & virtual)

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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