Acquisitions Manager - Indianapolis, Indiana

Imagine the fun and excitement of being an investor on Shark Tank. As an Acquisitions Manager, your job is to interview, listen for business potential, and persuade select candidates to work with your company. Wouldn't that be a fun way to acquire new business!? At Great River Learning (GRL) you're in the driver's seat. You work with different colleges and universities in your territory to identify business opportunities, interview professors, and persuade author candidates that have what it takes to become GRL authors. Occasionally, you'll need to beat-out other "sharks" swimming in the same water. We want to partner with talented educators in charge of lower-level, higher-enrollment courses to develop more interactive and engaging materials. Also, if the publication we develop works well locally we have the experience and resources to market it nationally. The Acquisitions Manager will work remotely within an assigned territory covering Indiana and Michigan and must reside within one of these states. This position requires travel to college campuses for approximately eight weeks each semester. In A Typical Work Week as an Acquisitions Manager, You Will... Proactively plan and schedule your week ahead by sending emails and making phone calls to schedule meetings Run meetings to interview, identify business opportunity, and recruit select college professors to become GRL authors When traveling, make the most of time on campus by making additional phone calls of higher priority contacts or department chairs Follow-up with prospective and existing authors. This includes keeping notes and next steps in the CRM for all prospective, in-development, and existing publications so both you and the in-house team have the information they need Characteristics of an Ideal GRL Acquisitions Manager... has the skills and abilities to become a sales professional is competitive, highly organized, and self-driven sees time as a resource that shouldn't be wasted takes advantage of time between appointments possesses enough leadership, motivation and purpose to hold yourself accountable possesses a bachelor's degree with two years of sales experience possesses a valid driver's license has a positive and a "can do" attitude towards life Who We Are Great River Learning (GRL) is an established, higher education company that focuses on developing engaging publications by integrating videos, animations, and interactive exercises. We see enormous business opportunity because we know most students don't read traditional 900-page textbooks…unless they're cramming for a test. We develop next-generation textbooks that are well designed, interactive, and media-rich. Our employees are driven and passionate about excelling, learning, having fun, and making the world a better place by helping to improve the experience of both college-level students and professors. Learn more by visiting us at 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 offer is just as appealing as the job itself. An Equal Opportunity Employer #J-18808-Ljbffr