Sales Development Representative

The safety and health of our employees is this company's most important business consideration. Lakeside Book will provide a safe and secure working environment to support our goal of zero accidents and injuries.

Lakeside Book commits to being good stewards of the environment by conducting environmentally responsible business practices while continuing to be good neighbors and partners in the communities in which we live and work.

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Pay: $65,000 - $80,000 - based on experience

Location: Hybrid (3 days onsite) at our New York City office.

The Sales Development Representative is an early-career, junior sales role designed to support the sales organization while developing the skills, experience, and market knowledge required to advance into a Sales Representative position. This role plays a critical part in lead generation, prospecting, and pipeline development, while also providing sales execution and administrative support to assigned sales representatives and sales leadership.

What You'll Do

• Lead generation, prospecting, and qualification of new customers
• Outbound and inbound outreach to prospective customers
• CRM tracking and pipeline support
• Quote preparation and RFP/RFP coordination
• Credit approval and internal coordination
• Customer and manufacturing liaison support

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Sales, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 6 months to 2 years of experience in sales support, sales development, customer service, or administrative roles preferred; B2B corporate sales experience a plus.
• Strong interest in a sales career with the ability to conduct outbound prospecting and lead generation. Excellent verbal and written communication skills for engaging customers via phone and email. Detail-oriented with strong organizational, analytical, and time-management skills; able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (especially Excel); familiarity with CRM and sales tracking tools preferred. Customer-focused team player with the ability to learn and apply product, pricing, and process knowledge to support sales activities.

Path to Sales Representative

This role is intentionally structured as a feeder position into a Sales Representative role, typically within a 1224 month timeframe, based on performance and business needs.

What we offer you:

• Paid time off
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401k with company match
• Career growth opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee appreciation & recognition programs

About Us:

Lakeside Book Company loves books! To us, every book matters. Every word. Every page. Every hand that helped build it. Our history has shown that we are leaders and innovators. We have a team-winning culture, where all of our people have a voice. While we are old in years, we are new at heart. Come join our mission to keep the world reading.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Lakeside Book Company is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or perform essential job functions please contact talent@lakesidebook.com.

*This job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It's not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties and responsibilities assigned for this job at the company's discretion.