BSN SPORTS, A VARSITY BRANDS COMPANY - THE RECOGNIZED LEADER IN TEAM ATHLETIC GEAR

For over 50 years, BSN SPORTS has been the largest team sporting goods equipment and apparel distributor of choice in the United States.  Our 3,000 BSN SPORTS employees strive to support the Heart of the Game by putting valuable time back into the day of coaches and administrators through excellent service platforms. Our company mission is simple: Save coaches and administrators time with everything they do off the field so they have more time to impact young lives on it.

LOCATION: 

Remote with approximately 20-40% travel required for this position.

COMPENSATION: The standard pay range for this role is $60,000 per year plus the possibility of additional performance-based incentives.

YOUR OPPORTUNITY: 

The National Account Manager will serve as the best-in-class business development professional within the company capable of acquiring medium, large, and enterprise-sized Softball club organizations as apparel and accessory customers of BSN SPORTS. He/she will report to a Sales Executive and partner with National Account Representatives, Specialists, Marketing, and core internal business leaders across BSN SPORTS to help drive account acquisition at all levels including initial contact to multiple-year agreements. The successful candidate will be an energetic, self-driven, and resilient sales professional possessing excellent communication skills and a hunger to drive revenue growth through new customer acquisitions.

RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Engage, discover customer problems, and build value with leaders of strategic organizations that would benefit from BSN’s solution-based suite of products and services.

• Build strong relationships with key decision makers within new account prospects in the club softball space.

• Present BSN Sports' unique solutions and product offerings to target customers.

• Make the BSN Story relatable to potential customers.

• Work closely with senior management to obtain customers and exceed sales plan targets.

• Update and provide ongoing input into CRM regarding the pipeline status of new customers, achievement against the plan, win/loss ratio, and other essential business information.

• Provide intelligence on the current marketplace, competitors' offerings, and contract status to more effectively address potential customer expectations and overcome objections.

• Assists leadership with the development and implementation of sales plans, market opportunities, and special projects.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

Required

• A minimum of four years of management and/or sales experience.

• A minimum of two years of industry experience.

• Key competencies including sales acumen, organizational skills, communication proficiency, technical capacity and training, collaboration skills, time management, and customer service.

• Background in softball as a player, coach, etc.

Nice to Have

• Bachelor's Degree

The Position specifications above should not be construed to imply these requirements are the exclusive duties or standards of the position. Employees will follow any other instructions and perform any other duties as required by BSN.

JOIN THE BEST TEAM ON THE FIELD IN SPORT, SPIRIT & ACHIEVEMENT

At Varsity Brands, we believe every student deserves the opportunity to succeed and every educator wants to make a difference. It takes a team to make a real impact, and through our three distinct brands – BSN SPORTS, Varsity Spirit and Herff Jones – and our network of 9,000+ employees and independent representatives, we are proud to partner with schools, colleges and universities across the country to transform the student journey in SPORT, SPIRIT and ACHIEVEMENT.

OUR VALUES

Service - We lead with heart. We champion community.

Passion - We love what we do. It fuels our purpose.

Integrity - We do what we promise. We own our actions and decisions.

Respect - We earn it by giving it. Because everyone deserves it.

Innovation - We never stop striving to be better. For ourselves and our community.

Transparency - We are committed to openness and honesty in everything we do.

OUR BENEFITS

We are committed to putting you and your families first. For benefits eligible roles, we offer a variety of choices and costs as well as program enhancements that align with our responsibility to elevate the employee experience. Some of our offerings include:

• Comprehensive Health Care Benefits
• HSA Employer Contribution/ FSA Opportunities
• Wellbeing Program
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Company paid Life, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability
• Generous My Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Employee Resource Groups
• St. Jude Partnership & Volunteer Opportunities
• Employee Perks including discounts on personal apparel and equipment!

Varsity Brands companies are equal opportunity employers. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran’s status, age or disability.