Regional Higher Education Sales Executive

Responsibilities

• Prospecting and Lead Generation: Identify and engage new clients through directories, referrals, events, and outreach campaigns.
• Client Relationship Management: Build and maintain relationships with university and military housing contacts and manage client accounts, ensuring long-term partnerships.
• Sales Presentations and Proposals: Prepare and deliver customized quotes and presentations to promote CORT’s services and solutions.
• Internal Collaboration: Work closely with District General Managers (DGMs), Regional Sales Managers (RSMs), and Account Executives (AEs) to align strategies and support local execution.
• CRM and Reporting: Maintain accurate records in Salesforce and ZoomInfo, and complete expense and sales reports.
• Event Participation: Represent CORT at housing fairs, conferences, and campus events to promote brand awareness and generate leads.
• Training and Mentorship: Support teammates and field sales with insights, coaching, and collaboration on university and military trends.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• A High School Diploma or GED equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 5 years of B2B sales experience, preferably in higher education, student housing, or military housing.
• Experience with extended sales cycles required.

About CORT

CORT, a part of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, is the nation's leading provider of transition services, including furniture rental for home and office, event furnishings, destination services, apartment locating, touring and other services. With more than 100 offices, showrooms and clearance centers across the United States, operations in the United Kingdom and partners in more than 80 countries around the world, no other furniture rental company can match CORT's breadth of services.

For more information on CORT, visit https://www.cort.com.

What We Offer

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Paid vacation, sick days, and holidays
• Company-paid disability and life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee discounts and perks
• Opportunity to work alongside a tenured team with career growth and mentorship opportunities

Salary

$75,000 - $85,000 per year plus commission, OTE $100,000 - $110,000.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Paid vacation, sick days, and holidays
• Company-paid disability and life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee discounts and perks

Pay

$75,000 - $85,000 per year plus commission, OTE $100,000 - $110,000.

Schedule

This position requires travel up to 25% throughout your territory, candidates must reside within territory.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Paid vacation, sick days, and holidays
• Company-paid disability and life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee discounts and perks

Qualifications

• A High School Diploma or GED equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 5 years of B2B sales experience, preferably in higher education, student housing, or military housing.
• Experience with extended sales cycles required.

Requirements

• Must reside within the territory.
• Must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the US.

Skills

• B2B sales experience
• Client relationship management
• Extended sales cycle experience
• University and military housing knowledge
• Event participation and representation
• Training and mentoring

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Paid vacation, sick days, and holidays
• Company-paid disability and life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee discounts and perks

Pay

$75,000 - $85,000 per year plus commission, OTE $100,000 - $110,000.

Schedule

This position requires travel up to 25% throughout your territory, candidates must reside within territory.

Application Instructions

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis; there is no set deadline to apply to this position.