Follett Higher Education ยท 1 week ago
Course Materials Market Manager - EA
Westchester, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$50K/yr - $60K/yr
3+ years expFollett Higher Education is seeking a Course Materials Market Manager EA who will manage and monitor the course materials inventory lifecycle across multiple locations. This role involves collaborating with faculty and store teams to ensure accurate adoption and inventory management while driving course materials strategy and compliance with company policies.
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Responsibilities
Oversees the course materials department for multiple locations and contracts. Manages and monitors course materials inventory lifecycle, with direct decision-making responsibility for their assigned group of stores
Responsible for report generation/disbursement, analyzing the data, and acting as primary Text Decision Makers to take actions based on that analysis. Provides direction to store management and/or RMs to ensure all course material lifecycle tasks are completed in the stores
Evaluates course materials' business performance (including, but not limited to, QTC decisions, inventory levels, purchasing and disposition activities, and adhering to seasonal sourcing and disposition strategies) as related to budget and business benchmarks. Reviews and directs planning activities (including, but not limited to, sales period date setting and sale budget entries) to ensure data accuracy
Collects course materials information from school faculty and administration at all assigned locations. Including editing, entering, and confirming adoptions from faculty to ensure accuracy and following up as necessary on missing/late adoptions. Understanding manual course import processes and timing from automated course import set-up, managing and creating new terms. Acts as primary text decision maker, responsible for calculating the quantities of course materials needed for the school term and communicating budgets to store management
In partnership with store management, presents, interacts, and influences faculty, department chair(s), Dean, and/or administration on course materials issues, ensuring resolution for escalated issues, including input for strategy and goal development for the department at all locations
Seasonal in-store visits for operational review and/or providing assistance
Accountable for providing feedback and consistent communications to Regional Manager, Store Manager, and key campus partners on course material department checkpoints, metrics, rush preparedness concerns as well as training and/or resource constraints
Qualification
Required
3-5 years of relevant experience
Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Store operations, account management, and/or project management experience
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, able to convey concepts and solve complex problems across multiple teams
Advanced skills with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel, Teams & BI
Company
Follett Higher Education
Follett Higher Education is a leading educational service provider and omnichannel retailer providing students, faculty and staff, parents, and fans with the course materials, learning tools, and retail services needed to successfully support the academic journey.
5001-10000 employees
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Kevin Renshaw
Vice President Business Development & Strategic Partnerships
Mike McEneany
Vice President of Business Development & Strategic Partnerships
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