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Lakeside Book Company

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1864

🏭 Manufacturing

📦 Logistics

🤝 B2B

Manufacturing • Logistics • B2B

Lakeside Book Company is a book manufacturing and distribution company that provides end-to-end print production and supply‑chain services for publishers, retailers, and institutions. It offers book printing, premedia (prepress, color management, and design), embellishments, packaging and kitting, and global turnkey manufacturing solutions. Lakeside also provides warehousing, fulfillment, inventory and distribution services, sales and order processing, catalogs and shop-book retail services, and emphasizes sustainability (e. g. , PrintReleaf partnership) and personalized customer service.

📋 Description

• Proactively generate and qualify new business through outbound prospecting (calls, email, networking) • Build and maintain a strong, active pipeline—this role is measured on activity and results • Own early-stage conversations and uncover customer needs to create opportunities • Support quotes, proposals, and RFP responses to move deals forward • Keep CRM clean, accurate, and reflective of real pipeline health • Partner cross-functionally (operations, finance, production) to bring opportunities to life • Identify process improvements and help strengthen how we sell

🎯 Requirements

• 2–5 years of experience in sales, business development, or high-activity customer-facing roles • Proven ability (or strong drive) to prospect, cold reach, and open doors • Competitive mindset—you like targets, metrics, and winning • Strong communication skills with confidence on the phone and in writing • Highly organized and able to manage multiple opportunities at once • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment • Experience with CRM tools and Microsoft Excel; B2B experience is a plus