Sales Support Specialist

Vitalant is seeking a Sales Support Specialist I dedicated to supporting our life-saving mission through donor recruitment and blood drive coordination. If you are customer-focused, results-driven, and inspired to make a meaningful impact, you’ll find a career built on purpose, an organization created to care, and a team committed to leading—together.

 

Your impact as a Sales Support Specialist I is vital. You will support team collection goals by assisting with donor recruitment efforts and engaging blood drive coordinators to maximize participation, with a strong emphasis on acquiring first-time donors. While this role does not typically carry individual collection goals, you may assume responsibility for a territory when providing extended coverage. You will also help maintain existing blood drive accounts and support opportunities for growth.

What to Expect

Schedule: Monday through Friday, days  but hours could vary with the occasional evenings and weekends as needed

Our comprehensive total rewards support you, your family, and your future with:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with 5% company match
• Tuition assistance up to $5,000 per year
• Free basic life and AD&D insurance
• Free short- and long-term disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Employee Resource Groups
• Recognition and perks

As a Sales Support Specialist I, you’ll get to:

• Coordinate and support virtual and onsite blood drives in alignment with enterprise goals.
• Engage blood drive coordinators to increase donor participation and retention.
• Assist with donor recruitment initiatives, including outreach to first-time donors.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure data integrity using established systems.
• Support special projects and assist with training and onboarding of new and existing staff.
• Provide high-quality customer service to internal and external customers.
• Ensure compliance with internal SOPs, external regulations, and software usage standards.
• Collaborate with field teams and cross-functional partners to support operational success.

In operation since 1943, United Blood Services is a community blood center which provides blood, blood components and special services to patients in more than 500 hospitals in 18 states. Located in Lafayette, La., the center offers a series of services in pre-operative autologous donation, directed donation, perioperative blood salvage, therapeutic (clinical) apheresis and stem cell processing, to name a few. It also provides several laboratory services, such as immunohematology reference laboratory, histocompatibility laboratory and donor counseling.