Overview

Manage all aspect of sales activities for a sales force covering a large territory, district or region. Designs and executes long- and short-term sales and marketing strategies.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage a team of area managers or sales reps; defines expectations monitors progress and counsels if expectations are not met
• Develop and implement strategic sales plans to achieve company goals and initiatives
• Direct sales development activity and coordinate sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals
• Conduct sales meetings, product presentations, train, develop, and motivate the team to foster the success of the overall sales team
• Call on key accounts in designated territory/region and work with sales management to develop overall sales strategies
• Collaborate with key accounts in a geographic region to improve the distribution of product within set accounts
• Align with supplier representatives to understand their brands, sales goals/projections, and support in securing additional market share through the team's effective selling approach
• Meet with key clients, assisting sale consultants with maintaining relationships and negotiating and closing deals
• Analyze and control expenditures of division to conform to budgetary requirements
• Prepare periodic sales reports showing sales volume, potential sales, and areas of proposed client base expansion
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Additional Primary Responsibilities

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree plus five years of experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Three years of demonstrated management experience

Physical Demands

• Physical demands with activity or condition for a considerable amount of time include sitting and typing/keyboarding using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor) or adding machine
• Physical demands with activity or condition may include occasional to the rare amount of time include walking, bending, reaching, standing, and stooping
• May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs

This position is deemed a safety-sensitive position.  As such, any person who is given a conditional offer of employment will be required to pass a drug test, including a marijuana test.