
Area Sales Manager-(Philadelphia)
- Philadelphia, PA
- $114,240-177,072 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Coach direct reports to align performance expectations and organizational goals through scheduled 1:1s, in-person territory visits, weekly team meetings and more. Ensure they understand their potential and readiness for future roles. Coaches pipeline management using CRM and technology to effectively interpret data for decision-making. Understands the importance of repeatable processes and drives adoption of CRM and technology. Champions Consultative Selling.
- Promote and lead change initiatives by inspiring teams to move forward together and aligning direct reports to a shared mission of achieving business results. Anticipate any potential sources of resistance to change and articulate why change is necessary to gain buy-in.
- Balance and mitigate with customer/channel/enterprise/audience conflict, maintaining a clear vision for the greater good of the company and preserve the customer experience.
- Synthesize and leverage data to develop holistic responsive Market Area Plan and growth strategy with channel and audience leaders to drive incremental growth. Execute strategies and programs to deliver world class customer experience.
- Foster collaboration between other functional leaders and stakeholders working to support the Area and drive effective business decisions to grow the business.
- Responsible for ensuring alignment and focus within their teams when there is potential for conflicting priorities. Ensuring plans and their execution is not accomplished in isolation from the broader business.
- Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or related field and/or 5 years equivalent experience in sales (overall).
- Demonstrated ability to coach and manage geographically dispersed team to sales process and manage pipeline leveraging business insights and CRM.
- Demonstrated channel and/ or audience experience preferred.
- Demonstrated understanding sales cycles for different audiences and impact to pipeline and planning preferred.
- Strong knowledge of general business practices, including basic sales and marketing principles as well as commercial and channel sales practices.
- Strong ability to train in selling, customer and market insight, product knowledge skills, and to motivate professional staff to exceptional levels of business performance.
- Excellent communication and collaborative skills with the ability to engage in-person and online including large and small group presentations.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze complex business concepts, identify problems see opportunities, develop creative solutions, and develop strategy and create a plan of specific measurable objectives, timetables, specify resources needed, tactics, and accountabilities.
- Ability to navigate business to develop tactics to build long-term strategic focus in consideration of industry trends and business management practices.
- Strong understanding of the importance of building healthy team culture and creating an “all together” mindset leveraging strengths of others.
- Proven customer facing experience (sales, customer experience and marketing)
- Excellent CRM, data analysis, pipeline management & forecast planning.
- Strategy & Execution
- Pipeline & Forecast Management.
- Business Acumen
- Coaching & Development
- Team Management
- Change Leadership
- This position requires substantial nation-wide travel.
- The role holder will be required to reside within the Area.
- This leader reports to the AW Regional Leader.
- Reporting to this leader: Account Managers (channel and audience) with matrixed THD and Inside Sales
- 401 (k) Plan, Employer Fixed Contributions & Company Matching
- Profit Sharing
- Medical, dental, prescription, vision coverage
- Tax-advantaged accounts for healthcare expenses
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays
- Paid Maternity Leave & Paid Parental Leave
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Career Growth Planning & Nationwide Career Opportunities