
Sales Manager, North America
- Cincinnati, OH
- $110,000-150,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Leads a team of sales professionals responsible for achieving annual operating plan for revenue in the North American region.
- Executes annual revenue plan, including providing quarterly, semi-annual and annual formal business report outs.
- Manages bookings to maintain a healthy backlog for the plant.
- Assists product management to drive margin growth.
- Creates and maintains a demand plan key customers and key products.
- Supports various inventory goals for the plant.
- Coordinates regional sales by administering and communicating policies, procedures, and objectives through independent reps, distributors and direct channel sales representatives.
- Utilizes value added selling approach driving a financial business case for customers conversions and retention.
- Develops and maintains a strong relationship built on mutual trust, respect and cooperation with direct customers and other channel partners, distribution management and strategic accounts.
- Review sales performance of distributors, sales agents and direct channel sales representative’s through quarterly, mid-year and annual business reviews, identifying areas of improvement and making changes were needed.
- Develops the channel to market for new business and drives the execution of those strategies, from cold calling to setting up distribution or selling direct, in the region.
- Identifies gaps in strategies that could hinder plans.
- Researches market opportunities and gaps using multiple sources of market intelligence.
- Maps end users, distributors, franchises, OEMs, and influencer in the various industry segments.
- Uncovers business drivers, new areas of opportunity, and ensures voice of the customer is part of strategies and plans.
- Understands market offerings of product and services, and works to close gaps in PSG’s product and service offering. Creates sales collateral to support the sales team.
- Effectively manage utilization of CRM tools, opportunities including closing marketing & tech service generated leads.
- Creates, manages and improves Salesforce.com metrics.
- Uses the Target Account Matrix to maintain an active target list for the salesforce.
- Uses tools and process to measure and manage all activities.
- Executes annual business plan objectives.
- Ensure achievement of assigned MBO’s.
- Manages travel & entertainment budget for the business development team.
- Bachelor Degree in Business, Engineering or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in direct customer sales.
- Experience managing distribution and working with strategic accounts preferred.
- Specific Skills: MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), HRIS, CRM.
- Driven to win.
- Develops and coaches talent.
- Builds a sense of shared purpose and vision.
- Builds and sustains relationships.
- Inspires trust and open communication.
- Clearly expresses oneself orally and in writing.
- Effectively negotiates when necessary.
- Formal presentation skills.
- Acts with integrity.