Global Account Director

QAD; Birmingham; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

QAD is seeking a Global Account Director to lead sales efforts within the manufacturing sector. This role requires proactive engagement with potential clients, managing the sales cycle, and expanding relationships while traveling up to 40% of the time. The ideal candidate will bring 4-5 years of relevant sales experience and a degree in a related field. Join QAD to promote innovative solutions while improving operational effectiveness for manufacturers.

Benefits

Programs for health and well-being

Opportunity for growth and transformation

Collaborative work culture

Flexible working environment

Qualifications

• 4-5 years experience in outside sales in industrial or automation manufacturing.
• Experience in Business to Business Sales.
• Self-motivated with excellent assessment skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage full sales cycle from lead generation to closure.
• Research and develop new business opportunities in manufacturing sector.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients and prospects.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Negotiation skills

Sales acumen

Relationship management

Adaptability

Education

Degree in Engineering, Sales, Operations or Business Management

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

CRM

Job description

Redzone helps manufacturers make more stuff for less while greatly improving the employee experience. While there is a lot of hype around digital transformation, the factory of the future, and Industry 4.0, the focus has been on the equipment and technology – not the people. At Redzone, we are all about the people, what we call “the connected worker.” We make frontline teams more engaged and more productive so their lives improve while contributing to positive business outcomes. We do this by combining exceptional software and world class coaching, giving our customers an average productivity increase of 22% in 90 days. Redzone brings together Production, Maintenance and Quality teams, improving the communications between those teams to resolve issues and increase output. Decision making happens on the shop floor by the people doing the work, in real time, for immediate impact and a better overall employee experience.

With over 1000 customers, 1200 plants and 325,000 users, Redzone is changing the way people work – one plant at a time.

Job Description

The Global Account Director is responsible for developing new business prospects and managing the full cycle sales process which includes initial lead generation, prospect evaluation to negotiation and closing. This position is a full time, remote and requires to travel up to 30%-40% of the time, as required per seasonal business needs.

This position will be bound with EMEA location, based in the UK.

What You’ll Do:

⦁ Manage full sales cycle from initial lead generation, opportunity, to negotiation and closure.

⦁ Meet with potential sales clients to determine business needs.

⦁ Stay current on industry relevant trends, especially food & beverage manufacturing, industrial, hi-tech, automotive and CPG industry.

⦁ Research, recommend prospects for new business opportunities, develop those opportunities, and expand customer relationships.

⦁ Generate new business sales within the manufacturing sector.

⦁ Build and maintain relationships with prospects and clients.

⦁ Develop professional networks within the business sector.

⦁ Stay current with industry specific trends, and competitors.

⦁ Identify improvements and recommend sales strategies to increase sales.

⦁ Collect, analyze information and prepare data and sales reports.

⦁ Attend training workshops, meetings, trade shows and events to increase professional learning and development.

Qualifications

Degree in Engineering, Sales, Operations or Business Management and/or equivalent professional experience in manufacturing sector

4-5 years experience in outside sales, in the industrial or automation manufacturing industry, with a track record of nurturing and selling to net new customer base, meeting and exceeding quota targets, ideally in complex sales cycles.

Experience in Business to Business Sales.

Possess Subject Matter Expert (SME) knowledge of QAD Redzone’s products/services and be passionate about selling.

Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

Ability to negotiate successfully and have the necessary marketing skills.

Ability to focus on both results and clients’ needs

Ability to meet with prospects and clients, fostering trust and engaging with them to identify business needs.

Ability to engage confidently with C level Executives and other decision makers.

Self-motivated, with sound judgement and excellent assessment skills; a fast learner and quick thinker; able to prepare presentations, communicate ideas and concepts clearly, confidently and persuasively.

Able to successfully manage multiple deadlines and tasks.

Advanced knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and applicable CRM.

Ability to work, adapt and grow in a high paced, competitive, rapid growth environment.

Open to travel to the client side up to 30%-40% of the time

Additional Information

Your health and well being are important to us at Redzone from QAD. We provide programs that help you strike a healthy work-life balance.

Opportunity to join a growing business, launching into its next phase of expansion and transformation.

Collaborative culture of smart and hard-working people who support one another to get the job done.

An atmosphere of growth and opportunity, where idea-sharing is always prioritized over level or hierarchy.

Compensation packages based on experience and desired skill set

About QAD and QAD Redzone:

QAD Inc. is a leading provider of adaptive, cloud-based enterprise software and services for global manufacturing companies. Global manufacturers face ever-increasing disruption caused by technology-driven innovation and changing consumer preferences. In order to survive and thrive, manufacturers must be able to innovate and change business models at unprecedented rates of speed. QAD calls these companies Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprises.

QAD Redzone helps to enable QAD’s vision for the Adaptive Enterprise. Labor productivity improvements directly impact efficiency. Productive and empowered employees increase the effective capacity of your plant and accelerate time to productivity for new employees giving manufacturers the agility to increase production beyond what was previously possible without having to invest in production equipment or new plants, and reduce the amount and impact of employee attrition. Empowered employees with a growth mindset take extreme ownership of challenges that impact their production goals, creating resilience in the face of disruption.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.