Assistant Sales Manager

Wismettac Asian Foods Inc; Carlstadt (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wismettac Asian Foods Inc in Carlstadt, New Jersey seeks an Assistant Sales Manager to direct sales staff across assigned accounts. You will aggressively pursue sales goals, develop new business, and coordinate promotions with branch staff and customers to meet short- and long-range objectives.

The role requires bilingual ability in Chinese or Korean, strong knowledge of sales planning and territory management, and proficiency with ERP systems and MS Office.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of sales strategies and promotions.
• Experience with territory management and growth.
• Proficiency in Oracle ERP and Microsoft Office.
• Fluent English; Chinese or Korean bilingual is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise sales staff within assigned accounts.
• Develop new business and meet short- and long-range sales goals.
• Coordinate sales activities with branch staff and customers.
• Monitor inventory and pricing studies to support promotions.
• Prepare periodic reports on sales volume and opportunities.
• Plan territory coverage and customer contact frequency.
• Provide training and evaluations for sales staff.
• Cooperate with accounting on accounts receivable and pricing.

Skills

Sales team leadership

Territory planning

Sales forecasting

Customer relations

Pricing analysis

Communication

Bilingual Chinese Korean

Tools

Oracle ERP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Summmary: Direct supervisor for all sales staff for their division/ department within their assigned accounts. Aggressively pursues sales goals and objectives; supports individual and team activities to achieve organizational goals. The Assistant Sales Manager is responsible for developing new business and ensuring they achieve the short and long-range sales objectives. The person is required to coordinate sales activities and promotions with other employees and administrators of the branch as well as customers and clients with respect to their needs, concerns, and schedules.

Essential Job Functions:

• Assist management in establishing future growth potential for new business.
• Evaluate territory performance against established objectives/ guidelines (sales forecast, budget, number of new accounts, gross margin, the goal of the team, product sales plan, etc.) and take appropriate action to improve performance.
• Responsible for managing and developing key accounts.
• Reviews and analyzes product expiration to create and execute sales/ product promotion so the sales team can take appropriate actions to sell off near expired items.
• Prepares periodic reports and regularly updates database showing sales volume, potential sales, and status of active pursuits.
• Recommend to the Sales HQ the future growth potential such as acquisitions, new market strategies, etc.
• Develop a territory coverage plan, which defines the type of support and frequency of customer contact required to meet territory goals.
• Independently recognizes and seeks out sales, methods of obtaining sales, and providing service to customers within assigned areas.
• Provide support in pricing studies, and assist in response to productivity requests and other special customer requirements.
• Responsible for monitoring and adjusting the purchasing of products needed for the branch to control inventory.
• Participate in planning training, seminars, and outside training to enhance product knowledge.
• Monitors the schedule of sales staff to ensure that they are meeting with customers and potential customers.
• Conducts evaluations on all sales staff within their team.
• Communicate new product and service opportunities, information, or feedback gathering through field activity to appropriate company staff.
• Cooperate with the accounting department to ensure the collection of accounts receivable due.
• Cooperate with assigned inside customer service personnel, sales assistants, and office associates to achieve territory sales goals.
• Other managerial duties as assigned.
• Chinese or Korean / bilingual required

Knowledge, Skills and Ability:

• Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services, including but not limited to creating sales strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
• Thorough knowledge of Wismettac products and services.
• Thorough knowledge of Wismettac customers’ needs and wants and the ability to sell the products to them.
• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft applications (i.e. Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
• Thorough knowledge of Oracle ERP software.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership techniques, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
• Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Have the ability to create strategic sales strategies to gross and net profit in their assigned territory.
• Ability to manage a sales team.
• Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Ability to speak, write, and read English.
• Ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Ability to come up with several ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).