Business Development Representative - National Distribution

Ingersoll Rand; North Carolina; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care options

Dental & vision coverage

Wellness programs

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Employee stock grant

Job summary

Ingersoll Rand is seeking a Business Development Representative for the National Distribution network. This remote US role focuses on managing distribution partners across the Power Tools and Lifting business unit and driving growth with National Industrial Supply / MRO accounts such as Wurth, eBerkshire, White Cap, and Ferguson.

You will engage with product managers, marketing, and field sales to develop growth strategies, train channel partners, and execute programs that deliver value to end

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred in Engineering, Marketing or Business Administration.
• 5+ years of Account Management / Customer experience within an Industrial Manufacturing environment can substitute a degree.
• Proven business and sales acumen, with ability to prospect accounts and navigate complex organizations.

Responsibilities

• Execute the go-forward sales strategy and drive growth for assigned accounts.
• Engage with corporate and channel partners to create and expand opportunities.
• Develop and deploy go-to-market strategies aligned with growth and margin objectives.
• Build channel capability and competency through training and enablement.
• Coordinate with marketing, operations and product teams to resolve pricing, product specs and warranties.

Skills

Self-starter

Relationship building

Metrics-driven

Customer focus

Influence & leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred (Engineering, Marketing or Business Administration)

Job description

Ingersoll Rand is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Title

Business Development Representative - National Distribution

Location

Remote (Eastern or Mid-Western Region of US)

Job Summary

This position is responsible for managing distribution partners and building organizational competency for the Power Tools and Lifting business unit within Ingersoll Rand. The target customer segments are National Industrial Supply / MRO Accounts. This customer base includes accounts like Wurth Industrial, eBerkshire, White Cap, and Ferguson. The Business Development Representative is responsible for sales growth and program management activities with channel partners in the United States and Canada region. Disciplines will include account management, marketing, tactical execution of strategic plan, organizational and analytical judgments specific to the sale Power Tools and Lifting products. Leading, inspiring, training and educating the channel partners is required to deliver upon the Ingersoll Rand brand promise.

The ideal candidate will have an eagerness to learn and grow their accounts, explore new possibilities and actively reach out to key stakeholders to engage in opportunities. They will be able to seamlessly engage with the following groups: product managers, marketing teams, field sales leaders and other account managers. This candidate must be able to transition between creating a growth strategy with key decision makers at the corporate level to supporting the products (training, demo, solution selling) at the end-user level.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for executing the go forward strategy and sales growth of the assigned accounts.
• Engage in creating and expanding opportunities with assigned accounts at corporate and within the channel to the end customer.
• Develop winning go-to-market strategies in alignment with growth and margin objectives and take leadership to ensure execution.
• Build channel capability, capacity and competency.
• Promote a collaborative environment through enhanced communication and engagement with marketing, operations, product management, regional channels and other stakeholders
• Capability to engage at all levels within an organization (internal/external), goal oriented results driven, manage and measure work, build effective channel partners.
• Utilize balanced judgment, business acumen and an understanding of customer requirements to manage strategic channel programs through business planning and sales and service coverage resulting in value creation for Industrial Technologies and selected channel partners.
• Develop and deploy formal training for sales professionals. (functional and technical product/application knowledge, business acumen to formal presentation/communication skills)
• Coordinate with marketing or other business unit resources as necessary to resolve problems involving pricing, product application, product specifications, and warranties as required.
• Responsible for the measurement of distributor performance and implementing distributor performance improvement programs for completes and services revenue.
• Build, collaborate and management of promotional programs.
• Collect and report trends and strategies of competitors to sales and management of channel partner and IR marketing group(s).
• Actively conduct, seek out, and participate in both formal and informal training opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred in Engineering, Marketing or Business Administration. (In lieu of a bachelor’s degree; would need 5 + years or more of Account Management / Customer experience within an Industrial Manufacturing environment)

Key Competencies

• Self-starter
• Ability to establish and maintain solid relationships with customers.
• Customer focused, self-motivated with a strong desire to succeed.
• Metrics-driven approach
• Excellent interpersonal skills, particularly influencing highly capable of leading projects that involve many stakeholders from different departments with competing commitments/interests.

Preferences

• Proven business and sales acumen, including the ability to prospect accounts and effectively navigate within a customer organization.
• Strong computer skills with capability to do analytics and navigate different Microsoft systems

Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements

• Flexible working location within the Eastern or Mid-west US region, fully remote.
• Travel between 10-20%

Pay Range

The total pay range for this role, not including incentive opportunities, is $70,000 - $90,000 The total pay range takes into account a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skills; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed pay range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Ingersoll Rand, it is not typical for a candidate to be hired at or near the top of the pay range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

What We Offer

At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership — taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment — as well as for our individual well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support needed to take charge of your health and future.

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.

What We Offer

At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership — taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.

Ingersoll Rand is committed to achieving workforce diversity reflective of our communities. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.