CPM NA Sales Director

X-Rite; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

X‑Rite Pantone, a Veralto company and global leader in colour science, seeks a North America Sales Director CP&M to drive commercial strategy, sales execution, and market expansion across North America from New York. You’ll lead a high‑performing sales and applications team, build executive relationships, and partner with Marketing to grow demand and share.

The role requires a Bachelor's in a technical, engineering, science, or business field and 12+ years of commercial leadership, including 7+

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical, engineering, science, or business‑related field
• 12+ years of progressive commercial leadership experience
• 7+ years leading high‑performing sales teams in a global industrial or manufacturing environment
• Experience selling through direct and channel partner networks
• Strong leadership, coaching, and talent development skills
• Excellent communication and relationship‑building abilities
• Willingness to travel 40‑50% of the time

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a high‑performing sales and applications team to achieve revenue, profitability, and market share goals across North America
• Drive pipeline health, forecasting accuracy, and funnel management to meet targets
• Develop and execute market growth strategies through direct sales and channel partners
• Build executive relationships with key accounts and conduct regular business reviews
• Collaborate with Marketing to define regional demand generation and market penetration
• Analyze sales performance and market trends to drive data‑driven decisions
• Lead weekly reviews and coordinate cross‑functional resolution of issues
• Recruit and develop talent and foster accountability and customer‑centricity

Skills

Leadership

Sales leadership

Strategic sales

Channel sales

Communication

Change management

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree (technical/engineering/science/business)

MBA preferred

Job description

• Doing meaningful work that makes a vibrant impact on the world around you.
• Joining a colorful company with a proven track record of success and an exciting future ahead.

Imagine yourself…

• Doing meaningful work that makes a vibrant impact on the world around you.
• Joining a colorful company with a proven track record of success and an exciting future ahead.

It’s all possible with a role at X‑Rite Pantone, the global leader in colour science and technology.

X‑Rite Pantone, a Veralto company, provides complete end‑to‑end colour management solutions for clients in every industry where colour matters. At X‑Rite Pantone, you’ll deftly blend the art and science of colour to help customers inspire, select, measure, formulate, communicate and match colours so that users get colour right the first time, every time. And along the way, you’ll build a vibrant career through rich skill‑building opportunities, on‑the‑job learning, and coaching and training that supports your continued development and growth.

North America Sales Director, Consumer Products & Materials (CP&M)

The North America Sales Director, Consumer Products & Materials (CP&M) is responsible for leading the commercial strategy, sales execution, and market expansion across the region. This role drives revenue growth, profitability, customer engagement, and market share through a high‑performing sales and applications organization.

In this role, a typical day will look like:

• Lead, coach, and develop a high‑performing sales and applications team to achieve revenue, profitability, and market share goals across North America.
• Drive pipeline health, forecasting accuracy, and funnel management activities to ensure consistent achievement of business targets.
• Develop and execute market growth strategies, identifying new business opportunities through direct sales and manufacturer representative channels.
• Build executive‑level relationships with key accounts, conducting regular business reviews to expand strategic partnerships and customer value.
• Collaborate with Marketing to define and execute regional demand generation, segmentation, and market penetration strategies.
• Analyze sales performance, market trends, and business intelligence dashboards to make data‑driven decisions and improve commercial effectiveness.
• Lead weekly sales, funnel, and forecast reviews while partnering cross‑functionally to resolve customer, operational, and business challenges.
• Recruit, engage, and develop talent while fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and customer‑centricity.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical, engineering, science, or business‑related field; MBA preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive commercial leadership experience, including 7+ years leading high‑performing sales teams in a global industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Proven track record of driving revenue growth, market expansion, and business development in complex B2B sales organizations.
• Experience selling through both direct customer engagement models and manufacturer representative/channel partner networks.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and talent development skills with the ability to inspire, motivate, and retain top‑performing teams.
• Excellent communication, relationship‑building, and influencing skills with experience engaging customers and stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Ability to lead change, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment, with willingness to travel 40- 50% of the time.

X‑Rite Pantone is proud to be part of the Product Quality & Innovation segment of Veralto(NYSE: VLTO), a $5B global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. When you join Veralto’s vibrant global network of 17,000 associates, you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility: where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on, and where you’ll have valuable opportunities to deepen your skillset, pursue your ambitions, and grow your career. Together, we’re safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources™—and building rewarding careers along the way.

US ONLY:

The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An associate’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue‑based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.

The compensation range for this role is $160,000 - $170,000 USD per year. This job is also eligible for Incentive Pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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