Detroit Outside - Manager Sales

SMC; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

SMC is seeking a Sales Manager to lead a regional sales team and execute company strategies to grow market share. The role focuses on coaching, setting targets, and driving initiatives across local accounts and distributors.

You will monitor performance, forecast revenue, and collaborate with marketing and product teams to optimize sales outcomes. The position requires field and office work with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of three years of supervisory experience.
• Minimum of three years of experience with SMC or equivalent industrial sales experience.
• Successful completion of Sales Management training.
• Thorough knowledge of SMC products and procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of SMC Sales strategies.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
• Proficient in CRM and using computers; ability to learn new programs and tools.
• Clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, train, mentor, and motivate a high-performing sales team capable of achieving sales objectives.
• Set clear performance expectations, sales targets, and KPIs for team members.
• Develop and implement local sales initiatives in line with national sales strategy.
• Drive account growth and increased market penetration within the territory.
• Conduct market research to identify trends, customer needs, and competitive offerings.
• Monitor sales productivity within the territory.
• Forecast sales dollars based on territory account alignment.
• Create and manage relationships between distributors, customers, and SMC reps.
• Train junior sales staff in SMC products, industries, and sales tools.
• Conduct distributor training to ensure understanding of SMC products and drive market penetration.
• Monitor CRM activity for sales calls, projects, opportunities, contacts, leads, success reports and tasks.
• Develop junior sales professionals for future management roles.
• Represent SMC at industry trade shows and local job fairs.
• Define and implement standardized sales processes, methods, and best practices.
• Collaborate with marketing, product development, and customer support to align sales efforts.
• Leverage CRM systems and analytics to track performance and forecast revenue.
• OJT through ride-alongs with local team.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Sales strategy

CRM proficiency

Mentoring

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or related field

Tools

CRM system

MS Office

Job description

Purpose

The purpose of the Sales Manager position is to perpetuate and implement company strategies and policies to increase sales growth. The Sales Manager will be responsible for managing and directing all sales activities within their designated responsibilities. Additional responsibility is to lead, guide, coach, mentor, and manage the sales team with the goal of increasing market share.

Essential Duties

• Recruit, train, mentor, and motivate a high‑performing sales team capable of achieving sales objectives.
• Set clear performance expectations, sales targets, and KPIs for team members.
• Develop and implement local sales initiatives in line with national sales strategy.
• Drive account growth and increased market penetration within assigned geographic territory.
• Conduct market research to identify emerging trends, customer needs, and competitive offerings.
• Monitor sales productivity within assigned geographic territory.
• Elevate and report market trends, developments and competitor information to sales management as necessary.
• Ensure adherence to all applicable cost control measures.
• Accurately forecast sales dollars based on territory account alignment.
• Create and manage profitable relationships between distributors, customers, and other SMC representatives.
• Training of junior level sales staff in SMC products, industries and customers, as well as sales skills and SMC sales tool use and resource identification.
• Conduct distributor training as necessary to ensure proper understanding of SMC products and industries to drive market penetration growth through SMC business partners.
• Monitor and leverage your team in CRM activity for sales calls, projects, opportunities, contacts, leads, success reports and tasks assigned.
• Development of junior level sales professionals for future management roles - coach, guide, lead.
• Represent SMC at industry trade shows and local job fairs.
• Define and implement standardized sales processes, methods, and best practices to streamline operations and improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including marketing, product development, and customer support, to align sales efforts with company objectives.
• Leverage CRM systems and sales analytics tools to track sales performance, forecast revenue.
• Consistent OJT through ride‑along with your local team.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

• Fast paced environment (including both office and field work).
• Travel with some extended stay away from home.
• Physically capable of lifting SMC products and displays up to 50 lbs.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of three (3) years of supervisory experience.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience with SMC or equivalent industrial sales experience.
• Successfully complete the Sales Management training.
• Thorough knowledge of SMC products and procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of SMC Sales strategies.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
• Proficient in the CRM and the use of computers and ability to learn new programs and tools as required.
• Clean driving record.