District Manager - Jacksonville, FL

Mannington Mills, Inc.; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Mannington Mills, Inc. is seeking a dynamic Field Sales Associate in the Jacksonville, FL area to drive revenue within an assigned territory. You will identify profitable opportunities, understand our product lines and applications, and formulate strategic plans to meet forecasted sales targets.

The role requires 4+ years in sales, strong communication and CRM skills, and the ability to travel daily. You will collaborate with architects, designers and contractors to select appropriate flooring

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing or related field
• Minimum of 4 years of sales related experience required
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office) and CRM experience (Dynamics preferred)
• Industry experience in flooring/interiors preferred
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Commercial flooring experience preferred or related interiors/finishes

Responsibilities

• Continual identification of profitable sales opportunities; maintain responsiveness to customer needs
• Full understanding of the product line and applications it serves
• Formulate a strategic plan to forecast sales revenue in assigned territory
• Carefully use of company property and tools (samples, vehicles, brochures, computers)
• Meet individual sales forecast
• Operate within travel and expense budgets
• Manage expenses within budget and submit reports promptly
• Collaborate with architects, designers, flooring contractors and end users to select products
• Travel daily throughout assigned area to call on existing customers and prospect new ones
• Be motivated to work in a close-knit team environment
• Manage customer base through CRM such as Salesforce.com
• Update CRM with customer, project, product and pricing information
• Follow up on leads from Build Central, Material Bank, trade events, networking groups
• Make daily sales calls and network through industry associations/events
• Understand the company’s direction and translate into a territory marketing plan
• Develop proposals using market pricing and purchasing vehicles
• Review daily order entries and ensure shipments meet client requirements
• Develop relationships with flooring contractors, especially commercial
• Prepare regional pricing and special project requests
• Provide samples, technical information and answers to end users
• Develop partnerships with key dealers to secure discretionary business
• Identify and remove barriers to closing
• All other duties as assigned

Skills

Sales

CRM

Communication

Presentation

Team player

Organization

Client relations

Travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/marketing or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Dynamics CRM

Salesforce.com

Job description

Mannington Mills, Inc. As a Mannington Associate I am expected to conduct myself in a manner which supports the company's values and philosophy, while performing in the best interest of my fellow associates. I am expected to contribute to our mission statement: to be the best people to do business with in the flooring industry.

Job Summary

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Continual identification of profitable sales opportunitiesAchieve and maintain a high level of responsiveness and follow-up to customer needs
• A full understanding of the product line is essential. An understanding of the application that each product serves is critical
• Formulate a strategic plan to produce forecasted sales revenue in assigned territory
• Demonstrates care and effective usage of company property and tools. (i.e. samples, vehicles, brochures, computers, etc.)
• Expected to meet individual sales forecast
• Expected to operate within established travel and expense budget
• Manage all expenses within budget set and submit expense reports promptly per policy
• Work with architects, designers, flooring contractors, end users, contractors, etc. to select appropriate products for their projects that fit within their design criteria, budget and time frame.
• Travel daily throughout assigned area to call on existing customers and prospect new customers to solicit business.
• Must be motivated and comfortable working and supporting a closely knit team environment.
• Must be able and competent to work with and manage customer base thru CRM (Customer Relationship Management) tool such as Salesforce.com
• Consistently update CRM (Customer Relationship Management) database with all pertinent customer / project / product / pricing information.
• Follow up on a variety of leads from sources such as Build Central, Material Bank, Trade Events, and networking groups
• Establish and execute daily sales callsNetwork through industry associations (IIDA, IFMA, BOMA), social events, lunches/dinners, planned company events, etc.
• Responsible to develop a thorough understanding of the Company’s overall business direction, its mission, and operating strategies.
• Translate the Company’s overall direction and objectives into a territory marketing plan encompassing; (i) goals, objectives and benefits, (ii) major account penetration targets, (iii) implementation plan, and (iv) commitments required by the Company and customer.
• Develop proposals by understanding market pricing strategies and available purchase vehicles (Contracts, Group Purchasing Organizations, Buying Agreements).
• Review daily order entry, confirming customer / segment data is correct, follow through to ensure shipments occur within clients expected requirements.
• Develop strong relationships with flooring contractor, particularly commercial impact contractors. These relations should be built on regular contacts and creative programs resulting in increased revenue.
• Prepare regionalized recommended pricing requirements including (i) annual pricing levels by account and, (ii) special project requests.
• Leverage internal sales support resources, provide samples, technical information, and answers to end user questions
• Develop partnering relationships with key dealers, secure their discretionary business
• Identify and remove barriers to closing the sale
• All other duties as assigned.

Desired Skills And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing or other related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of 4 years of sales related experience required
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office) and experience with CRM – Dynamics is preferred
• Industry experience strongly preferred
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Commercial flooring experience preferred, or commercial interiors or finishes.

Mannington Mills is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains a drug and tobacco free workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected status.