- Candidate must reside within the assigned territory.
Industry experience is highly preferred, particularly within drainage, stormwater, water management, civil infrastructure, construction materials, utility distribution, or related industries.
This is a field-based role requiring you to be in front of customers approximately 4 days per week.
The District Sales Manager should have at least 3-5 years’ experience in wholesale distribution or in residential or commercial design/build materials sales and project management. This experience is critical to a quick ramp up of sales, but candidates with less experience, a positive attitude, strong sales and people skills, and an aptitude for technical products within the construction and development industries will be considered. We are looking for someone who has a strong sense of urgency, who possesses a confident demeanor, and is highly motivated. Though this position is considered a sales role, the candidate must have an aptitude for technical problem solving and the desire to grow themselves, sales, and the product presence within their assigned territory.
Responsibilities:
- Establish and develop new customer acquisitions for the company in the region.
- Maintain and enhance existing customer relationships to increase the amount of business the Company does with these customers introducing new products across our wide breadth of offerings.
- Participate in annual budgeting process to develop his/her territory budget for sales dollars.
- Provide in a timely and continually updated manner the following: customer relationship management software, itineraries & expense reports while demonstrating personal & professional organization as well as planning skills.
- Identify, manage and close growth opportunities in assigned territory.
- Meet or exceed annual performance goals as assigned by Regional Sales Manager (supervisor).
- 80% of time allotment is on in field sales calls
- Calls in the field should be on wholesale distributors, specifiers and contractors.
- Conduct product and application seminar to various industry disciplines and organizations.
- Provide lead administrator with qualified lead reports.
- Support Business Development Manager’s initiatives.
- Identification of key contractors and Specifiers.
- Position reports directly to Regional Sales Director.
- Evaluate membership and attendance at local and regional organizations to promote contractor awareness of products and services.
Position Requirements:
- Degree from four-year College or university preferred.
- Minimum of three to five years sales experience with a preferred progression from inside sales; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Strong industry sales/specification experience. Intermediate PC skills, as well as general knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Power Point and Word are a must. Salesperson must show willingness to learn and utilize internal computer system.
- Must have a valid driver's license at all times as well as a clean DMV record.
- Strong planning and organizational skills
- Excellent communication, presentation, relationship, time management, prioritization and business skills
- Ability to recognize a problem or potential problem and react quickly and effectively.
- Must demonstrate good team and human relation skills, reliability and trustworthiness.
- Ability to read and analyze sales reports and interpret general business trends.
- Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.