Midwest Channel Sales Leader — Partner Growth

Fujifilm; Annapolis (MD); Remote; USD 66,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

FUJIFILM North America Corporation is seeking a driven Channel Sales Manager to grow revenue through strategic partnerships with copier dealers and office product resellers. You will develop and execute territory plans, manage forecasts, and collaborate with partners to deliver joint value to customers.

The ideal candidate will reside in the Midwest (MN, WI, MI, IL, IA), be comfortable traveling 40–50% of the time, and have 5+ years of sales experience in printing devices or related software.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years of prior experience; must have prior sales experience in Printing device/Office Products and related Software with Copier Dealers.
• Proven ability to manage sales pipeline and accurately forecast product sales.
• Excellent knowledge of market conditions, particularly within targeted segments.
• Experience with forecasting and pipelines, and knowledge of CRM and ERP systems.
• Experience with solution selling and business development.
• Strong financial skills including experience understanding P&L and balance sheets and managing teams to do the same.
• Strong ability to influence people and align remote teams to achieve agreed goals and objectives.
• Able to resolve channel conflict issues in sync with the Management's Decision/Direction.
• Excellent time management skills and knowledge of long-range and operational planning techniques
• Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships.
• An understanding of all available company resources and how and when to deploy them during sales campaigns.
• Outstanding organization and time management skills.
• Excellent sales, presentation, and negotiation skills
• Essential communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Word, and Excel) and Salesforce CRM.
• Valid Driver’s License
• Ability to travel ~40-50 %

Responsibilities

• Develop sales plan with channel partner to ensure the revenue goals.
• Co-develop annual/quarterly business plans with partners and conduct quarterly business reviews. (P&L, BS and other financial and market data).
• Review territory sales KPIs and financial performance per week, month and quarter. (Revenue, GP and sold units)
• Manage monthly forecasts for a 30/60/90/120-day period, and measure forecast by partner and product each month against actual supply/demand for accuracy.
• Review supply & demand forecast and accuracy with SCM manager who owns overall supply/demand forecast data collection for overall channel.
• Update Sales activity reports (CRM reports, visits, events, business plans, trainings, pipeline and forecast).
• Identify market opportunities and develop channel coverage plan of territory for Fujifilm product segment and develop action items to increase partner coverage.
• Build and maintain relationships with key contacts within each partner – executive, sales, marketing, procurement, technical support (pre and post sales), and finance so that manage relationships to maximize Fujifilm's business through partners.
• Leverage Inside Sales resources (if available) to assist in management of targeted partners and all partners in the territory.
• Drive and track pipeline of sales opportunities and work with partners to accurately forecast quarterly territory sales by product and partner.
• Promote or schedule and run trainings for partners, ensure partners are trained and technically certified to standards of Fujifilm's partner program.
• Execute quarterly marketing tactical and demand generation activities to insure results with targeted partners.
• Communicate regularly with partners on product launches, pricing changes, and distribution processes. Update management on performance, roadblocks and needs.

Skills

Sales experience

Forecasting

CRM systems

Microsoft Office

Negotiation

Presentation skills

Relationship building

Travel readiness

Communication

Lead and manage teams

Education

HS Diploma or GED

BA/BS preferred

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Microsoft Office (PowerPoint/Word/Excel)

Job description

FUJIFILM North America Corporation is seeking a driven Channel Sales Manager to grow revenue through strategic partnerships with copier dealers and office product resellers. You will develop and execute territory plans, manage forecasts, and collaborate with partners to deliver joint value to customers.

The ideal candidate will reside in the Midwest (MN, WI, MI, IL, IA), be comfortable traveling 40–50% of the time, and have 5+ years of sales experience in printing devices or related software.