Product Sales Manager - Pneumatics

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Disability

PTO accrual begins upon hire

Employee ownership + 401k match

Job summary

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. is seeking a product line specialist and sales champion to manage assigned product lines and drive sales growth across targeted markets.

This role emphasizes leveraging the latest technologies, coordinating with the sales force, and collaborating with purchasing and marketing to optimize pricing and inventory. The ideal candidate brings engineering education or substantial sales experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to work independently while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or 5–10 years of related sales experience.
• Expertise in the assigned product area.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
• Excellent project management, organization, written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated, a team player and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Comfortable multitasking in a fast-paced environment.
• Detail oriented individual.
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Disability benefits start first of the month after hire date.

Responsibilities

• Provide outside sales technical resource support.
• Conduct training sessions at sales meetings.
• Assist sales on joint sales calls and provide customers with technical solutions.
• Promote teamwork and team selling across the sales force.
• Utilize and promote the use of CRM in the business system.
• Develop pricing strategies and input pricing matrices with purchasing.
• Advise on inventory recommendations and optimal stock mix.
• Evaluate sales personnel performance and develop training as needed.
• Align with sales on plans to achieve goals and forecasts.
• Collaborate with airline supplier sales forces to coordinate efforts.
• Set and pursue sales goals with key suppliers to meet strategic targets.
• Prepare sales action plans with outside sales at regular territory reviews.
• Foster cross-department collaboration and share resources.

Skills

Sales experience

Project management

Verbal communication

Written communication

Team player

Independent worker

Multi-tasking

Detail oriented

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

CRM

Job description

Serve as a product line specialist and sales champion for assigned products. Manage an assigned group of product lines to provide the best balance of sales power toward targeted customers or markets. This balance should enable the utilization of the latest technology products and solutions to emerging markets, which will provide the best opportunity for sales growth and market share gains. Rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Reports to the Automation General Manager.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Provide outside sales technical resource support.
• Conduct training sessions at sales meetings
• Assist sales on joint sales calls and provide customers with technical solutions through the sales force.
• Promote teamwork and team selling by sharing opportunities and success with the entire sales force.
• Utilize and promote the use of CRM in the business system
• Main driver of marketing content creation through use of video, print, social media and other outlets. Assist marketing team with execution of your ideas.
• Develop a pricing strategy and work to provide consistent pricing policy across the company. Work with purchasing to provide input to the pricing matrix for the Company business system.
• Inventory recommendations and strategy. Work with purchasing to ensure correct inventory is in play and recommend the optimum mix of stock. Provide plans to move old lines to be replaced with new offerings to avoid dead stock issues.
• Develop individual performance evaluations of sales personnel who are assigned to sell the assigned products.
• Recommend and provide appropriate training to bring the sales force to the desired selling skill level to be successful at targeted customers.
• Monitor sales performance to forecast and sales goals for the assigned products.
• Assist in developing sales plans for individual sales personnel to achieve goals.
• Assist in Airline’s efforts to improve cooperation and coordination of sales activities directed by the supplier sales forces.
• Jointly develop sales goals with key suppliers, to be in concert with Airline strategic goals.
• Develop sales action plans with outside sales at frequent territory review sessions.
• Work to instill a spirit of cooperation with intra-company departments. Share outside sales resources with fellow product sales managers.
• Maximize existing channels to grow new sales and improve product retention
• Identify new channels to grow products
• Work with business units to identify special offers/cross promotions
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or 5-10 years of related sales experience
• Requires expertise in assigned product area
• Must possess a valid driver’s license
• Excellent project management, organization, written and verbal communication skills
• The ideal candidate must be self-motivated, a team player and able to work independently with minimal supervision, while remaining responsive to completing assigned projects
• Comfortable working in a multi-tasking environment
• Detail oriented individual
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Disability effective first of the month after the hire date
• PTO accrual begins upon hire
• 100% employee-owned plus 401k with company match