Regional Sales Manager – USA

Riedel; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Riedel Communications is seeking a highly motivated US-based sales professional to join the US Sales Team. This remote role involves domestic travel to customers and regular site visits.

You will develop and manage client relationships, drive territory sales, and coordinate demonstrations with the technical team across the South Central, South East, and Western regions. The ideal candidate has completed technical university studies and demonstrated system sales experience in Broadcast,

Qualifications

• Completed university studies in a technical field or in business with tech exposure.
• Proven system sales experience for manufacturing and system integration.
• Understanding of Broadcast, Entertainment, and related Riedel markets.
• Working knowledge of technologies sold by Riedel Communications.
• Experience with upscale companies, venues, clients and channel partners in the territory.
• Strong presentation and communication skills, verbal and written.
• Proficient use of Salesforce and related sales tools.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; Salesforce or similar sales management package.
• Spanish as a second language is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain productive client relationships across the territory.
• Focus on sales growth, market share, and achieving territory quotas.
• Evaluate market trends and gather competitive information to drive profitability.
• Be the voice and vision for Riedel Communications in the territory.
• Maintain the territory database and CRM data quality.
• Coordinate product demonstrations and proof-of-concept with the technical team.
• Provide sales and product education for resellers and end-users.
• Manage direct fulfillment or channel-based sales with partners.
• Implement and maintain a regional sales plan and pipeline reviews.
• Lead sales presentations with customers and channel partners; conduct reviews monthly.

Skills

System sales experience

Excellent communication

Spanish (nice to have)

Education

Completed technical university studies (industrial engineering or business/tech)

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Job description

Riedel Communications, founded in 1987, designs, manufactures and distributes innovative real-time networks forIP, Video, Audio and Communications. Its products are used for broadcast, pro-audio, event, sports, theatre and security applications worldwide. The company is known for pioneering digital audio matrix systems and fibre-based real-time network technology.

Riedel Group is headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany and employs over 700 people in 20 locations throughout Europe, Australia, Asia and the Americas. In the USA, Riedel is incorporated in Santa Clarita, CA with a nation-wide sales presence.

As a result of continued growth, Riedel Communications is looking to hire a talented and motivated candidate to join our US Sales Team.

This is a remote position, working from home with domestic travels and regular trips to customers’ sites. The candidate must be based in the

• South Central, or
• South East, or
• Western Region

The position directly reports to the VP of Sales North America.

Your areas of responsibilities

The position will include the responsibilities below:

• Responsible for the constant development of client relationships
• Focus on sales, capturing market share, and sales tracking and achieve territory sales quota
• Continuous evaluation of market trends and gathering competitive information that affects the growth of sales and profitability for the region and future product potential
• Be the voice and vision for Riedel Communications in the territory
• Responsible for daily maintenance to company’s data base management program for the territory
• Take on special projects as assigned
• Coordinate product demonstrations, evaluations, and proof of concept demos with the appropriate technical service department
• Provide sales and product education for Riedel’s resellers and coordinate end-user training “Riedel Tuesday” and beyond with the Technical Services Department regularly
• Sells to end users in coordination and determines based on customer preference direct fulfilment or with partners
• Implement and maintain a regional sales plan
• Leads sales presentations with customers and channel partners; conducts business reviews with them monthly using company provided reports and tools
• Meets assigned targets for profitable sales volume and strategic objectives in assigned accounts
• Track sales pipeline and bookings against quota and other metrics
• Leverage strategic relationships and business partnerships to drive revenue
• Relationship Management:
  • Manage, develop and own productive relationships with key personnel in all customers in the region
  • Proactively assesses, clarifies, and validates customer needs on an ongoing basis.
• Cross functional collaboration:
  • Coordinates the involvement of company personnel, including support, service, and management resources, in order to meet customer expectations
  • Coordinate corporate resources, including technical, service and support customer objectives

Your Profile

The candidate must be an excellent communicator and active listener who takes the time to comprehend what others say and then use the information they learn to build relationships.

The candidate will be socially perceptive and aware of nonverbal cues to feel out how a negotiation is going and be able to adjust accordingly.

They will possess most of the characteristics below:

• Completed (technical) university studies, e.g., in industrial engineering or a combination of business and technology
• Possess relevant, proven “system” sales experience for manufacturing and system integration
• Must have an understanding of the nature and demands of Broadcast, Entertainment, and all other Riedel Markets
• Working knowledge of technologies sold by Riedel Communications
• Proven experience in working with upscale companies, venues, clients and channel partners in the assigned territory
• Proficient presentation and communication skills, verbal and written, are mandatory
• Effectively communicate and disseminate information to sales management, marketing department, sales operations, and technical services in a timely and respectful manner
• Appreciates the importance and use of database management programs such as Sales Force
• Immediate proficiency with Microsoft Office and Salesforce or similar sales management package
• Spanish as a second language is a plus

Grow with us!

Become part of our team! We offer you an exciting field of activity with a lot of personal responsibility and opportunities to grow!

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.