Sales Director - Warehouse Solutions

ProLift Industrial Equipment; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Parental leave

Pet insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

ProLift Toyota Material Handling in Kentucky is seeking a Sales Director of Warehouse Solutions to drive sales strategy, growth, and profitability for our Warehouse Solutions division. You will build a high-performing team and align sales with operations.

This role focuses on expanding market share, nurturing strategic accounts, and delivering exceptional customer success, with a commitment to safety and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field with 10+ years in sales/business development.
• Minimum 5 years of sales leadership/people management experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication; proficient with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the Warehouse Solutions sales strategy and annual plan to hit revenue and gross profit.
• Lead annual plans for each Sales Consultant, including territory, targets, and pipeline.
• Coordinate with Operations to hand off sold projects to execution and support.
• Build executive relationships with key customers and address concerns promptly.
• Coach and develop the Warehouse Solutions sales team with clear goals and feedback.
• Promote our values and purpose to be an indispensable partner to customers and vendors.

Skills

Sales leadership

Business development

Strategic planning

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Company Overview

ProLift Toyota Material Handling is more than a forklift distributor in the Midwest. We are driven to be the premier provider of material handling equipment and service. We believe that by investing in our people and technology, we create an exceptional customer experience, allowing us to focus on our customers and take action on improving our customers' business.

As a part of that commitment, ProLift Warehouse Solutions, a division of ProLift Toyota Material Handling, helps businesses work smarter through innovative warehouse solutions, industry expertise, and a dedication to safety, efficiency, and customer success.

We are a passionate and inclusive group of people working together to foster innovation for our customers, community, and each other.

ProLift Toyota Material Handling strives to achieve indispensable partnerships with customers, associates and our communities. Our company creates these partnerships through communication, continuous improvement, transparency, and doing the right thing.

Job Summary

The Sales Director of Warehouse Solutions is responsible for leading the sales strategy, growth, profitability, and sales performance of ProLift’s Warehouse Solutions division. This leader develops and executes strategies to expand market share, strengthen sales execution, grow strategic customer and vendor relationships, and build a high-performing sales team. In close partnership with Operations Leadership, the Sales Director ensures strong alignment between the solutions sold and ProLift’s ability to successfully execute and support them.

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the Warehouse Solutions sales strategy and annual sales plan to achieve revenue, gross profit, market growth, and strategic account objectives.
• Lead the creation and execution of annual business plans for each Sales Consultant, including territory strategy, target accounts, pipeline development, prospecting expectations, revenue and gross profit goals, and professional development.
• Partner closely with Operations Leadership to ensure effective handoff of sold projects from sales through project execution, installation, commissioning, and ongoing customer support.
• Build executive relationships with key customers, maintain visibility on strategic accounts, support the Toyota Customer Satisfaction Program, and resolve customer concerns promptly.
• Lead, coach, and develop direct reports and the broader Warehouse Solutions sales team through clear goals, performance expectations, regular feedback, and succession planning.
• Promote ProLift Toyota Material Handling’s values, mission and purpose of "Helping People Carry the Load" to ensure we are customers', vendors' and associates' "Indispensable Partner".

Educational/Job Requirements

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree, 10 or more years of progressive experience in sales and business development with material handling, warehouse solutions automation industrial equipment, or a closely related industry, a minimum of 5 years of sales leadership and people management experience, and display proficiency in Microsoft products such as Word, Outlook, and Excel. The Sales Director of Warehouse Solutions should be detail oriented and highly organized to customers, sales team, and managers, which requires excellent verbal and written communication skills. The ideal candidate will protect the organization’s values by maintaining confidential information utilizing their ability to handle sensitive information.

The ProLift Team

Our associates have the opportunity for personal and professional growth as well as a long-term career. We have examples throughout our company of associates advancements within the organization.

We value our associates and the work they do. ProLift associates flourish by collaborating on our obstacles and celebrating our achievements.

What We Have to Offer

ProLift Toyota Material Handling is proud of the benefits package we offer associates including medical, dental, vision, 401K, company paid life insurance, company paid short-term disability, paid parental leave, and other supplemental insurance options (i.e. - pet insurance). Paid time off is available after 30 days!

We have a shared focus in helping our communities thrive. We encourage groups of associates to volunteer for non-profit organizations and reimburse those participants for the hours contributed to our communities.

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