Sales Manager, Northeast

WD-40 Company (UK); United States; Remote; USD 68,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

401K match

Short-day Fridays

Vacation

Job summary

A leading consumer goods company in the United States is looking for a passionate Sales Manager to drive sales for its renowned brands. This home-based role focuses on the Northeast region, specifically in the automotive wholesale channel. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of technical sales experience and a proven record in account management. A competitive compensation package including salary and profit-sharing is offered, along with a culture of inclusion and strong employee engagement.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of consumer packaged goods sales experience, ideally with chemicals.
• Experience identifying and opening new accounts.
• Proven track record in account management and business development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sales strategies for WD-40 brands.
• Identify new business opportunities and close sales.
• Provide technical product knowledge and solutions to customers.

Skills

Technical sales expertise

Negotiating skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer relationship management

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or relevant field

MBA

Job description

We are seeking a passionate, technically orientated Sales Manager to champion sales of two of the world’s most identifiable brands, WD-40® and WD-40 Specialist®. This home‑based position, located in the Northeast region, is responsible for implementing company sales and marketing programs within the $1M territory that includes the Tri‑state (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania) and an account concentration in the automotive wholesale channel specifically with Napa Auto Parts.

A successful candidate understands our customer and end‑user needs across all brands and channels to prepare compelling technical and solution‑based presentations, negotiate, and ultimately close sales. The Sales Manager is also responsible for partnering with independent brokers/service providers to support sales pull‑through activities, education, and program execution. In addition, the Sales Manager will integrate customer retail category management/leadership programs.

So, if you are a driven, successful sales leader who can develop productive relationships across all levels and want to contribute to a growing, world‑class brand, please consider joining our tribe!

What You’ll Be Doing

• Actively sells all WD-40 Company brands across multiple trade channels to direct and indirect customers to achieve sales and EBITDA goals in line with Company strategies.
• Actively identifies new business, solicits and closes prospective customers.
• Presents broad technical product knowledge of all WD-40 Company’s product specifications, features, benefits, and applications in a concise, consultative, and convincing manner to provide customers with appropriate solutions.
• Makes product solution recommendations as well as provide technical support.
• Secures off‑shelf and secondary displays, and promotions within existing and new customers.
• Responsible for accurate and timely forecasting.
• Proactively develops and contributes to cross‑functional sales/promotion/category leadership plans and programs to maximize sales. Develops EBITDA‑advantageous account‑specific programs in partnership with sales, marketing, and third‑party agents.
• Communicates with third‑party representatives to educate and reinforce product knowledge, sales goals, programs, and company values.
• Collaborates, prepares, and presents customer’s requests for proposal.
• Ensures that distribution and department plan‑o‑grams and catalogs are maintained to obtain measured sales goals.
• Reports on activities and goal attainment to plan, establish, review, and appropriately adjust time and territory management plan to meet goals.
• Supports national customers/programs.
• Responsible for selection of and participation in trade shows and integration of promotions/ideas.

What You’ll Bring To The Role

• 5+ years of relevant technical consumer packaged goods sales experience, ideally with chemicals across a broad array of channels to include: automotive, industrial, hardware, and farming.
• Experience identifying and opening new accounts.
• Successfully executed account management, business development, and sales within wholesale automotive, hardware, industrial, and/or miscellaneous channels to achieve desired metrics.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and negotiating skills in a direct or indirect sales capacity.
• Bachelor’s degree in business or relevant field. MBA, highly desirable.
• Ability to travel domestically up to 45%.
• Current and valid driver’s license required – company car provided.

Total Rewards

$682 00 – $85,000 year includes base salary plus 10% - 15% profit‑sharing contribution to your retirement account. Salary is determined by multiple factors including but not limited to relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job‑related qualifications, and alignment with market data.

• Medical insurance, 80-95% company‑paid premium.
• Dental and vision insurance.
• 401K match.
• Short‑day Fridays.
• Vacation.

At WD-40 Company, we believe that purpose‑driven, passionate people guided by our values create amazing outcomes. Our "why" is refreshingly simple - we exist to create positive lasting memories in everything we do.

Why You Should Apply

• Learning‑based culture that supports the growth and development of all tribe members.
• Strong values aligned culture whose #1 strategic driver is to build a business for the future that we will be proud to hand down to the next generation.
• Over 93.3% employee engagement as of January 2022 global employee survey.
• A culture where 91% of the tribe report experience a sense of belonging.
• Voted Most Democratic Workplace and certified WorldBlu Freedom Centered Workplace.

Please, only consider employment with WD-40 Company if you feel as strongly about our values as we do: We live, breathe, and play by our values every day.

Thank you for considering WD-40 Company in your career search! #WD40TribalLife #PositiveLastingMemories

At WD-40 Company we foster a culture of inclusion where all individuals are recognized, valued, respected, and experience a sense of belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to individual characteristics that make us unique such as our backgrounds, experiences, qualities, talents, traits, beliefs, and preferences.