Sr Area Sales Manager - Cincinnati

Owens Corning; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Owens Corning is hiring for a sales role within the Roofing Distribution business. You’ll partner with materials distributors, lumber pros and contractors, acting as a trusted business advisor to help them profitably grow their business.

Based in the Cincinnati market with a home-office setup, the role supports the Lexington/Cincinnati/Dayton team, travels overnight as needed, and covers Columbus as a major market with Dublin as a secondary market.

Qualifications

• Prior experience selling on the value of a product or service to meet customer needs.
• Listening skills to understand, diagnose and solve customer problems.
• Driving success in business with a clear and intentional customer or territory strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong customer relationships.
• Ability to make persuasive product presentations.
• Maintains the highest ethical and moral standards.

Responsibilities

• Strategically leveraging customer relationships to execute your annual sales plan, while helping your customers achieve their success.
• Driving growth within the building materials industry; providing added value to OC and your customers.
• Executing price strategy and providing customer insights.
• Growing with existing customers while developing new customer opportunities.
• Utilizing the knowledge of your market’s strengths and weaknesses to win.

Skills

Value selling

Active listening

Relationship building

Persuasive presentations

Job description

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Imagine you’ve just been hired into a sales role at an innovative Fortune 500 company that is one of the most recognized and trusted brands in the industry. In this role, you get to work with a group of dynamic customers that go to work every day excited to sell the products that you provide. It’s more than just the products you’re representing and the Pink Panther™ swag you’re offering them – you’re there to help them profitably grow their business, overcome obstacles, and be a positive force in the community. What if you were not just a salesperson, but a trusted business advisor that solves problems and provides solutions?

If that sounds exciting to you, you’ve found the right role. Your customers will be building materails distribution and lumber companies, and contractors that are looking for a consultative partner. Industry experience is not required, as we will help you further develop the necessary product knowledge, application expertise and building science insights. With that support, you will be prepared to utilize your financial business acumen, and the ability to critically analyze market trends, that will help your customers (and you) succeed.

This position will support the Roofing Distribution business and customers and is a part of the Lexington/Cincinnati/Dayton sales team.

What your success looks like with Owens Corning

• Strategically leveraging customer relationships to execute your annual sales plan, while helping your customers achieve their success.
• Driving growth within the building materials industry; providing added value to OC and your customers.
• Executing price strategy and providing customer insights.
• Growing with existing customers while developing new customer opportunities.
• Utilizing the knowledge of your market’s strengths and weaknesses to win.

Skills and Expertise Necessary to Succeed

• Prior experience selling on the value of a product or service to meet the needs of a customer, from cold call through close
• Listening skills that allow you to understand, diagnose and solve customer problems
• Driving success in business with a clear and intentional customer or territory strategy
• Demonstrated ability to build strong customer relationships
• Ability to make persuasive product presentations
• Conducts self with the highest ethical and moral standards

Business Requirements

• Ideal candidate must be located within the Cincinnati market
• Position is home office based with the ability to travel overnight
• Ability to operate across geographic and cultural boundaries

Nearest Major Market: Columbus
Nearest Secondary Market: Dublin