Strategic Regional Sales Leader

RELX; Miamisburg (OH); On-site; USD 81,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Country specific benefits

Job summary

LexisNexis Legal & Professional is seeking a senior sales leader to guide a branch in the United States. This role will drive revenue, manage expenses, and shape strategic direction for the branch while aligning with organizational goals.

You will mentor a high-performance sales team, develop key accounts, forecast revenue, and collaborate with Marketing and Product to optimize resources and programmatic impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• At least 7 years of demonstrated successful sales experience, preferably in a complex solutions or B2B environment.
• 5 or more years of proven sales leadership and management experience.
• Strong leadership and teambuilding skills.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment and across the organization to achieve group and organizational goals.
• Understanding and expertise in computer hardware and software including Windows XP, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and the Internet.
• Strong time management, organizational and forecasting skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills as well as presentation skills.
• Solid negotiation skills and ability to network effectively both internally and externally.
• Executive level communication and presentation skills.
• Requires local or overnight travel.
• Ability to lift/carry laptop or IPad and other sales materials up to 25 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Meet or exceed monthly and annual sales goals and expense control objectives.
• Determine the long- and short-term goals and direction for the branch based on overall organizational strategy.
• Know the key accounts within assigned territory, understand their needs and build and use relationships in those key customer accounts to grow sales and revenue.
• Identify competitive threats and develop effective countermeasures.
• Collaborate with Sales, Segment, Marketing and Product teams to optimize utilization of resources.
• Develop key contacts and business relationships with members of the business unit and key support providers within the LexisNexis organization.
• Develop and deliver an effective branch business plans, including accurate revenue forecasts.
• Ensure skills of our sales professionals are in line with the demands of the marketplace and company sales objectives, including product knowledge, key process knowledge, knowledge of the competition, sales techniques, relationship building, making effective sales presentations and negotiation skills.
• Translate company and departmental sales objectives into sales programs and initiatives.
• Attract, recruit, and retain top talent. Motivate and lead a high performance sales team.
• Provide leadership and management to ensure adoption and practice of the Reed Elsevier core values.
• Define measurable expectations of each role within the branch. Evaluate performance against expectations of all staff.
• Utilize and reinforce all required sales processes, tools and systems.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Team building

Communication

Negotiation

Forecasting

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Windows

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Word

Internet

Job description

LexisNexis Legal & Professional is seeking a senior sales leader to guide a branch in the United States. This role will drive revenue, manage expenses, and shape strategic direction for the branch while aligning with organizational goals.

You will mentor a high-performance sales team, develop key accounts, forecast revenue, and collaborate with Marketing and Product to optimize resources and programmatic impact.