Sales Manager - CSS - WESCO
Waukesha, WI
About the Job
As a Sales Manager, you will provide strategic direction and progressive leadership to achieve sales and profit goals within a region, specific line(s) of business or channels. You will design and recommend sales and marketing programs and set short and long-term sales strategies. You will manage a single location with a total sales revenue of up to $50 million and manage a team of direct reports.
Responsibilities:
+ Develops and administers sales plans to ensure customer satisfaction, assigned quota attainment, good reference accounts, and highly skilled and motivated staff.
+ Partners with Marketing to develop and implement sales marketing programs and initiatives.
+ Determines annual sales and gross profit plan by implementing marketing strategies and analyzing trends and results.
+ Establishes sales objectives by forecasting and developing sales quota for territories.
+ Projects expected sales volume and profit for existing and new product lines and customers.
+ Maintains sales volume, product mix and selling price by keeping current with market supply and demand, changing trends, economic indicators and competitors.
+ Coordinates order service by directing account representatives and executives on quotations, proposals, project order management techniques, and customer complaint resolution.
+ Establishes and adjusts billing margin by monitoring costs, competition and market conditions and negotiating cost side levels.
+ Manages sales staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting and training employees.
+ Maintains sales staff results by coaching employees, planning, monitoring and appraising job results.
+ Develops and maintains relationships with top customers.
+ Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications and participating in professional societies.
+ Forecasts and communicates intricate details to senior business managers.
+ interfaces with internal support departments to establish positive customer experience.
+ Partners with suppliers to maintain customer relationships, provides training to staff, and executes marketing programs and initiatives.
+ Partners with various internal departments to troubleshoot issues such as inventory and operations
Qualifications:
+ High School Degree or Equivalent required; Bachelor’s Degree - Sales, Business Administration, Engineering, or relevant field preferred
+ Prior professional sales experience in related industry/3+ years
+ Prior experience with managing a sales team or sales programs/1+ year
+ Working knowledge of business and management principles in strategic planning, resource allocation and coordination of people and resources
+ Demonstrated verbal, written, analytical, persuasion and interpersonal skills
+ Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services, including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
+ Ability to exercise teamwork, leadership, and flexibility
+ Excellent time management and computer skills
+ 5 years related industry professional sales
+ 2 years managing staff and programs at national, district or regional level
+ Ability to travel up to 25%
Working Environment: Outside Sales – Work is generally performed in an office environment, but employee may need to travel to customer sites or warehouse facilities. Driving may be required for an extended period of time with frequent stops and starts. Can be exposed to outdoor weather conditions.
_Wesco International, Inc., including its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Wesco”) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law. US applicants only, we are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer._
_Los Angeles Unincorporated County Candidates Only_ _: Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act._
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Responsibilities:
+ Develops and administers sales plans to ensure customer satisfaction, assigned quota attainment, good reference accounts, and highly skilled and motivated staff.
+ Partners with Marketing to develop and implement sales marketing programs and initiatives.
+ Determines annual sales and gross profit plan by implementing marketing strategies and analyzing trends and results.
+ Establishes sales objectives by forecasting and developing sales quota for territories.
+ Projects expected sales volume and profit for existing and new product lines and customers.
+ Maintains sales volume, product mix and selling price by keeping current with market supply and demand, changing trends, economic indicators and competitors.
+ Coordinates order service by directing account representatives and executives on quotations, proposals, project order management techniques, and customer complaint resolution.
+ Establishes and adjusts billing margin by monitoring costs, competition and market conditions and negotiating cost side levels.
+ Manages sales staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting and training employees.
+ Maintains sales staff results by coaching employees, planning, monitoring and appraising job results.
+ Develops and maintains relationships with top customers.
+ Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications and participating in professional societies.
+ Forecasts and communicates intricate details to senior business managers.
+ interfaces with internal support departments to establish positive customer experience.
+ Partners with suppliers to maintain customer relationships, provides training to staff, and executes marketing programs and initiatives.
+ Partners with various internal departments to troubleshoot issues such as inventory and operations
Qualifications:
+ High School Degree or Equivalent required; Bachelor’s Degree - Sales, Business Administration, Engineering, or relevant field preferred
+ Prior professional sales experience in related industry/3+ years
+ Prior experience with managing a sales team or sales programs/1+ year
+ Working knowledge of business and management principles in strategic planning, resource allocation and coordination of people and resources
+ Demonstrated verbal, written, analytical, persuasion and interpersonal skills
+ Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services, including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
+ Ability to exercise teamwork, leadership, and flexibility
+ Excellent time management and computer skills
+ 5 years related industry professional sales
+ 2 years managing staff and programs at national, district or regional level
+ Ability to travel up to 25%
Working Environment: Outside Sales – Work is generally performed in an office environment, but employee may need to travel to customer sites or warehouse facilities. Driving may be required for an extended period of time with frequent stops and starts. Can be exposed to outdoor weather conditions.
_Wesco International, Inc., including its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Wesco”) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law. US applicants only, we are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer._
_Los Angeles Unincorporated County Candidates Only_ _: Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act._
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Source : WESCO