Switchgear Department Manager - Turtle & Hughes Inc.

Are you looking to join a growing team of dedicated, driven, and passionate people who emphasize a work environment based on respect, collaboration, and diversity?

At Turtle, you will play a key role in our goal to listen, learn, and be helpful to every customer in need. With over 900 employees, spanning across the US, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, you believe that our people are our most valuable assets. Through our culture of innovation, education, and accountability, you ensure to create a space where Everyone Matters. We believe that EVERYONE can do extraordinary things and our mission is to create a workplace that empowers our employees to be successful. It explains why our history spans 100 years and has led our standing as one of the nation’s largest independent electrical industrial distributors. You believe that by making the right choices, you can find the right solutions. That’s how we built our past. That’s how we’ll build our future.

About the Role

Turtle is currently seeking a dynamic and experienced professional to join our team as a Switchgear Department Manager, overseeing the Boston/New England territory. This pivotal role, based at our Stoughton, MA location, demands an individual who can not only meet but exceed sales goals while demonstrating the leadership skills required to manage a team of project managers and estimators. Join us at Turtle and be a driving force in advancing our market presence and sales performance in the Boston/New England region. If you are an accomplished Switchgear Manager seeking a new and challenging opportunity, we invite you to apply and be a key player in our success story.

What You’ll Do:

1. Sales Leadership:

• Drive the achievement of assigned sales goals, embodying the expertise of a seasoned professional sales engineer operating with minimal supervision.
• Optimize sales volume and profit margins, strategically increasing market share.
• Coordinate with external sales professionals, fostering collaboration while independently generating demand within your established network.

• Lead and manage a team of project managers and estimators, ensuring cohesion and efficiency within the department.

• Conduct accurate and timely planning, interpreting specifications, and providing technical support.
• Communicate effectively with customers, warehouses, and plants to facilitate problem resolution.
• Analyze market intelligence to understand competitive products, customer preferences, and buying habits.
• Establish strong relationships with vendor partners.

• Review and interpret customer needs based on plans and specifications.
• Provide timely solutions to customer issues, utilizing available resources or creating procedures for resolution.

• Prepare and present bids and quotations to customers, adhering to company pricing and delivery guidelines, and applying sound business judgment.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven experience in switchgear sales with a track record of meeting or exceeding sales goals.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage and inspire a team.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Technical acumen in interpreting specifications and providing relevant support.

What We Offer:

We offer a competitive benefits package. Some of which include:

• 401(k) plan
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation and Sick Days
• Employee Negotiated Discounts

Who We Are

Founded in 1923, Turtle is a fourth-generation, family-owned, and three-generation women-owned business, and one of the nation’s largest independent electrical and industrial distributors. Headquartered in Clark, NJ, our Electrical Distribution division operates 14 branches spanning from coast to coast. It is a significant force in the engineering and procurement of power distribution, automation, lighting, and energy projects, offering integrated services for the industrial and construction markets. Turtle & Hughes Integrated Supply (THIS) division provides on-site MRO procurement, cost-saving, and spend analytics across the US and in Canada, Puerto Rico, and Mexico.

What To Do Next

You can begin by filling out our application online. If you want to learn more about Turtle, please visit our website www.turtle.com or our social medias! LinkedIn: @Turtle Instagram: @TurtleandHughes Facebook: @TurtleandHughes Twitter: @TurtleandHughes YouTube: @TurtleandHughes

Turtle is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.