Area Sales Manager

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Area Sales Manager driving Stabilus technical-product sales across the Northeast U.S. and Eastern Canada. Managing OEM, distributor, and customer relationships while delivering regional revenue and profit targets.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage regional sales efforts for assigned products throughout the assigned geographic region or customer group
  • Meet objectives for sales volume, market penetration, profitability, and selling cost
  • Represent and promote Stabilus professionally and responsibly
  • Define and attain budget sales and profit for the industrial division in the assigned region
  • Learn and manage markets and customers within the assigned region
  • Manage internal activity to achieve forecasts
  • Manage three sales channels: OEMs and distributors
  • Maximize sales and profit dollars with all accounts
  • Implement sales and marketing programs within the sales territory
  • Develop new accounts and manage existing accounts
  • Coordinate technical and customer satisfaction activities
  • Contribute to market, product, and pricing strategies
  • Provide input to customer quote and deviation requests
  • Maintain current sales support documents and reports
  • Work proactively with distributors to satisfy customer needs
  • Problem-solve with customers and the company
  • Identify and interpret competitive requirements and actions
  • Deliver customer presentations
  • Conduct joint sales and training with distributors
  • Provide daily/weekly contact management updates
  • Contribute to the quarterly forecast
  • Prepare key account and monthly reports
  • Maintain weekly itineraries and expense reports
  • Visit customers in a remote regional/in-home office role
  • Report to the Director of Sales and make independent critical sales decisions
  • Manage sales projects with potential value of $7M to $15M

Requirements:

  • 4-year Degree required; Business or Technical preferred
  • 5–8 years of sales/sales management experience in a related industry
  • Minimum 5 years of proven sales experience in a related industry
  • Minimum 4 years of middle management and supervisory responsibilities
  • Proficiency with contact management programs
  • Microsoft Office skills
  • CRM experience a plus
  • SAP experience a plus
  • Advanced interpersonal skills
  • Intermediate supervisory skills
  • Advanced resourcefulness and initiative
  • Ability to travel 50% to 60%
  • Ability to occasionally lift products and supplies up to 30 pounds
  • Must be strongly preferred to live within the assigned territory

Benefits:

  • Annual sales bonus based on completion of targets
  • Company car