Channel Sales Manager

Posted 18hrs ago

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Channel Sales Manager driving distributor training, inventory, merchandising, and engagement. Growing welding product sales and portfolio adoption across Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa.

Responsibilities:

  • Drive performance across top distributor partners
  • Strengthen training, inventory, and merchandising execution
  • Deepen distributor engagement and grow sales
  • Increase share in key channel positions and expand adoption of the full portfolio
  • Connect enterprise strategy to branch-level execution
  • Create and deliver training strategies, role-based multi-year roadmaps, and coordinated training sessions
  • Integrate selling skills into product certification programs
  • Optimize product placement, consolidate vendors, expand merchandising opportunities, and improve inventory metrics including turnover, GMROI, dead-stock reduction, and fill rate
  • Lead strategic distributor engagement plans, including Quarterly Business Reviews, annual feedback cycles, and relationship building across organizational levels
  • Leverage promotions, contests, and marketing funds to increase distributor focus and execution
  • Track and analyze performance data to optimize distributor effectiveness and strengthen relationships
  • Deliver measurable growth in revenue, new product development adoption, opportunity pipeline health, distributor satisfaction, and channel alignment

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, or related discipline, or equivalent experience
  • Experience in channel sales, distributor management, or leading training programs
  • Demonstrated expertise in inventory metrics and sales program adoption
  • Ability to contribute to the design and delivery of structured, role-based training programs
  • Skill in driving alignment from enterprise leadership through branch-level execution
  • Excellent communication, relationship-building, and analytical skills
  • Data-driven mindset with ability to interpret KPIs and evaluate return on investment (ROI)
  • Willingness and ability to travel overnight up to 50% of the time
  • Working knowledge of welding processes and products preferred