Western Regional Sales Manager
Job Objective:
This position is responsible for development and continual support of effective selling channels aimed at the profitable sale and growth of all BJM products in the assigned geographical region.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, present for approval and implement an annual regional sales plan that ensures attainment of BJM Pumps sales goals and objectives.
- Identify and prioritize regional initiatives to improve distribution performance or fill geographical or market gaps in coverage.
- Monitor and analyze reports of regional sales data and information to support improvement in distributor performance.
- Establish and maintain effective communication with key distributor sales people and leaders.
- Maintain records of distributor visits to support planning of appropriate frequency of visits.
- Initiate frequent phone contact to support sales growth
- Report monthly to the Sales Director on the status of the annual sales plan and any other significant information.
- Conduct an annual performance review with each contracted distributor.
- Collaborate and develop a distributor action plan aimed at maximizing sales growth.
- Set an annual sales goal based on distributor action plan.
- Identify and schedule any training or coaching requirements
- Support sales growth thru the ongoing training and coaching of key distributor sales people and principals.
- Attend and perform booth duty as required for selected regional and national trade shows and conferences.
- Identifies new product and market opportunities for BJM growth Identify potential new customers and identify BJM Pump competitors.
- Support sales and marketing of BJM products by documenting, including photography, of noteworthy application case studies.
- Support the marketing of products by capturing and timely reporting of competitive information.
- Adheres to all company policies, procedures and business ethics codes and ensures that they are communicated and implemented within the marketing department.
Relationships and Roles: (Internal and External Cooperation)
- Demonstrates ability to interact and cooperate with all company employees.
- Participates as an active member of the BJM Pumps management team.
- Sets a positive example in representing BJM Pumps in areas of personal character, commitment, organizational skills, and work habits.
- Exhibits professional attitude and conduct when representing BJM in all business and social functions
Job Specifications:
- BS degree in Business or Marketing.
- 5-7 years experience in technical product sales and territory management.
- Experience with software solutions including Microsoft Office.
- Knowledge of centrifugal pump fundamentals, applications and pumping systems.
- Strong understanding of customer / market dynamics and industrial / commercial market requirements.
- Willingness to travel and participate in sales channel activities including trade shows and product presentation, training and product application support.
- Proven ability to provide day-to-day commercial decisions regarding pricing, distributor assignments, market health and competitor actions.
- Proven sales leadership and ability to obtain order input results.