Western Regional Sales Manager
Apex Tool Group
- Weiler, Vianden
- CDI
- Temps-plein
- Identify growth opportunities, assess customer needs, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver customized solutions that drive revenue and strengthen customer relationships.
- Take ownership of strategic end-user accounts within the territory, developing and implementing tailored account management plans.
- Proactively listen to and understand the customer’s needs to identify appropriate solutions, provide technical support, and enhance our value to those customers.
- Directly manage a team of sales agents, providing guidance, coaching, and support to ensure individual and collective success in meeting sales targets and objectives.
- Work with key distributor partners to convert customers, drive Weller sales, and gain market share.
- Achieve profitable revenue growth within your assigned geography by developing creative sales solutions and programs, working closely with the Director of Sales and Channel Marketing.
- Lead recruitment efforts to identify and onboard new sales agents, conduct interviews, evaluate candidates, and select individuals who align with the company's values and objectives.
- Obtain and maintain excellent product knowledge to present the entire Weller Professional product line, demonstrating strong technical knowledge regarding function and application.
- Maintain knowledge of key competitors, their products, pricing, and strategies as they relate to our Weller Professional products.
- Implement performance metrics and KPIs to evaluate the effectiveness of each sales agent and end-user visit outcomes, providing regular feedback and implementing corrective actions as necessary to optimize performance.
- Facilitate communication channels between sales agents and distributors to ensure alignment on sales strategies, product knowledge, and customer needs.
- Provide forecasting by category for ongoing business, new business, and potential opportunities to ensure product availability.
- Report on activity utilizing Salesforce as a CRM tool within the territory, user feedback, trends, competitive actions, and any recommendations to improve productivity.
- Participate as needed in national sales meetings, corporate meetings, and customer business review meetings.
- Attend business-related trade shows to build the brand and sell Weller products and solutions.
- BS in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or a related field, or the equivalent of 5+ years of outside sales or sales engineer experience.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Professional Value-Based Selling.
- Industrial and/or manufacturing outside sales experience.
- 2+ years of experience managing direct salespeople and/or manufacturers’ reps.
- Mechanical and technical aptitude, with the ability to effectively engage in technical discussions.
- Prior experience in industrial and/or manufacturing outside sales, with an understanding of electronics OEM, EMS, or industrial markets.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Exceptional computer skills (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.)
- Ability to spend 50% -60% of the time in the field selling, nurturing deals, identifying new opportunities, customer meetings, etc.