This position is responsible for managing and directing a sales force to achieve sales and profit goals within a specified area.
Essential Duties:
- Directly supervising 3 to 5 employees in the Sales Department
- Regularly contacting customer base by phone and/or traveling through assigned territory to solicit orders and establish new relationships
- Call and maintain a customer base
- Developing and implementing strategic sales plans to accommodate corporate goals
- Hiring/training employees, directing sales, forecasting activities, preparing reports, setting performance goals, and assigning new sales territories
- Recommending/approving budget, expenditures, and appropriations for research and development work
- Performing other duties as assigned to meet business needs
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year university or five years related experience/equivalent combination of education and experience
- Current driver’s license and auto insurance required
- Must be able to calculate amounts such as discounts, commissions, proportions, percentages
- Must be flexible and willing to work the demands of the department which are subject to evenings, weekends, and holidays
- Knowledge of Accounting, Database, Internet, Ordering and Inventory software as well as Word and Excel
- Must be able to use a laptop