About the role

  • Director of Sales responsible for leading sales strategies and teams to achieve profit goals in the construction industry. Located in Seattle, WA or Portland, OR with up to 75% travel.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure achievement of annual sales and gross profit goals by leading the regional sales team in developing and executing sales strategies by market for each segment: distribution, residential, and commercial.
  • Monitor the effectiveness and value of Market Plans, Key Account Plans, and Account Based Selling.
  • Coach and develop senior sales managers to effectively lead their teams; partner with them on recruiting, hiring, and training their team.
  • Develop, communicate, and inspect key sales metrics for each role in the region (sales activities, leads, opportunities, and pipeline) to drive sales goal achievement and customer satisfaction.
  • Conduct monthly regional team meetings & quarterly business reviews to monitor the success of profitable growth plans by market / segment.
  • Provide 30/60/90 day forecast by leveraging SFDC as a management tool and reviewing the following key areas: Pipeline health, insights around won/loss business and Key Account Development.
  • Manage and monitor sales corrections for the region (discounting and rebate programs) to ensure profitable revenue growth.
  • Form and maintain executive level relationships with regional Key Accounts and largest Wholesale Distributor Accounts.
  • Gather key insights on how to improve our strategic positions with these accounts, and share these insights with the segment marketing teams to address the biggest opportunities and challenges.
  • Seeks out opportunities to contribute to the business success through proactive involvement in team initiatives; perform other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements

  • Required Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, engineering, construction management, or a related field.
  • 5 years successful field sales management experience.
  • 7-10 years construction industry experience, preferably with a building materials manufacturer.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence and communicate at all levels within an organization.
  • Excellent communication skills, strong leadership abilities, and a history of team building.
  • Goal-oriented and results driven, demonstrates initiative to achieve objectives and overcome obstacles.
  • Ability to travel up to 75% monthly.
  • Preferred Experience in the plumbing industry, especially commercial and residential construction.
  • Experience managing a sales team utilizing Salesforce.com

Benefits

  • Best-in-class health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
  • 160 hours paid time off (combination of PTO and Employee Safe and Sick Time accruals- MN Based Employees)

Job title

Director of Sales

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$144,946 - $217,420 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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