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District Sales Manager

Lawson Products • Seattle, WA • 9h ago

City: Seattle

State/Province: WA

Country: United States

Division: Sales

Job ID: 13998

Our sales team has been keeping our customers' operations running efficiently for 65 years. From fire departments to cancer research centers, they make an impact in an array of exciting industries. We're looking for a sales leader with the drive to manage a growing sales team. We are proud to be featured on Selling Power's "60 Best Companies to Sell For" List.

Purpose:

Within the assigned district: grow the business profitably by growing existing customers and acquiring new customers; contribute to Lawson's management strength, through managing the business and the sales territory.

Responsibilities:

Manage the business

Responsible for district-level profit & loss

Support corporate initiatives

Understand and drive industry vertical segmentation focus, as guided by corporate

Achieve district sales growth

Implement corporate initiatives

Develop the district

On-list sales representatives in district

Collaborate with representatives to establish account-level sales plans and building business in new accounts

Act as a conduit between corporate objectives and representatives' perceptions

Offer to educate and coach representatives

Plan and run district meetings

Manage the territory

Strategically build Lawson business in district with knowledge of opportunities within the area.

Responsible for sales management of all @types of prospective customers

Transition at-risk and orphaned accounts, within corporate guidelines

Conduct field visits in all customer @types

Sell to strategic accounts via top-down methodology

Create district and account level sales plans

Set district-level sales goals

Forecast district sales performance

Build relationships with top 10 customers and top 10 prospects of each agent in District.

Time Spent on Responsibilities

30% Veteran Sales Representative Development: Work in collaboration with representative; Offer education and coaching; Offer to participate in conducting field visits; Communicate with representatives regularly, and report on results of representatives; Work with sales representatives in developing strategic accounts; Implement territory sales plan, forecasting and channel development

25% New Representative Development: Work in collaboration with representative; Offer education and coaching/mentoring; Offer assistance in creating agent sales plan. Implement agent recruiting and on-listing process

15% Major Account Development: Identify target accounts.; Build relationships with major accounts; Coordinate efforts with Regional Sales Managers, Sales Representatives and Strategic Accounts Department.; Accountability for goal setting and reporting

10% Administration and Planning: Creating district communications; Forecasting and goal setting; Reporting; Rewarding and honoring achievers; Enforcing policy

10% Sales: Administer transition accounts process; Call on transition accounts, and process orders and solve problems, as appropriate

5% Territory Meetings / Workshops / Seminars: Plan and conduct quarterly territory meetings, annual outings, and customer safety seminars

5% Channel Development: Develop alternate sales channels, including web sales; tele-sales, and OEM sales

Smarter Management

Requirements:

High School Diploma, plus 3 - 5 years field sales management experience with 2 - 4 years sales background

Knowledge of products, pricing, strategic accounts, and market competitors

Business planner with proven ability to run profitable district

Ability to analyze profit and loss of district

Motivator and problem solver

Coaching and training skills

Exceptional communication and presentation skills

Knowledge of hiring, interviewing, and on-boarding procedures

Capable computer skills

Strong ethics

We target an annual total compensation level of $118,750-$131,250.

Lawson Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer of women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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