Role Description
We are seeking an accomplished and dynamic Director of Sales to join our team to support the southwest coast region. The successful candidate will be responsible for the strategic direction of business development, including customer retention and growth, account management, and development. This position is responsible for growing our business through the different Brinks product lines by โhunting new logosโ and originating new leads.
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Team Management:
Lead a team of 7-10 remote sales employees with potential growth to the team through Brinksโ transformation journey.
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Deal Origination:
Responsible for coaching the sales team on opening business with new clients across various industries.
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Market Research:
Teach and coach on conducting thorough market analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and competitive landscape. Utilize insights to shape business development strategies and approaches.
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Proposal Development:
Collaborate with Business Units and Commercial/Pricing teams to craft compelling proposals that effectively communicate the value of our services to potential clients.
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Negotiation and Closing:
Assist in contract negotiations, ensuring mutually beneficial agreements are reached. Close deals in a timely manner while meeting or exceeding revenue targets.
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Sales Management:
Coach and develop on how to maintain accurate records of all business development activities, including pipeline updates, client interactions, and sales performance metrics. Provide regular reports to senior management.
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Thought Leadership:
Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and forums. Contribute to thought leadership by staying informed about industry trends and sharing insights with clients and colleagues. (1-2 events a year)
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Travel:
Ability to travel 50% on an annual basis.
Qualifications
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3-5 yearsโ experience managing regional accounts with proven track of driving revenue for the organization.
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Previous experience in a hunting role is a must have (may be relevant industry/adjacent industry).
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Proven experience leading and closing end-to-end deals of $5M+ Total Contract Value or larger.
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Proven experience leading a remote sales team, developing/implementing the strategy for the team with consistent coaching.
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Understanding of the professional services landscape focused on working with financial institutions, B2B, supply chain, logistics, including market trends, client needs and competitive dynamics.
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Proficiency and familiarity with technology tools, platforms, and systems like Salesforce. Understands applications and technologies relevant to the individual's industry and domain.
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Experience in a B2B or B2B2C environment.
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Experience driving change in a large-scale organization across teams that are both within and outside of direct reporting lines.
Requirements
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Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
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Strong consultative, analytical and problem solving skills.
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Successful track record of presenting multiple, integrated product/service solutions at various mid- and high-executive level sales within large financial and commercial organizations.
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Successful experience with achieving sales plans at this level.
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Successful experience with recruiting, training and managing sales talent.
Benefits
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Competitive salary.
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Medical, dental, vision, 401k and life insurance plans.