[Hiring] Territory Sales Manager @SPX Technologies

Role Description

As the Territory Sales Manager, you will be integral to the continued growth and success of the company by understanding and developing your assigned territory to maximize revenue and growth targets. Responsible for developing and maintaining strong customer relationships and ensuring efficient sales operations within your territory, you will devise sales strategies, analyze data, identify sales opportunities, and address customer concerns in order to strengthen and grow your territory. The successful Territory Sales Manager is results-driven with a passion for driving sales growth and exceptional communication and negotiation skills.

Job Responsibilities

• Territory Management and Sales
  • Manage a designated territory by identifying potential customers, contractors, and distributors and creating a strategic plan to effectively engage them.
  • Proactively seek out and engage with new customers, contractors, and distributors within territory to expand our market presence and increase sales.
  • Develop and execute sales strategies to achieve or exceed sales targets, including identifying cross-selling and upselling opportunities.
  • Prepare estimates and proposals for customers.
  • Actively pursue key accounts.
  • Meet or exceed booking/revenue goals for quarter and year end.
  • Plan and implement sales activities with distributor customers.
  • Educate customers and prospects on product features, benefits, and competitive advantages.
  • Collaborate with internal teams, including marketing, product management, customer service, and production to provide feedback on customer needs, market trends, and competitor activities.
  • Represent Weil-McLain product line during regional and national trade shows.
• Customer Support
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with current and prospective customers, contractors, and distributors through regular communication and follow up, sales calls, product demonstrations, sponsored product shows, and face-to-face meetings.
  • Deliver product and technical training to enhance understanding and ability and effectively promote products and associated digital products.
  • Collaborate with representatives, sales team, engineering, and production, to resolve customer issues and ensure high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Analytics, Research, and Reporting
  • Create and maintain records of sales activities, customer interactions, and progress toward goals using CRM tools.
  • Create and manage opportunity pipeline.
  • Prepare and present regular reports on sales performance, market trends, and competitor activities to management.
  • Monitor and manage expenses within assigned territory to ensure optimal resource allocation.
• Continuous Improvement
  • Analyze sales data, customer feedback, and market trends to identify areas for improvement and sales optimization and recommend action plans to address.
  • Actively participate in product growth opportunities including new product introductions, product presentations, and technical presentations.
  • Attend industry events, conferences, and trade shows to network, promote the company, and identify new business opportunities.
  • Identify opportunities to optimize processes, enhance efficiency, and reduce costs.
  • Participate in other projects as assigned that relate to the overall goals of the department and organization.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years’ territory sales experience in closely related industry.
• Experience with channel management.
• Proven track record of achieving and exceeding sales targets and driving business growth.
• Solid understanding of sales principles, techniques, strategies, and best practices.
• Technical understanding of product features, functions, benefits, installation and application and ability to explain technical concepts in a clear and concise manner.
• Prior experience delivering technical training.
• Self-motivated, with the ability to work independently and as part of the team.
• Exceptional negotiation and persuasive skills to close deals and secure new business opportunities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain professional relationships at all levels of the organization and work cross-functionally.
• Ability to present data and recommendations to distributors and customers with excellent presentation skills.
• Analytical mindset with prior experience interpreting sales data and market trends and adjusting strategies accordingly.
• Formal sales and marketing training.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Proficiency in CRM software and other sales productivity tools.
• Willingness to travel at least 80% of time.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s degree in sales, marketing, or related field preferred.
• Driver’s license and proof of insurance required.
• Frequent travel to meet with customers, attend industry events, and visit company locations – at least 80% of time.
• Home office/remote working environment.
• Ability to drive long distances.
• Ability to lift and move product displays weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Can live anywhere within the assigned territory of Central Long Island - Long Island, Brooklyn, Queens.

Benefits

• Generous and flexible paid time off including paid personal time off, caregiver, parental, and volunteer leave.
• Competitive health insurance plans and 401(k) match, with benefits starting day one.
• Competitive and performance-based compensation packages and bonus plans.
• Educational assistance, leadership development programs, and recognition programs.
• Commitment to embrace diversity to build a culture of inclusion.