Role Description
ColdSpace, a new division of CleanSpace Modular, is seeking an experienced Vice President of Sales β Cold Storage to lead the development and growth of a nationwide sales organization focused exclusively on food processing, cold storage, refrigerated facilities, freezer facilities, and temperature-controlled environments. This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for establishing ColdSpace as a recognized national provider within the food processing and cold storage construction market.
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Develop and execute the division's sales strategy.
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Build a national pipeline and establish relationships with key industry stakeholders.
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Identify target markets and accounts, and drive revenue from initial opportunity through contract award.
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Work closely with Estimating, Preconstruction, Design, Procurement, and Construction to ensure opportunities are properly qualified and successfully transitioned from sales through project execution.
Qualifications
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10+ years of progressive sales and business development experience within commercial construction, design-build, food processing, cold storage, refrigerated facilities, or a closely related industry.
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Demonstrated success selling large-scale construction or capital projects.
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Established relationships within the national food processing and/or cold storage industry.
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Strong understanding of cold storage construction, refrigerated environments, food processing facilities, or related building systems.
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Experience selling to C-suite executives, owners, developers, operators, and other senior decision-makers.
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Proven history of developing and closing significant construction opportunities.
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Experience building and managing a sales team is strongly preferred.
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Strong financial and business acumen, including understanding of project margins, budgets, forecasting, and profitability.
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Experience with CRM platforms and structured sales forecasting.
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Willingness and ability to travel extensively nationwide.
Requirements
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Develop and execute ColdSpace's national sales strategy and revenue plan.
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Establish annual sales targets, pipeline requirements, and key performance indicators.
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Identify priority geographic markets, industry segments, and target accounts.
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Build and maintain a qualified national pipeline of cold storage and food processing opportunities.
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Develop strategies for both new customer acquisition and expansion of existing relationships.
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Establish ColdSpace's market positioning, value proposition, and competitive differentiation.
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Provide executive leadership with regular pipeline, forecast, market, and competitive updates.
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Build relationships with owners, developers, operators, food processors, distributors, architects, engineers, consultants, brokers, and other industry stakeholders.
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Identify upcoming capital projects, facility expansions, renovations, conversions, and new construction opportunities.
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Lead opportunities from initial identification through qualification, proposal, negotiation, and contract award.
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Work with Estimating and Preconstruction to determine project scope, budget, schedule, and pursuit strategy.
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Maintain accurate opportunity, pipeline, and forecasting information within the company's CRM.
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Ensure effective handoff of awarded projects to Project Management, Estimating, Design, Procurement, and Construction.
Benefits
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Opportunity to help build the division's sales platform from the ground up.
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Establish its national market presence and develop strategic customer relationships.
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Play a significant role in shaping the company's long-term growth strategy.
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Build a national sales organization and influence the direction of a new business division.
Performance Measures
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Annual sales revenue and gross margin targets.
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Qualified national sales pipeline.
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New customer and strategic account development.
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Project win rate.
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Average project value.
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Sales forecast accuracy.
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Customer retention and repeat business.
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National market penetration.
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Development and performance of the ColdSpace sales team.
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Strategic partnerships and industry relationships.