POSITION FILLED – Central North Region Sales Manager Job Posting
Job title: Central North Region Sales Manager
Position type: Full Time/Salaried
Reports to: Vice President of Sales
Department: Sales
About Vectorply
Vectorply, a world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of high-performance composite fabrics, is a privately-owned company with headquarters in Phenix City, AL. Vectorply employs approximately 160 employees between administration, sales and production and produces more than 300 distinctive styles of reinforcement fabrics for a wide variety of composites applications.
Job Description
Vectorply is a dynamic market driven company with a strong focus on exceeding our customers’ expectations. Vectorply’s sales team is comprised of self-starters and motivated go-getters who manage and grow their assigned territory as a business unit. Sales managers are responsible for pricing, product recommendations, and technical assistance for current and potential customers. States included in the Central North Region are: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana. This position will also cover central Canada.
Responsibilities
Sales Territory Management
- Aggressively grow the business within assigned territory while exceeding customer service expectations throughout the current customer base.
- Expand Vectorply’s business opportunities through research and development of new markets and applications.
- Support and grow relationship with distributors through constant communication and swift responsiveness.
- Budget and control all costs and expenses related to the territory.
- Prepare detailed sales budgets and forecasts for existing and anticipated new customers within the territory.
Technical Support
- Recommending appropriate Vectorply fabrics for specific applications.
- Becoming an expert of VectorLam (laminate design software).
- Instruction of proper roll good applications and processes.
- Assisting with closed mold demonstrations and conversions.
- Maintaining presence in front of customers. Consider two to three days a week of overnight travel as the norm.
Ongoing duties
- Work with Customer Account Specialist to track sales history and opportunities.
- Prepare weekly travel activity reports.
- Participate in weekly sales and engineering conference call.
- Other duties as required.
- Travel required: 50-75%
Application Instructions
Interested applicants should send your resume to employ@vectorply.com with the subject line ‘Central North Region Sales Manager Position’.