Senior Sales Manager
Avery Dennison
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Gabon
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Salary
💰 $175,000 - $200,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead sales efforts to profitably grow the Taylor Adhesives business.
- Develop and execute appropriate business and customer plans.
- Development of new business models and negotiations of major contracts.
- Develop personal relationships with major clients.
- Key contributor in the development of strategic and operating plans (i.e., AOP’s, strategic plans, etc.)
- Work with Marketing to formulate strategy and select key target markets, identify prospective customers, and identify unmet customer needs. Work to identify products and processes needed to meet those needs.
- Translate market trends and customer needs into actionable goals that create competitive advantage.
- Identify, assess, develop and manage new programs and new business opportunities for assigned areas, leading to successful commercialization efforts.
- Work with prospective customers to identify unmet needs and implement initiatives to meet those needs.
- Lead and manage priority growth projects. Lead teaming efforts (and project manage activities) that include R&D, manufacturing, quality and application development resources.
- Participate in trade associations and technical conferences related to target markets opportunities.
- Develop and implement long-term Business Development strategies geared toward developing greater market share and profitability.
- Define the value proposition to the market, customers and industry including service, price and product platform strategies.
- Identify trends, opportunities for marketplace advantage, and new ideas for products, processes and services.
- Provide vision and direction for a team of professional sales, technical and customer service resources.
- Positively rally and empower the commercial team to achieve individual and business goals.
- Attract, develop and retain high potential talent.
- Act as a role model and change agent.
- Model and promote the Corporation’s Code of Business Ethics and Values.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 10+ years experience, emphasizing sales or business development and people leadership.
- 10 + years experience in the building products industry, preference to Adhesives
- Strong experience in strategic leadership needed.
- Strong experience negotiating large/major contracts.
- Advanced business and financial acumen needed.
- Experience in planning and forecasting, with practical experience in researching new opportunities and implementing successful account penetration.
- Strong background and experience dealing with Distributor Channels in the building products industry and adhesives.
- Must be able to champion new business ventures. This will require excellent organizational and people skills, project management skills, with an ability to openly convey information to team members in a timely, concise manner.
- 60% travel.
Benefits
- Health & wellness benefits starting on day 1 of employment
- Paid parental leave
- 401K eligibility
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program eligibility / Health Advocate
- Paid vacation and paid holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
business developmentsales strategycontract negotiationfinancial acumenplanning and forecastingaccount penetrationproject managementmarket analysiscommercializationstrategic leadership
Soft skills
relationship buildingteam leadershiporganizational skillscommunication skillschange managementtalent developmentvision and directionempowermentcollaborationproblem-solving
Certifications
Bachelor's degree