
Sales Director – West Region
Cubic Corporation
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Knoxville • Tennessee • Texas • United States
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About the role
- Develop and execute strategic plans to achieve overall revenue targets with Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) product portfolio
- Drives, manages, and executes the business and revenue of the regional sales team to achieve and surpass growth goals
- Partners with marketing, strategy, product, engineering and operations teams to deliver the best possible customer experience
- Develop, manage and report pipeline and funnel health as well as monthly, quarterly and full year goal attainment and any mitigating strategies and plans to ensure delivery of financial targets
- Analyze market and industry conditions to maximize existing successes and to secure new business opportunities aligned to the strategic plan
- Prepare forecasts, territory/industry management, and growth plans
- Assign quotas across the sales team to include breakdown by product lines
- Work collaboratively with the Channel Manager to establish and manage distributor networks and agreements
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers while partnering with them to understand the business objectives and needs
- Effectively communicate value propositions through presentations and proposals
- Lead, mentor, and develop sales team, enabling empowerment and accountability
- Drive annual performance review process and goal setting and actively monitor performance against goals
- Establish and report on metrics to measure team performance, correct deficiencies where necessary
- Recruit, hire and train sales representatives
- Educate around product applications to meet client requirements and gain buy-in from internal teams, consultants, and clients
- Create and implement product training for sales that requires competency in the full portfolio
- Attend and present at external customer meetings and internal stakeholder meetings and follow up with external customers, as necessary
- Partner with cross-functional teams to support defining product roadmaps
- Organize and attend exhibits and other marketing events; work with Marketing teams on digital campaigns, webinars, events etc
Requirements
- Minimum of 15 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 12 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 8 years’ experience; or equivalent experience
- Previous experience securing contracts in Intelligent Transportation Systems preferred
- Demonstrable success including meeting or exceeding annual targets with growth
- Strong people leadership skills with a proven track record of building a high performing team
- Demonstrated ability to set and manage targets and goals driving empowerment and accountability
- Prior experience of working within a matrix organization; able to foster collaboration and communication with all stakeholders
- Salesforce experience desirable or experience with similar tools
- Motivated self-starter; keen business and technical awareness; ability to adapt to changing business needs
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Ability to prioritize work, complete multiple tasks and work under deadlines
- Ability to perform analytical work
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401k Retirement Plan with a company match
- Paid parental leave (up to six weeks)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Company-paid disability (full pay and benefits for up to six weeks)
- Life insurance options
- Critical illness and accident coverages
- Award-winning well-being program including employer-funded lifestyle spending account
- Backup childcare, pet care, and pet insurance
- Virtual tutoring and a tuition reimbursement program
- Time-off policies to encourage rest and relaxation
- 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Intelligent Transportation Systemspipeline managementforecastingterritory managementcontract negotiationperformance metricsproduct traininganalytical skillsgoal settingsales strategy
Soft Skills
people leadershipteam buildingempowermentaccountabilitycollaborationcommunicationinterpersonal skillsnegotiation skillsprioritizationadaptability