
Associate Vice President – Sales
GuideStar Eldercare
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Dallas • Texas • United States
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About the role
- The Vice President Sales agrees to work as reasonably scheduled by GSE.
- Assist in sales strategy development.
- Recruit, train, and coach a sales team with members operating in multiple states.
- Set monthly sales targets and motivate sales team. Manage the team resources and operations to deliver profitable growth.
- Prepare reports with data regarding sales metrics, individual sales development representative performance, and mission-related objectives.
- Develop plans and strategies for developing business and achieving company sales goals.
- Create a culture of success and ongoing business and goal achievement.
- Define optimal sales force structure.
- Build a sales force in the healthcare industry that top sales performers want to join.
- Manage customer expectations and contribute to a high level of customer satisfaction.
- Define and oversee sales staff compensation and incentive programs that motivate the sales team to achieve their sales targets.
- Define and coordinate sales training programs that support company sales objectives and enable staff to achieve their potential.
- Define sales processes that drive desired sales outcomes and identify improvements where and when required.
- Put in place the infrastructure and systems to support the success of the sales function.
- Provide detailed and accurate sales forecasting.
- Compile information and data related to customer and prospect interactions.
- Monitor customer, market, and competitor activity and provide feedback to company leadership team and other company functions.
- Work closely with the marketing department to establish successful branding programs and sales support programs.
- Manage key customer relationships and participate in closing strategic opportunities.
- Travel for in-person meetings with customers and partners to develop key partnerships is a requirement of the position. Travel may also be required for ride-alongs or other sales development activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Years of experience (10+ years/15 years preferred)
- Healthcare industry experience, especially in long term care, preferred
- Successful, proven experience:
- Building a go-to-market strategy and corporate sales plan
- Building and growing a sales channel
- Closing xxx-figure deals
- Monitoring and evaluating sales development rep progress against state expectations, in addition to aligning and changing behavior with performance expectations.
- Managing a team of 5-10 sales development representatives.
- Managing key customer relationships and closing strategic opportunities.
- Utilizing a CRM to manage team sales tasks, pipeline, and closing data
- Hiring and onboarding sales representatives
- Building and managing a territory
- Working within a small/medium company environment
- Providing status reports with market and customer feedback to Executive team
- Demonstrated ability in all aspects of sales leadership.
- Able to pass background testing, including motor vehicle record review and drug screening.
- Valid driver’s license
- Active auto insurance policy
- Must have reliable transportation.
Benefits
- All GuideStar employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 and flu.
- Equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
sales strategy developmentsales forecastingsales process definitionsales metrics analysisgo-to-market strategycorporate sales plansales channel developmentcustomer relationship managementteam managementsales training program development
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingmotivationcommunicationorganizational skillscustomer satisfaction managementstrategic thinkingperformance evaluationteam buildingproblem-solving
Certifications
Bachelor's degreevalid driver's licenseactive auto insurance policy