Vice President of Sales – Building Materials

Kimmel & Associates

Vice President of Sales leading national business development and revenue growth for a building materials company. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to align initiatives with operational objectives.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $225,000 - $275,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead all national business development and revenue-generating activities across the organization
Develop and execute strategic sales initiatives
Expand customer relationships
Build a scalable, high-performing commercial organization
Collaborate with operations, estimating, project management, and executive leadership to align growth initiatives with operational execution and long-term business objectives

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of senior sales leadership experience within specialty construction, building envelope, waterproofing, restoration, or related commercial construction industries
Proven track record of driving sustained revenue growth and expanding regional or national market share
Demonstrated success building, mentoring, and scaling high-performing sales and business development teams
Experience leading multi-market or national commercial growth initiatives
Strong executive presence with the ability to influence internal teams, ownership groups, and external clients
Deep understanding of commercial construction sales cycles, contractor relationships, and negotiated project pursuits
Experience developing and executing strategic growth plans across multiple territories or business units
Strong background in relationship-driven sales, key account management, and strategic partnerships
Ability to identify, penetrate, and grow new vertical markets and geographic regions
Experience managing KPIs, forecasting, pipeline development, and sales performance metrics
Strong understanding of waterproofing, façade restoration, air barriers, sealants, concrete restoration, or related building envelope systems
Familiarity with commercial construction delivery methods, estimating processes, and project execution workflows
Ability to communicate technical value propositions to owners, architects, consultants, and contractors
Experience supporting complex negotiated pursuits and long-cycle project opportunities
Understanding of union and non-union construction environments preferred
Proven ability to manage forecasting, budgeting, and revenue planning
Strong understanding of profitability drivers, pricing strategy, and margin optimization
Ability to align sales growth initiatives with operational capacity and execution capabilities
Experience collaborating cross-functionally with operations, estimating, and project management teams
Exceptional leadership, communication, and negotiation skills
Strategic thinker with strong execution capability and market instincts
Highly relationship-driven with a visible and credible industry presence
Data-driven decision-making and market analysis expertise
Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent industry leadership experience strongly considered

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive executive-level base salary with performance-based bonus opportunity
Comprehensive executive benefits package
Opportunity to lead growth initiatives within a highly respected industry organization
Significant executive visibility and influence on company direction and expansion strategy
Strong existing operational foundation with substantial growth runway
Travel required based on territory and client engagement needs (~30–50%)

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Hard Skills & Tools

sales leadershiprevenue growthbusiness developmentKPI managementforecastingpipeline developmentsales performance metricsstrategic growth plansrelationship-driven salescommercial construction sales cycles

Soft Skills

executive presenceinfluencementoringcommunicationnegotiationstrategic thinkingleadershipcollaborationdata-driven decision-makingmarket instincts

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree