
Territory Manager, Pipe & Fittings – All of OH, Western PA and WV Region
Westlake
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Columbus • Ohio • Pennsylvania • United States
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About the role
- The Territory Manager achieves increased sales revenue and profitability within the Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia markets
- The Territory Manager will achieve sales goals by effectively selling and communicating the company’s products and/or related services to existing and prospective customers
- A major focus will be on the pull through sales process by creating demand at the specifier, owner, and contractor levels.
- Comply with all company policies and procedures
- Meet or exceed sales goals and objectives set by management
- Create demand by educating on the features and benefits of Certa-Lok restrained joint PVC Product system to engineers, owners, municipalities, contractors, and wholesale distribution.
- Perform professional presentations or demonstrations of company’s products and services
- Establish, develop and maintain business relationships with distributors, engineers, municipalities, contractors, and other key contacts within the assigned geographic territory.
- Build and maintain ongoing awareness of industry products and services, competitor activities and other research that can be shared with management
- Evaluate marketing data by utilizing sales management software tools to maximize sales efficiency and effectiveness
- Actively manage travel schedule to cover assigned territory in a time-efficient manner. Travel will be roughly 50% within sales territory.
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications and establishing professional networks.
- Focus should especially be paid to directional drilling, pipe bursting, and other areas where restrained pipe is needed.
- Resolve customer complaints by identifying problems and expediting solutions
- Provide management weekly market activity/results and monthly territory analyses
- Work closely with distribution in order to forecast monthly sales volume
- Coordinate sales efforts with sales management, accounting, logistics, engineering, manufacturing and customer service groups
- Analyze the territory/market’s potential and determine the value of existing and prospective customers to the organization and value/volume model
- Plan and organize sales strategy by maximizing the Return on Time Investment for assigned territory
- Participate in local, regional and national trade shows
- Ensure that databases are current and updated with accurate customer information
- Implement pricing policies within market segments as directed by Regional Sales Manager
- Coordinate major bid strategy and maintain bid calendar
- Provide pricing, product availability and order status information to territory accounts
- Execute the timely preparation of all sales reports, expense reports and assigned projects
- Effectively manage a Travel and Entertainment Budget to maximize return on investment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business or related field
- Must be currently residing in Pittsburgh, PA, Columbus or Cleveland, OH and surrounding areas
- Must have 3-5+ years' of outside sales experience
- Must have multi-level sale experience/ pull through sales experience
- Self-starter, motivated, team focused and results driven
- Outgoing, good with numbers, relatable
- Strong presentation, organizational, and time management skills
- Demonstrated track record of exceeding corporate goals
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong technical skills and aptitude; ability to present technical concepts with hands-on demonstrations to customers
- Proficient in MS Office
- Ability to travel within assigned geographic territory
- Valid driver’s license and good DMV record
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
outside salesmulti-level salespull through salessales management softwarepresentation skillstechnical skillsmarket analysissales strategybudget managementcustomer relationship management
Soft Skills
self-startermotivatedteam focusedresults drivenoutgoingrelatableorganizational skillstime managementverbal communicationwritten communication
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree