Director of Sales
Director of Sales
As the Director of Sales, this position will develop and lead a team of sales leaders and managers through providing strategic direction to ensure superior customer service and associate accountability across a regional business.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide strategic direction to sales management through setting sales objectives and goals for the assigned regional market. This includes identifying sales opportunities, setting sales targets/expectations including opportunities for market share, margin growth, etc.
- Design strategic plans to achieve/exceed target’s.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement for the Sales team by coaching, motivating, and mentoring.
- Partner with Regional teams to build and nurture customer relationships while enhancing the overall customer experience.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and partners.
- Identify and eliminate obstacles by collaborating with internal groups to facilitate effective solutions for the sales team.
- Proactively identify internal and external areas of opportunity for improvement to mitigate customer and internal associate concerns/issues. Efficiently resolve conflict through strong problem-solving skills.
- Provide insight to the Vice President on market shifts and strategic direction of business segments within the channel.
- Ensure accurate customer information is captured within our CRM system (Salesforce) for effective sales funnel management.
- The ability to cross function between the different regional business units.
- Make timely and appropriate recommendations for ongoing education and training for new and existing team members.
- Ability to communicate, present and influence all levels of the organization, including executive leadership.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree
- 5+ years experience directly managing a sales team
- Equipment, Parts & Supplies and Light Commercial HVAC experience preferred but not required.
- Demonstrated ability to drive sales, revenue, and business growth.
- Strong decision-making skill’s; compelling business and financial acumen
- Excellent communication and team leadership skills, with a passion for sales and team development.
- Ability to work flexible hours and travel when necessary.
- Must be a self-starter, articulate and possess excellent presentation, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Proficient in MS office/Salesforce applications.