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ASSA ABLOY is looking for a street-active Director of Sales to lead a team of approximately 15 sales professionals in North Texas, managing a multi-million dollar budget and executing sales strategies. The role requires strong leadership, relationship-building skills, and a deep understanding of the door opening solutions market, with a focus on healthcare, education, military, and commercial buildings.
Ansvarsområden
- Lead a team of approximately 15 employees and manage a budget of several million dollars.
- Develop and execute sales strategy for the territory in cooperation with senior management.
- Direct sales goals and activities for the team.
- Interact with and make sales calls to key decision makers and influencers in the contract hardware arena, including distributors, architects, general contractors, construction managers, and end users.
- Present territory results to senior management during monthly review meetings.
- Hold regular staff meetings.
- Build and maintain a high-performance team through hiring, coaching, training, and team building.
Krav
- Ability to think strategically and a demonstrated record of developing and implementing effective sales strategies.
- Good relationship-building, interpersonal, and verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to professionally interact with a diverse group of managers, employees, customers, and influencers at all levels.
- Lead from the front; be street active.
- Entrepreneurial spirit and excitement about selling a full range of door opening solutions.
- Detail-oriented, organized, and known for follow-up habits.
- Self-motivated, organized individual who takes pride in attention to details and accuracy.
- Ability to multitask and manage time and projects proficiently.
- Strong communicator, active listener, and negotiator.
- Ability to work independently but believe in teamwork.
- Ability to read, understand specifications/facility standards, and possess industry-related technical and sales aptitude.
- Ability to travel (up to 50%) throughout the territory and US.
- Ability to perform responsibilities in a home office environment or while traveling.
- Ability to lift/carry up to 50 lbs. of sample and display material for sale presentations.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the door and hardware business or related industry (e.g., building products, access control), with a minimum of 3 years calling into the contract distribution channel.
- Minimum of 1-2 years in a managerial role with responsibility for directing staff.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.
- Utilization and maintenance of CRM tools and other industry-related software for sales and activity reporting.
Önskade kvalifikationer
- Bachelor’s degree (preference for specialization in related curricula such as: sales, business, architectural design/engineering, construction science/management, or similar) or work experience commensurate with, minimum high school/GED diploma.
- Master’s degree preferred.
Förmåner
- Competitive compensation and benefits package.
- Bonus
- 401(k) plan
- Education assistance
- Company car
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