Director of Regional Sales

Overview

Position: Director of Industrial Sales
Company: Gray Wolf

Reports to: VP of Sales and Preconstruction

Department: Sales

Status: Full-Time Position – Exempt/Salary

• Enact strategy and sales initiatives to support company objectives.
• Foster strong relationships with existing and potential customers including internal department heads and team members.
• Work closely with the VP to execute the company’s sales strategy for their region.
• Develop and execute a Market Strategy that leverages the strengths of the organization.
• Identify competitive advantages and new markets for future sustainable growth.
• Self-driven individual who has the drive to achieve company performance goals and sales targets.
• This position requires a minimum of 50% travel within the set territory.

• Customer Focus - Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Business Acumen - Knows how businesses work; knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, technology, and information affecting his/her business and organization; knows the competition; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace.
• Time Management - Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than others; can attend to a broader range of activities.
• Negotiating - Can negotiate skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups; can settle differences with minimum noise; can win concessions without damaging relationships; can be direct and forceful as well as diplomatic; gains trust quickly of other parties to the negotiations; has a good sense of timing.
• Integrity and Trust - Is widely trusted; is seen as a direct, truthful individual; can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner; keeps confidences; admits mistakes; doesn't misrepresent him/her self for personal gain.
• Listening - Practices attentive and active listening; has the patience to hear people out; can accurately restate the opinions of others even when he/she disagrees.
• Perseverance - Pursues everything with energy, drive, and a need to finish; seldom gives up before finishing, especially in the face of resistance or setbacks.
• Presentation skills - Is effective in a variety of formal presentation settings: one-on-one, small and large groups, with peers, direct reports, and bosses; is effective both inside and outside the organization, on both cool data and hot and controversial topics; commands attention and can manage group process during the presentation; can change tactics midstream when something isn t working
• Decision Quality - Makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; most of his/her solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions.
• Drive for Results - Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes themselves and others for results.

Minimum of 10 (10) years of experience developing and managing new business within the construction industry, specifically in the Pulp and Paper and the Power sectors.

Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Business, Marketing or Engineering. Additional years of experience may substitute a bachelor’s degree.

• Business development within the Industrial Construction Industry;
  Knowledge of building concepts and principles.
• Public Speaking/Presentation Skills

Position will require experience with and the frequent use of CRM Systems, MS Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook. Use of Concur Software for expenses and other software will be required…