Director of Sales North America

Versa Designed Surfaces is hiring a sales leader to drive growth across contract and residential markets. This role is about more than revenue. Its about relationships, product storytelling, collaboration and creative solutions. Partnering with our distributorsand in concert with our design, marketing, and R&D teamsyou'll help build and maintain Versa's position as a leader in design, technology, and sustainability. From walking the factory floor to building strategic partnerships, you'll be the single point of contact for distributiongetting answers and offering solutions to help ensure their success.

If you thrive on teamwork, travel, and transforming spaces with beautiful, innovative solutions, let's talk.

Job Summary: Responsible for driving wallcovering sales/revenue in North America. Customer base is distributors in both the contract and residential segments. Close collaboration with the Versa Design/Marketing/Customer Service/Administrative teams is required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for customer relationships, including executive, management and inside/ outside sales teams

Drive product placement and stocking programs

Sales pipeline development and follow-upLead educational effort with distribution partners both in-person and electronically

Collaboration with product development, marketing and R&D teams to provide market responsive feedback

Develop and monitor pricing strategies

Contribute to market segment alignment management

Sales forecasting

Approximately 50% travel required Qualification Requirements: BS in Marketing or Business Management, MBA in Marketing preferred
10+ years of leading the sales, marketing and/or design functions in a commercial interiors environment

Experience in a manufacturing organization designing and marketing a product that is manufacturing friendly, possesses aesthetic appeal and salable qualities.

Experience leading a design team in a well-respected design organization. Strong production know-how, especially in the printing space

Strong leadership/management skills and experience in mentoring/nurturing creative teams

Highly collaborative and flexible

Excellent communication skills and the ability to sell in ideas and gain support for initiatives

Proven ability to cultivate and build customer relationships and leverage for business development gains.

Proven ability to translate strategic goals into innovative creative

Strong creative problem-solving skills relative to marketing and advertising Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are the representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to computer screens using keyboard functions and other hand usage.
** The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change. The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

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