Regional Sales Mgr-Con

Plan and manage activities for the Construction Division sales team leading to the profitable sales of CATERPILLAR and Allied Equipment for a specified region. The Regional Sales Manager will be responsible for the hands-on management and training of the sales force in order to increase market share while achieving profitability and customer satisfaction goals. The Regional Sales Manager will interface with factory representatives to ensure good relations between the dealer and factory. Also, this manager will assist in the development and implementation of the annual business and marketing plans for their region.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Planning

• Oversees the sales planning process, developing sales strategies and tactics that support short and long-range goals. Assists in the development of marketing plans.
• Works with the Director of Sales to establish market share and revenue projections along with pricing structures.
• Maintains records of sales activities, forecasts market trends, lost sales, and competitor information.
• Assists in inventory management relative to needs and configurations for their specified product or industry

Sales/Marketing

• Provides hands-on, proactive leadership to the sales staff to ensure adequate progress toward the sales goals and objectives. Ensures professional development of quotations and proposals.
• Maintains a market awareness level to maximize the effectiveness of the field sales staff to a level acceptable to GPEC and CATERPILLAR.
• Develops ongoing sales training process to address sales skills, time management, territory management, financial merchandising, product knowledge, competitive knowledge, etc.
• Assists in packaging of products and maximizing effectiveness of marketing plans.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education: A four-year degree in business or marketing is preferable.

Work Experience: 5 years minimum experience in construction equipment sales with at least 3 years in providing management leadership to other sales professionals.

Physical: The ability to periodically travel, via car and/or airplane and stay overnight.

Other: Must have an intermediate skill level in using PC software, primarily MS Word, Excel and Access; Must have a valid driver's license with acceptable record; Must have excellent customer service skills

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Your supervisor may request and assign you similar duties. Any major modification of this job role requires Human Resources approval.

Gregory Poole Equipment Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.Gregory Poole Equipment Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.