$80,000 - $100,000 / year
Compensation & Benefits:
This individual will provide leadership in motivating, managing, and evaluating the sales team members. This role will help develop, implement and maintain a strategic sales plan while being responsible for all aspects of sales operations in an effort to achieve lasting company loyalty.
Specific Duties Include: • Demonstrate leadership in all aspects of the region. • Direct and motivate a professional sales team to accomplish the company’s objectives. • Manage the activity in S2, expense reporting, and cross-functional reporting (i.e. service, parts, etc.). • Accountable for ensuring all RDO Equipment Co. policies and procedures are followed within the store. • Advise sales team throughout the sales process, including but not limited to prospecting and closing; performing research and acquiring information on target customers; developing goals, quotas, and forecasts; analyzing sales statistics; and developing sales campaigns. • Coach and mentor sales team on the following topics; including but not limited to needs/features/benefits, closing, time and territory management, negotiating, product knowledge, productivity, and gross margin. • Create and monitor annual sales department benchmarks and budget, in alignment with the organization’s financial and operational objectives. • Ensure customer satisfaction. Work with the sales team to know the customer’s current and future expectations and work with all store departments to resolve customer concerns. • Work closely with manufacturer representatives. • Lead the sales team to effectively understand and use manufacturers’ products and programs to attain acceptable market share levels. • Manage inventory and assets. • Ensure that appropriate communications take place throughout the location/s by facilitating/participating in monthly open-book meetings, conducting regular team meetings, encouraging an open-door policy, and proactively seeking feedback from team members. • Foster an engaged work environment within the location/s, encouraging accountability, open communication, teamwork, and a commitment to serving the customer. • Lead and manage all business and/or department activities related to ensuring the customer experience is positive and that all team members are committed to creating solutions and long term relationships with customers. • Ensure that the company/location reputation and image in the community is consistent with RDO Integrated Controls Core Values, and that business relationships with all stakeholders are not compromised. • Manage the evaluation, allocation, and management of physical and financial resources and administer the hiring, development/training, management, evaluation, and effective assignment of people resources. • Responsible for ensuring that sound and safe business practices and processes are implemented and continuously improved to effectively and efficiently achieve ethical business objectives. • Follow all safety rules and regulations while performing work assignments and adhere to all policies and procedures as specified in company manuals and as directed in the employee handbook. • Proactively seek and participate in available company-sponsored training, in an effort to develop and advance knowledge base and skill set. • Maintain a positive and professional working relationship with peers, management, and support resources, with a constant commitment to teamwork and exemplary customer service. • Perform all other duties as assigned by management in a professional and efficient manner.
Job Requirements: • Previous supervisory/management experience • Industry and/or heavy equipment retail sales experience • Solid understanding of local market conditions • Excellent customer service skills • Excellent oral and written communication skills • Strong computer skills • College degree preferred • Candidates must have valid work authorization and be able to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship