Field Sales Manager


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We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Field Sales Manager
Location:
Nationwide
Reports to: Line Manager
Overview

  • The Field Sales Manager (FSM) manages all aspects of running an efficient sales team, including hiring, supervising, coaching, disciplining, and motivating direct-report sales associates.
  • The FSM is responsible for their assigned team’s sales productivity, and directs their effort in order to have the greatest overall impact on company results.
  • The FSM is accountable for the profitable achievement of sales objectives associated with the assigned market, segment, and sales team managed.

Typical Duties & Responsibilities of Position

  • Leads field forecasting efforts among the team managed, ensuring that accurate forecasts are completed on a timely basis.
  • Identifies deficiencies in skills among sales associates managed, and works to improve individuals’ capabilities through coaching, development, and training.
  • Recruits, hires, and develops associates, utilizing company human resources guidelines and support resources.
  • Works with market management to ensure market-level strategic and business objectives are met by the sales team.
  • Directs and supports the consistent implementation of company initiatives.
  • Prioritizes coaching and performance management efforts to have the greatest overall impact on business results.
  • Coordinates the involvements of sales support personnel, including customer support, service, and management resources, so that team performance objectives and customers’ expectations are met.
  • Proactively inspects sales activity and effort among sales associates managed, ensuring that the quality and quantity of sales effort meets company expectations.
  • Positively impacts the performance of individual sales team members by implementing and managing field support tools, including training programs, productivity initiatives, account and territory planning methodologies, and customer communication tools.
  • Proactively assesses, clarifies, and validates customer requirements and satisfaction by engaging key customer accounts in conjunction.
  • Other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Education and/or Experience
Required

  • Bachelor's degree in business administration or closely related field (or unrelated degree plus two additional years of relevant experience)
  • Minimum of three years of increasingly responsible salaried in Sales Management and supervisory experience.
  • Must project and uphold the highest ethical standards and have demonstrated leadership ability and excellent interpersonal and communication