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We’re Hiring for a Regional Director!
THE ROLE: The Regional Director (RD) is responsible for leading the overall orders, revenue and gross margin growth of assigned Xylem products and services in an assigned region. As a (RD) you will lead your team’s daily sales efforts by motivating and coaching the outside sales staff on strategic decisions to drive company and regional growth, recognize and react to market conditions through development, recruiting, mentoring, goal setting and coaching. The position is also responsible for ensuring all market segments are supported, establishing a culture of internal cooperation, continued improvement and efficiency, customer focus, and managing, budgeting and reporting of budgets and territory P&L.
We offer a full benefits package to include Flexible Time Off (FTO) for salaried positions, health, dental, vision, investment savings plan, and additional miscellaneous benefits.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
- Work together with Marketing and Service Center Managers to understand market trends, competition, and develop new market growth strategies.
- Maximize financial performance of the region by expanding the rentals and sales of Xylem products and services.
- Grow and maintain an effective sales pipeline utilizing SalesForce.com. Maintain a Pipeline Revenue health >85%.
- Coach and mentor the regional sales team and own the Sales Representative on-boarding process for all sales reps within the region. Provide input on each Direct Sales Rep’s (DSR’s) performance based on clearly communicated expectations.
- Develop complex commercial sales strategies focused on long term business and growth within accounts and geographies; this will include any demand generation activities (sales blitz, digital marketing campaigns, etc.)
- Develop a bottoms up, market based financial understanding of assigned territory
- Work in conjunction with Marketing to drive bid reporting services and lead management in addition to build company image to drive new opportunities and brand recognition within the region.
- Identify, develop and implement local marketing strategies to expand penetration of Xylem’s products.
- Partner with Marketing to manage sales blitzes, distributor and industry conferences, trade shows and other trade organizations to drive sales within the Region.
- Manage selling costs and travel expenses as well as approve budgets and Strive to operate within approved budgets for each fiscal quarter and year.
- Approve traveling and selling expenses for the Sales Representatives and Territory Managers (if applicable) and any other direct report in the Territory; to review and report on related monthly activity, implement corrective actions to compensate for sales and/or order shortfalls, and to institute remedial action as required.
- Attain target gross profit margins and sales and rental volumes (as required) to maintain profitable operations and to enhance the company's position and future growth in the industry.
- Supervise the obtaining of data as to the sales plans, selling effort, markets, products and prices of competitors to the extent that such data will be beneficial for managing the company, determine marketing plans and policies, and assist manufacturing.
- Serve on and constructively participate in such committee activities as assigned by the VP of Sales.
- Supervise the preparation and interpretation of sales and marketing reports as may be needed for guidance and use of company executives and sales division personnel.
- Guide personnel in building goodwill with present/prospective customers and assume the obligations of good citizenship him/herself and to participate in worthwhile community and national activities as may be required for sound public relations for the company.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Manager to provide additional responsibilities that is more organization/BU specific.
- Work with National Accounts Manager to both drive deeper penetration into existing national accounts and develop additional opportunities within region. – (Dewatering)
Minimum Qualifications: Education, Experience, Skills, Abilities, License/Certification:
- Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- A minimum five years of successful sales management or management experience.
- Thorough knowledge of consultative/value-based selling.
- Five years’ experience in related field of pumps, pumping systems, equipment rental or construction preferred.
- Previous experience in the use of Salesforce.com or other CRM’s is required.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Additional preferences for a specific position.
- Effective leadership, motivational, organizational and communication skills (written/verbal).
- Effective coaching and mentoring skills are required.
- Effective interpersonal skills with customers, employees, and management team.
- Experience leading through influence
- Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
- Strong teamwork and organizational skills with the ability to multi-task.
- Ability to demonstrate effective negotiation and influencing skills along with knowledge of selling practices and techniques.
- Ability to provide superior customer service.
- Proven presentation and communication skills including face-to face interaction.
- General knowledge of mechanical and pumping designs; hydraulics; pneumatics; water flow; diesel, gas and electric motors.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products and the use of computer applications.
- Ability to meet and continuously maintain authorization to operate a company vehicle.
DAY IN THE LIFE:
(The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters and must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)
- Travel requirement: 50%+ or as required.
- Must be able to lift 50+ pounds.
- Regularly required to stand, reach, bend, squat, push, pull and move about the facility
- Walk or stand at least 6+ hours per day
- Office: Standard office equipment; work usually performed in an office setting free from any disagreeable elements.
- Job Site: Regular exposure to job site conditions and hazards; e.g. petrochemical refineries, mills, mines, construction sites, industrial/power plants, waste water treatment plants, etc.
- Shop: Regular exposure to all outdoor weather conditions; intermittent exposure to shop and job site noise.
- Standard weekly job hours:40+
At Xylem, we embrace diversity and strive to create avenues where employees feel valued and appreciated through our DE&I initiatives and Employee Resources Groups (ERG). Xylem is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action workplace. Xylem prohibits discrimination, harassment of any kind and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or sexual orientation (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, marital status, medical conditions or disability, genetic information, age, or other non-merit factors.
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