Director of Sales - Amazon (Americas)

KION Group•Grand Rapids, MI

2d•$153,000 - $224,400

About The Position

Dematic Corp. has a need for a Americas Sales Director. The candidate will be required to support and work with executives and employees across the entire organization to promote; continuity in sales process and metrics, process improvements through the deployment of sales tools, improvements in sales competency through training & communication, and strategies and tactics that achieve sales growth for Dematic. The successful candidate must be passionate and a proactive visionary in driving change for the organization. In addition, the candidate must be a strong leader, extremely well organized, detail-oriented, quality-minded and possess excellent written & verbal communication skills.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related discipline, Master’s degree preferred
10+ years of successful experience in complex solution sales; 5+ experience in management
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong business acumen
Strong analytical/quantitative abilities, problem solving and presentation skills
Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings and group processes
Ability to establish and foster relationships between various internal/external customers
Capable of working in a matrix environment, managing multiple priorities
Minimum two years’ experience providing analysis for large sales/financial datasets to make meaningful conclusion

Responsibilities

Leading a team of Account Managers to drive profitable revenue growth and achievement of monthly goals.
Use data analytics to build account plans that focus the team on driving growth and execution in all vertical markets in that region, while employing sales skills to maximize customer value and drive margin growth.
Works closely with Sales leadership to present an efficient means of doing business with our customers and channel partners including customized offerings where applicable. Act as the subject matter expert while partnering with Account Managers to close high profile deals.
Collaborate to improve sales efficiency and sales training for Account Managers on the team.
Champion and support the Global Sales Model.
Ensure that sales operations processes and global best practices are communicated and followed
Ensure meetings are established, drive active attendance, and outcomes that are committed, tracked, and executed
Facilitate and lead the sales forecasting with focus on increasing new business and as sold margin. Responsible for driving forecast accuracy.
Provide analysis and reporting support for order intake, gross margin, pipeline and cost information in support of the goals and objectives.
Drive areas of improvement. Gather input from the sales team, prioritize and communicate to sales leadership
Lead projects and initiatives focused on growth and improving productivity throughout the sales organization.
Serve as an internal ambassador for Sales in relationships with other key internal stakeholders such as Finance, Legal, Marketing, Technology, Quality and IT.
Drive new customer expansion by enabling and supporting growth of untouched or under-achieving vertical markets.
Participate in the planning and support for internal and external sales events, including the annual sales meeting, sales managers’ workshops, and sales training events.
Support the sales team to achieve the annual Order Intake and Gross Margin objectives.