Indirect Area Sales Manager - HD, WA/OR/AK

1d•$82,000 - $152,000•Remote

About The Position

The Area Sales Manager (ASM) will sell, grow and support all Castrol HD business in assigned geography through our distributor network and direct accounts. HD ASMs drive results and performance through the execution of key accountabilities described below. Role focuses on new business, account management, and HDNA, OEM, TA field activation as required. Maximize profitable growth of Castrol brands with a focus on premium products and HD strategic segments including both the direct and indirect sales model. This role is expected to be in the market visiting customers and prospects four days per week. Ensure WD DSR sales force in assigned area is supported, trained and has the tools to drive BP/Castrol business on their paper in Castrol’s HD focused segments. Prospecting, pipeline development in Salesforce and accountability for closing opportunities within territory Accountable to maintain a robust pipeline for both direct and indirect prospects. Leverage PowerBI to manage territory effectively, by proactively overseeing new, growing, declining, and lost accounts. Demonstrate, teach and train DSRs on how to prospect and close business using Castrol programs, ensuring access to digital product catalog, sell sheets, pricing and other selling tools. Support the onboarding of OEM, HDNA, TA, and key accounts as required. Utilize Salesforce CRM daily to manage account relationships, pipeline, and build connections within both the customer and our organization, leveraging digital tools like PowerBI, Castrol Insights, and Turfview. Compliance with bp’s Code of Conduct, Values and Behaviors and HSSE Standards. At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits ( https://exploreyourbenefits.com/landing.html) to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others! We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. We’re an international energy company with global scale, ambitious plans and a team of brilliant people delivering energy to the world, today and tomorrow.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
80% travel is required for this position (50-60% overnight).
Working remotely and autonomously in sales territories.
Implement advanced value selling techniques to maximize value for both our customers and Castrol, negotiate with customers within agreed DOAs ensuring not to make any promise that cannot be delivered.
Solid ability to identify sources of value and overcome objections.
Develop world class partnerships and relationships with large customers.
Prospect customers require the Area Sales Manager to actively build new relationships to gain access to business opportunities.
Budgeting, forecasting, and financial management skills experience relative to the profitable execution of sales plan.
Fully proficient working with digital sales platforms such as Salesforce and Microsoft office.
Customer Relationship Management
Products and Program Knowledge
Customer Segmentation & Channel Management
Account Strategy & Planning
Distributor Management
Territory Management
Customer Profitability & Value Chain Understanding

Responsibilities

Sell, grow and support all Castrol HD business in assigned geography through our distributor network and direct accounts.
Drive results and performance through the execution of key accountabilities.
Focus on new business, account management, and HDNA, OEM, TA field activation as required.
Maximize profitable growth of Castrol brands with a focus on premium products and HD strategic segments including both the direct and indirect sales model.
Visit customers and prospects four days per week.
Ensure WD DSR sales force in assigned area is supported, trained and has the tools to drive BP/Castrol business on their paper in Castrol’s HD focused segments.
Prospecting, pipeline development in Salesforce and accountability for closing opportunities within territory
Accountable to maintain a robust pipeline for both direct and indirect prospects.
Leverage PowerBI to manage territory effectively, by proactively overseeing new, growing, declining, and lost accounts.
Demonstrate, teach and train DSRs on how to prospect and close business using Castrol programs, ensuring access to digital product catalog, sell sheets, pricing and other selling tools.
Support the onboarding of OEM, HDNA, TA, and key accounts as required.
Utilize Salesforce CRM daily to manage account relationships, pipeline, and build connections within both the customer and our organization, leveraging digital tools like PowerBI, Castrol Insights, and Turfview.
Compliance with bp’s Code of Conduct, Values and Behaviors and HSSE Standards.

Benefits

flexible working options
a generous paid parental leave policy
excellent retirement benefits
discretionary annual bonus program
long-term incentive program
generous retirement benefits that include a 401k matching program
access to health, vision, and dental insurance, as well as life and Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
paid vacation depending on your years of relevant industry experience and will range from 120 – 240 hours of vacation per year for full times employees (60 - 240 hours of vacation per year for part time employees)
9 paid holidays per year and 2 personal choice holidays

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