Manager National Industry

SMC•Austin, TX

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

The purpose of the National Industry Manager is to develop and grow SMC sales and market share in a defined Industry Segment. The National Industry Manager will leverage all resources to obtain market share at customer headquarters, local plants, and OEM’s. The National Industry Manger position has planning and administrative responsibilities to ensure market share penetration.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree (Business, Marketing, Engineering, related field) or equivalent work experience
Minimum of ten (10) years of work experience with SMC or equivalent industry
Working knowledge of SMC products or similar product experience
Working knowledge of SMC sales strategies or similar work experience
Well-developed communication skills
Well-developed leadership skills

Responsibilities

Set sales strategy for the defined Industry.
Manage and support all sales activities related to the defined Industry
Report market conditions regularly via market report form.
Provide specific market analysis for defined Industry as needed or requested
Manage, coach and guide sales professional activity on National account HQ and all sites.
Utilize SMC resources for Product Promotion
Guide SMC sales personnel to increase knowledge & opportunities of the defined Industry
Successfully complete other duties as prescribed by sales management
Align strategies/tactics to achieve rapid revenue expansion with assigned national accounts.
Insure appropriate training for individuals calling on national accounts has been completed.
Negotiate contracts, special pricing, etc. with National accounts while maintaining adequate company profitability.
Utilize existing SMC companywide resources for product promotion, marketing, engineering, technical support, etc.
Align company departments to support the needs of National Accounts business needs by using internal meetings, forecasting, NPDP, market report, shikomi, etc.
Frequent reporting of progress to SMC top management.
Build positive and long-lasting relationships with National account's top management and organize in person meetings with SMC top management.
Participate in National Sales Promotion activity by hosting customer visits during trade shows, open houses, etc.
Align product strategy to ensure vectors are aligned among the salesforce.
Document sales calls, projects, investment opportunities, opportunities, contacts, success reports (IAR) and activity in CRM.
Maintain a Sales Action Plan (Gameplan) in CRM with linkage to all sites and related third party companies.
Document National account potential and actual SMC sales revenue.