Regional Sales Manager

W S DARLEY & CO•Itasca, IL

just now•Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a Regional Sales Manager to join Darley! The Regional Sales Manager hunts for sales opportunities and closes deals at an aggressive pace. To succeed and generate revenue in a competitive environment, this position must be completely knowledgeable on their Customer base/assigned territory, apply the training and coaching received form the Company, create tremendous relationships with both Customers and Vendors, respond and engage with a sense of urgency, be fully compliant with the rules and regulations in Government contractual sales, contribute with passion to the Team and always be proactively prospecting for new Customers. The over-arching goal of this role is to drive deals upstream so that the Company has the best chance of winning the award. The Regional Sales Manager reports to the Force Lead of that particular team. About W.S. Darley & Co: Founded in 1908, W.S. Darley & Co. (Darley) remains a family owned and operated business, supplying the highest quality equipment solutions to its military and first responder customers. With origins in the equipment distribution and Midwest manufacturing, Darley offers a family of leading innovate emergency equipment brands and innovative solutions. Darley prides itself on delivering the highest quality solutions and services from its corporate headquarters in Itasca, IL and its’ ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturing operations in Chippewa Falls, WI and Janesville, IA.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree highly preferred, but prior sales & military experience may be substituted
Experience with military acquisition, government procurement or supply chain operations
2-5 years of experience selling to military or government highly preferred
Working experience with MS Office suite of products
Understanding of government contracts and purchasing vehicles desired
Highly organized and able to multi-task
Excellent written and oral communication
Committed to providing exceptional Customer service

Responsibilities

Understand Darley products, services, contract benefits and value proposition and enthusiastically communicate these during direct sales activities.
Consistently achieve booked order goals.
Research buying habits of potential Customers by analyzing data bases with historical purchasing information.
Interface with potential new customers, deliver impactful/concise overview briefs, perform needs discovery and persuade them to use Darley as their Prime Vendor.
Once onboard, build strong and deep relationships with military customers at all levels including end users, supply officers, contracting officers, decision makers and influencers.
Creatively address Customer problems, becoming a true resource and solution provider.
Understand and be able to teach how our contracting vehicles operate. Additionally have a working knowledge of various funding methods and how they may be applied to assist customers in their procurement strategies.
Generate quotes for customers and transition them to Inside Sales / HQ Teams to enter into system.
Partner with Suppliers to provide best products & values to meet Customer requirements.
Brainstorm and develop innovative strategies to win business.
Enter updates and maintain records in Salesforce so that all active accounts, live opportunities, key activities on those opportunities, stages in the pipeline and other required data are all accurate.
Professionally represent Darley at trade shows, in-person meetings and Teams meetings by researching, preparing, rehearsing and making these events about the Customer, not us.
Conduct cold calls, either face to face or via telephone, to prospect new business.
Work with support teams (purchasing, accounting, warehouse, etc.) to ensure that all information is up to date in the system and that orders are delivered in a timely fashion
Follow up on closed sales to ensure delivery and quality were as promised
Monitor and report on market and competitor activities.
Probe the Customer ecosystem to find information on new contracts that may be forming so that Darley can interdict these upstream and have a high probability the ones that fit our business model.