Sales Development Manager
About The Position
Elite Brands of Colorado is seeking a hands-on sales leader to coach and grow a high-performing team across all channels, maximizing sales and profits. In a fast-paced environment, the Sales Development Manager drives market execution, territory planning, and sales strategy while expanding brand visibility, distribution, and key-account relationships. The role builds a team culture grounded in trust, creativity, accountability, and personal development through continuous, open feedback. The manager works alongside the team in the market, provides exceptional customer service, and maintains strong relationships with customers, suppliers, and brand managers. The role involves extensive public contact, preparing and presenting sales presentations, phone follow-ups, networking with referral sources, and representing the company at customer visits, industry events, and trade organizations. It requires adaptability, travel, occasional evening and weekend work, a reliable automobile, and a mobile phone. The position is based in Denver, Colorado, and reports to the Director of Sales and Marketing.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university and four to six years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
- Reliable automobile and mobile phone.
- Basic computer proficiency, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel; knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, inventory, order-processing, and database software.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, task-management, and organizational skills, along with deep product knowledge.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business, professional, technical, and regulatory materials; write reports and business correspondence; and present information effectively.
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts, apply advanced mathematical concepts, and use mathematical operations in analysis.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and interpret technical instructions involving abstract and concrete variables.
- Willingness to travel and flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends.
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds and meet the stated physical demands of the job.
Responsibilities
- Coach and develop a high-performing sales team across all channels.
- Drive consistent market execution, territory planning, and sales strategy to maximize sales and profits.
- Expand brand visibility, distribution, and key-account relationships.
- Build a team culture rooted in trust, creativity, accountability, and personal development through open and honest feedback.
- Work alongside the sales team in the market and deliver exceptional customer service.
- Maintain high-quality relationships with customers, suppliers, and brand managers.
- Prepare and present sales presentations, conduct phone follow-ups, and network with referral sources.
- Represent the company professionally at customer visits, industry events, and trade organizations.
Benefits
- Base salary plus bonus/commission, car allowance, and phone allowance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
