Vice President of Sales

AFC Industries • West Chicago, IL

5h

About The Position

AFC Industries is a dynamic organization dedicated to providing supply chain management solutions for fasteners and assembly components to original equipment manufacturers, assembly plants, and other users of these products. We support a diverse industry base of manufacturers across a broad range of industries. Our experienced team has a proven track record of helping manufacturers and assemblers reduce cost, improve quality, and increase efficiency. We are a Company Culture Devoted to Innovation & Improvement. AFC provides localized expertise to customers in particular industries and geographies. We don't have a traditional hierarchical management structure where everyone simply "reports up." Instead, our company is made up of on-the-ground experts operating in an entrepreneurial fashion with the backing and support of an enterprise-grade organization. Sharing cultural values breeds consistency and quality throughout our organization. Collectively, we are committed to a simple management approach, which influences our company culture and our management style.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Strong background in industrial fasteners, custom assembly components, and vendor managed inventory.
• Minimum of 5 years sales management experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• High degree of general business acumen.
• Strong analytical capabilities.
• Minimum of intermediate level capability working with the Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Plans, directs, and coordinates the marketing of the organization’s products and services
• Participates in developing, interpreting, and implementing company policies and procedures
• Plans, controls, and directs activities of the sales force to obtain maximum sales volume and to develop maximum potential volume from all markets of the organization
• Ensures that products and services are marketed in accordance with budgeted objectives to maintain maximum profitability
• Continually evaluates the market and adjusts market strategy to meet changing market and competitive conditions
• Responsible for training new sales employees
• Prepares sales forecasts for use in the organizations operating budget
• Contract negotiations and contract review
• Approve pricing structure
• Develop target account list
• Prospect and qualify new accounts
• Qualify prospective accounts generated by outside sales
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager