Regional Sales Manager

Position DetailsThe Regional Sales Manager in the Utility Products Division at Stella-Jones is responsible for proactively managing their book of business and executing day-to-day sales activities for select accounts within an assigned region. This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports and reports to a Director-level sales leader in the United States.

This is a home-based, remote role covering a regional sales territory primarily centered on Idaho, Montana, and the western Dakotas with expectation of regular travel throughout the territory. This position includes a company vehicle and travel within this region is expected to be 50%. Ideal home-base locations may include Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Missoula, or other well-positioned cities in the region, including Boise, provided the candidate has reasonable access to an airport and can effectively travel the territory by vehicle.

Key Responsibilities:

Analyzes customer/competition situations and generates specific plans that will achieve objectives.Maintains an active role in understanding the regional market pricing, and competitive outlook.Continually strives to identify and capture lower cost, higher service options to meet customer needs.Understands the leverage of volume as well as price increase strategy.Constantly defines and redefines area of responsibility and market situation and reviews the pertinence of plans and changes them when advisable.Maintains an active reporting procedure in accordance with departmental and company needs.Develops a Business Plan for area of responsibility that is consistent with short-range and long-range company objectives.Maintains a sales forecasting capability which will in the short-term make possible efficient scheduling, provide superior customer service, and control inventory and in the long-term, provide information for business planning, resource planning and budgeting.Keeps well informed on industry changes, participates where possible in organizations directly involved with our prime markets, and continually works to improve sales techniques and sales knowledge.Pursues special projects such as special competitive investigations, market studies on new products, credit or collection activities as assigned or authorized by supervisorTypically travel within assigned region is 50% of regular workweek, dependent on customer need, how an RSM chooses to manage the territory, and other factors.Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Five (5) or more years of B2B outside sales experience requiredSales to utilities and/or other industrial customers highly preferredBachelor's degree preferredExcellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) required; SAP and/or Power BI experience preferredAbility to travel frequently (primarily within MT, ID, and the Dakotas) as required by the role (expected to be up to 50%).

Note: Employment at Stella-Jones in the United States is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment drug test and criminal background check. Also, there is no visa sponsorship available for this specific position.

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