Our Sales Manager will be responsible for overseeing the development, coordination and direction of profitable sales within a specified region. Duties include acting as the leader of your territory by managing a team of sales professionals, implementing and fostering corporate initiatives, maintaining supplier relationships and growing Veritiv’s customer base. This position requires a “take the wheel” approach for the entire sales process along with strong skills for intelligence gathering, prospecting to negotiating and account management.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop a team of high performers who grow business through new account acquisition and expanding share of wallet.
• Implement sales and marketing strategies which will contribute to achieving the Territory and Regional objectives.
• Conduct sales meetings, trainings, and account/pipeline reviews on a regular basis with sales group.
• Set appropriate performance objectives for team members and hold them accountable for achieving these.
• Identify opportunities and present solutions offered by the organization that meet the customer’s needs.
• Create a personal network and represent the organization at business sector events to enhance the company brand.
• Work with organization to ensure team members maintain up-to-date customer and inventory data in the CRM and identify and resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Manage and report on team performance, assets (inventory) and budget execution.
• Partner with the Credit Manager to ensure accounts receivable are kept current.
• Maintain and renew a deep knowledge and understanding of the organization’s policies and procedures to ensure the team’s and own work adheres to required standards.
• May be requested to perform other duties as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities & Qualifications:

• Experience and knowledge in in Packaging or similar industry is preferred.
• Must have strong leadership and management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, work under pressure and adapt to sudden changes in the work environment.
• Excellent verbal, written, people and diplomacy skills required.
• Good interpersonal and conflict management skills required.
• 30% travel required.
• Experience managing a team of 5-10 direct reports.
• Territory sales or account management experience preferred.
• Strong understanding or experience from a large, national or decentralized distribution organization preferred.
• Experience with Salesforce.com or other CRM is preferred.

Work Experience:

• 1-3 years of related experience of successful supervisory/management experience required to motivate and develop direct reports, as well as size up new talent.
• Experience of supervising and directing people and other resources to achieve specific end results within limited timeframes (13 months to 3 years)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $130,000.00 - $160,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Travel requirement:

• Up to 25% travel

Ability to Relocate:

• Memphis, TN: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: On the road