What are the responsibilities and job description for the Area Sales Manager - Water Works (Florida Region) position at Georg Fischer?
The Area Sales Manager-Water Works will promote and communicate the benefits of GF products by demonstrating their value and effectiveness through partnerships with engineering firms, municipalities, water companies and contractors.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Create strategic partnerships and maintain relationships with identified engineering firms, municipalities, water companies and contractors.
- Maintain and continuously improve extensive working knowledge of GF Restraint Fittings and ensure they meet regional requirements
- Obtain local approvals from identified municipal and water companies by researching their standards and approval requirements and submitting the necessary documentation as required by industry standards.
- Collaborate with contractors and installers to secure referrals for relevant jobs or projects and collect testimonials to leverage word-of-mouth marketing
- Create and maintain educational content to provide training and continuous education opportunities to contractors, installers and other industry professionals
- Attend trade shows and industry events that allow for product demonstrations and/or training sessions on the installation and benefits of the products.
- Partner with local distributors, wholesalers, and suppliers who cater to the municipal water industry
- Explore online platforms for wider distribution and use e-commerce as an additional channel to reach remote areas and small contractors.
- Must be a self-starter motivated to work effectively and efficiently with limited supervision
- Strong verbal and communication skills
- Extensive working knowledge of GF product lines
- Strong understanding of acceptable industry practices, procedures, and applicable regulations
- Strong technical/computer skills
- Must be prompt and dependable
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Marketing, or related field or equivalent experience
- 2 years of sales experience required
- Working knowledge of municipal water utility industry preferred
- Likely to travel in regions of extreme heat, humidity, and cold
- Able to lift and carry 60lbs for 50 feet
- Listening and speaking with customers, by phone and in person
- Required to work a 40-hour workweek