What are the responsibilities and job description for the Territory Sales Representative, Siding & Trim - Boston, MA position at Westlake Royal Building Products?
Summary
May include, but are not limited to, the following:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to touch, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Job will require 50% travel on average. Ability to be away from home for multiple nights per week and riding in automobiles for several hours per day is required. Insurability and a valid US state driver’s license are mandatory.
Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.
Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.
- The focus of this role is to work as a trusted partner of the distributor expanding the overall volume and mix of products in the building products sector. The Territory Manager is also responsible for achieving company sales, mix and profitability targets in the assigned sales territory. This position will represent the following products in our Northern New England, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Essex County, MA. Products include Cedar Renditions, Tru Exterior, Versetta Stone, PVC Trim – Skytrim, Royal, and Kleer.
May include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Quickly establish strong relationships with all existing customers
- Create opportunity and take additional share within our distribution channels
- Establish heavy focus on dealer & contractor relationships to ‘pull’ business through to distributors (both existing & new)
- Analyze territory distribution needs and establish targets for additional distribution
- Have full understanding of installation of all products in order to assist distributors in training as well as customer service needs
- Participate in channel strategy for territory
- Work closely with Marketing Department to provide information and support programs
- Operate within expense budget parameters
- Provide intelligence to marketing department
- Actively participate, as required, in inter-company teams and work groups
- Create presentations, demonstrate products and represent the company at trade shows
- Maintain contact with dealers and distributors, and analyze sales statistics to determine sales potential and inventory requirements and to monitor customers' preferences
- Conduct field visits to customers and sell services
- Increase sales for the Westlake Royal Building Product brands
- Prepare proposals and contracts
- Conduct meetings, presentations, follow-ups and proposals
- Bachelor’ degree preferred
- Minimum of 3 to 5 years direct sales experience required; building product sales experience preferred
- Excellent negotiating skills
- Strong relationship building skills
- Ability to manage several projects simultaneously, detail oriented
- An enthusiastic, self-starter with good interpersonal skills
- Requires the consultative mind-set, solution-oriented method of selling
- Existing strong relationships within the dealer and/or distribution channel a plus
- Working knowledge of MS office suite including teams and outlook 365
- Experience with Salesforce or other deal desk systems
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to touch, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Job will require 50% travel on average. Ability to be away from home for multiple nights per week and riding in automobiles for several hours per day is required. Insurability and a valid US state driver’s license are mandatory.
Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.
Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.