Area Sales Manager
AWC, Inc. · Knoxville, TN · 1 mo ago
HybridFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with headings .
- Requirements: maybe "Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline Minimum of 4 years of experience in Technical Sales in industrial controls and automation industry Diverse technical background with process automation technologies and methodologies Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders Strategic thinker with a customer-centric mindset and a proactive approach to problem solving Willingness to travel Proficient in CRM software and Microsoft Office suite Ability to handle multiple tasks and competing priorities Technical problem-solving aptitude"
We could split into Requirements and Qualifications? The posting has "Skills you’ll need:" then "Here’s what will set you apart:" which could be Qualifications.
Thus:
- Skills: list under Skills you’ll need.
- Qualifications: list under Here’s what will set you apart: (Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, Solid foundational knowledge base of electricity and electrical principles, Detailed knowledge of applicable products, manufacturers and customers)
- Benefits: The Rewards list.
- Pay: Not mentioned explicitly (no salary). So we should NOT include Pay section.
- Schedule: Not mentioned. So omit.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine skills? Actually Requirements could be the "Skills you’ll need:"? But we have separate Skills heading allowed. We could treat Requirements as the experience/education baseline, and Skills as the skillset. But we have both headings allowed. Let's decide:
Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline, Minimum of 4 years of experience in Technical Sales in industrial controls and automation industry, Diverse technical background with process automation technologies and methodologies, Willingness to travel, Proficient in CRM software and Microsoft Office suite, Ability to handle multiple tasks and competing priorities, Technical problem-solving aptitude.
Skills: Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, Strategic thinker with a customer-centric mindset and a proactive approach to problem solving.
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, Solid foundational knowledge base of electricity and electrical principles, Detailed knowledge of applicable products, manufacturers and customers.
But the posting lumps communication etc under Skills you’ll need. So we should follow that: Skills you’ll need includes communication, presentation, negotiation, strategic thinker, etc. Also includes technical problem-solving aptitude etc. Actually the list includes both.
Let's re-evaluate the "Skills you’ll need:" block:
"Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline
Minimum of 4 years of experience in Technical Sales in industrial controls and automation industry
Diverse technical background with process automation technologies and methodologies
Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Strategic thinker with a customer-centric mindset and a proactive approach to problem solving
Willingness to travel
Proficient in CRM software and Microsoft Office suite
Ability to handle multiple tasks and competing priorities
Technical problem-solving aptitude"
Thus this includes education, experience, background, soft skills, willingness to travel, proficiency, multitasking, problem solving.
Then "Here’s what will set you apart:" block:
"Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering
Solid foundational knowledge base of electricity and electrical principles
Detailed knowledge of applicable products, manufacturers and customers"
Thus we could treat:
- Requirements: the first block (Skills you’ll need) maybe as Requirements (education, experience, etc). But we also have a Skills heading allowed. However the content includes both hard and soft skills. Could split: Requirements = education/experience, Skills = communication etc. But we have limited headings; we can use both.
Let's decide:
- About the role: intro paragraph.
- Responsibilities: the Area Sales Manager description + How you’ll make and impact list.
- Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline, Minimum of 4 years of experience in Technical Sales in industrial controls and automation industry, Diverse technical background with process automation technologies and methodologies, Willingness to travel, Proficient in CRM software and Microsoft Office suite, Ability to handle multiple tasks and competing priorities, Technical problem-solving aptitude.
- Skills: Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, Strategic thinker with a customer-centric mindset and a proactive approach to problem solving.
- Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, Solid foundational knowledge base of electricity and electrical principles, Detailed knowledge of applicable products, manufacturers and customers.
- Benefits: Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(K) Match, Competitive Pay, Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Package, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay, Career Development Opportunities.
Note: "Competitive Pay" is mentioned under Benefits but it's vague; but it's still a benefit mention. The rule says: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state "Competitive Pay" as part of Benefits list. So we can include Benefits section with that item. However we must not create a separate Pay section because it's not explicitly stated as a separate pay amount. So we keep Benefits only.
Now we need to output HTML fragment with headings and
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate (EEO etc). We need to parse the posting. Let's extract sections: Intro paragraph: "We are seeking individuals with boundless energy..." That's about the role? Could be "About the role". We'll treat as About the role. Then description: "The Area Sales Manager develops and leads..." That's responsibilities. Then "How you’ll make and impact:" bullet list (though not bullet but sentences). We'll treat as responsibilities. Then "Skills you’ll need:" list. Then "Here’s what will set you apart:" maybe Qualifications? Could be additional qualifications. Then "The Rewards" list: Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) etc. That's Benefits. Then "About AWC" maybe not needed? It's company description; could be omitted as not required sections? Might be considered "About the role"? But we already have about role. Could include as "About the company" but not in allowed headings. Probably we should omit. Then "How We Win Together" etc maybe not needed. We need to include only sections with real content. Let's map: - About the role: intro paragraph (We are seeking individuals...). Could also include the first sentence about Area Sales Manager? Actually that is role description. But we can put that in Responsibilities. Better: About the role: brief overview: "We are seeking individuals with boundless energy, unwavering persistence, and an appetite for learning. We value individuals who approach challenges with enthusiasm and creativity. If you're ready to embark on a journey of continuous growth and contribute to meaningful solutions, we want you on our team." - Responsibilities: The Area Sales Manager develops and leads... plus the "How you’ll make and impact:" bullet points. Let's extract responsibilities sentences: "The Area Sales Manager develops and leads a Sales, Service and Support team dedicated to AWC’s success in achieving consistent, profitable market share growth. Specifically, the role will focus on expansion of each core product line at existing and new accounts identified in the annual business plan and Ensuring team members are properly compensated for their contributions. This position is responsible for developing life-long personal business relationships with customer and partner decision makers, while developing new accounts by providing innovative technical solutions to customer issues. Success is measured by meeting sales objectives and performing all duties with the highest ethical standard while exceeding all customer requirements." Then the "How you’ll make and impact:" list: - Ensures a safe working culture is supported for all employees, customers and partners - Prepares a comprehensive Annual Business Plan and performs Quarterly performance reviews - Identifies and/or brings new lines of business, new product lines and new services which align with and augment existing lines of business - Proactively works with Technical Account Managers, Project Managers and Inside Account Managers, making assignments, coaching and providing feedback to maximize performance - Works with Specialist, Application Engineers, Shop & Field Service and Product Managers to maximize productivity utilization and development of our technical resources - Develops productive relationships with the local technology partner representatives - Manages key customer relationships making calls on decision makers (with or without) account managers (at times with factory sales representatives) to assist in closing business; make sure we are providing customers with the products, support and services they require; gain insights on what we need to do to address future needs; and determine what our competitors are doing that may be a threat to AWC’s future business - Regularly review customer pricing, supplier costing and inventory levels to maximize AWCs profitability and asset utilization - Provide technical support for the following products/technologies: PLC, I/O, HMI, SCADA, Drives, Synchronized Motion Control, Networking, WiFi, Radios, Motor Controls, Control Panel Design, and Power Distribution We'll put each as
headings and - for lists,
for prose.
We must not include any boilerplate like EEO etc.
Let's craft.
About the role: two sentences? Actually three sentences. We'll put as
.
Responsibilities: we need to combine the paragraph and the list. Could do
for the paragraph then
for the impact list.
Requirements: .
Skills: .
Qualifications: .
Benefits: .
Make sure to preserve all substantive information. Ensure we don't miss any.
Let's list each item precisely.
Responsibilities paragraph:
"The Area Sales Manager develops and leads a Sales, Service and Support team dedicated to AWC’s success in achieving consistent, profitable market share growth. Specifically, the role will focus on expansion of each core product line at existing and new accounts identified in the annual business plan and Ensuring team members are properly compensated for their contributions. This position is responsible for developing life-long personal business relationships with customer and partner decision makers, while developing new accounts by providing innovative technical solutions to customer issues. Success is measured by meeting sales objectives and performing all duties with the highest ethical standard while exceeding all customer requirements."
Note there is a missing conjunction after "and". We'll keep as is.
Now the impact list items exactly as given:
- Ensures a safe working culture is supported for all employees, customers and partners
- Prepares a comprehensive Annual Business Plan and performs Quarterly performance reviews
- Identifies and/or brings new lines of business, new product lines and new services which align with and augment existing lines of business
- Proactively works with Technical Account Managers, Project Managers and Inside Account Managers, making assignments, coaching and providing feedback to maximize performance
- Works with Specialist, Application Engineers, Shop & Field Service and Product Managers to maximize productivity utilization and development of our technical resources
- Develops productive relationships with the local technology partner representatives
- Manages key customer relationships making calls on decision makers (with or without) account managers (at times with factory sales representatives) to assist in closing business; make sure we are providing customers with the products, support and services they require; gain insights on what we need to do to address future needs; and determine what our competitors are doing that may be a threat to AWC’s future business
- Regularly review customer pricing, supplier costing and inventory levels to maximize AWCs profitability and asset utilization
- Provide technical support for the following products/technologies: PLC, I/O, HMI, SCADA, Drives, Synchronized Motion Control, Networking, WiFi, Radios, Motor Controls, Control Panel Design, and Power Distribution
Note capitalization: "AWCs" maybe keep.
Now Requirements list items:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in Technical Sales in industrial controls and automation industry
- Diverse technical background with process automation technologies and methodologies
- Willingness to travel
- Proficient in CRM software and Microsoft Office suite
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and competing priorities
- Technical problem-solving aptitude
Check if any missing:
for prose. We must not include any boilerplate like EEO etc. Let's craft. About the role: two sentences? Actually three sentences. We'll put as
. Responsibilities: we need to combine the paragraph and the list. Could do
for the paragraph then
- for the impact list.
Requirements:
- .
Skills:
- .
Qualifications:
- .
Benefits:
- .
Make sure to preserve all substantive information. Ensure we don't miss any.
Let's list each item precisely.
Responsibilities paragraph:
"The Area Sales Manager develops and leads a Sales, Service and Support team dedicated to AWC’s success in achieving consistent, profitable market share growth. Specifically, the role will focus on expansion of each core product line at existing and new accounts identified in the annual business plan and Ensuring team members are properly compensated for their contributions. This position is responsible for developing life-long personal business relationships with customer and partner decision makers, while developing new accounts by providing innovative technical solutions to customer issues. Success is measured by meeting sales objectives and performing all duties with the highest ethical standard while exceeding all customer requirements."
Note there is a missing conjunction after "and". We'll keep as is.
Now the impact list items exactly as given:
- Ensures a safe working culture is supported for all employees, customers and partners
- Prepares a comprehensive Annual Business Plan and performs Quarterly performance reviews
- Identifies and/or brings new lines of business, new product lines and new services which align with and augment existing lines of business
- Proactively works with Technical Account Managers, Project Managers and Inside Account Managers, making assignments, coaching and providing feedback to maximize performance
- Works with Specialist, Application Engineers, Shop & Field Service and Product Managers to maximize productivity utilization and development of our technical resources
- Develops productive relationships with the local technology partner representatives
- Manages key customer relationships making calls on decision makers (with or without) account managers (at times with factory sales representatives) to assist in closing business; make sure we are providing customers with the products, support and services they require; gain insights on what we need to do to address future needs; and determine what our competitors are doing that may be a threat to AWC’s future business
- Regularly review customer pricing, supplier costing and inventory levels to maximize AWCs profitability and asset utilization
- Provide technical support for the following products/technologies: PLC, I/O, HMI, SCADA, Drives, Synchronized Motion Control, Networking, WiFi, Radios, Motor Controls, Control Panel Design, and Power Distribution
Note capitalization: "AWCs" maybe keep.
Now Requirements list items:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in Technical Sales in industrial controls and automation industry
- Diverse technical background with process automation technologies and methodologies
- Willingness to travel
- Proficient in CRM software and Microsoft Office suite
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and competing priorities
- Technical problem-solving aptitude
Check if any missing: