Commercial/SLED Sales Team Lead

Primary Position Tasks

• Lead, mentor, and motivate a team of Account Executives to achieve and exceed targets
• Set clear sales goals, KPIs, and performance expectations
• Develop and implement strategic sales plans to drive revenue growth
• Manage key accounts and support the team in closing high-value deals
• Conduct regular performance reviews and provide coaching and feedback
• Collaborate with marketing and product teams to align on campaigns and offerings
• Recruit, onboard, and train new sales team members
• Ensure consistent use of CRM tools
• Actively engage and monitor pipeline development, opportunity management/forecasting, and demand generation
• Proactively monitor and maintain high levels of quality, accuracy, and process consistency in the sales organization’s planning efforts
• Facilitate an organization of continuous process improvement to drive sales and revenue growth and exceed customer satisfaction expectations

Minimum Education/Certification/Experience Requirements

• Valid driver’s license is required to fulfill job responsibilities
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of experience in sales, with a proven track record of meeting quotas
• 2+ years of experience in a leadership or supervisory role

Preferred Education/Certification/Experience

• Strong knowledge of sales processes, pipeline management, and forecasting
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
• Experience using CRM software and sales analytics tools
• Familiarity with existing industry CRM applications
• Familiarity with OEM business processes and negotiating discount structures
• The ability to work effectively with or without dedicated management/mentor supervision
• Demonstrated success in multi-tasked, high-volume sales role as defined by accuracy, response rate, and understanding of customer requirements

Basic Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship Required

Pay

Red River offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits and an exceptional work environment. You can review our benefit offerings here.

Schedule

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Benefits

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Skills

Detailed understanding of the commercial/SLED marketplace, along with the business acumen to solve customer problems

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated experience in the full lifecycle of personnel management
• Demonstrated ability to put together comprehensive account plans and strategy
• Demonstrated ability to sell professional and managed services
• Ability to cultivate C-level relationships and understand underlying business drivers
• Ability to capture large multi-year IT annuity contracts
• Ability to demonstrate strong presentation skills and lead customer facing meetings
• The ability to work effectively with or without dedicated management/mentor supervision
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with vendors and customers in a professional and timely manner
• Sufficient phone skills as defined by, active listening skills, using the open-ended question technique, courteous and conscientious mannerisms and technically literate language so as to support successful cold and warm calls
• Sufficient writing skills, demonstrated by the correct use of grammar, professional communication style and technically literate language so as to support successful e-mail introductions to customers, vendors and OEM counterparts
• Demonstrated success in multi-tasked, high-volume sales role as defined by accuracy, response rate and understanding of customer requirements

Contact Information

If you are ready to join a growing company, please submit your resume and cover letter (optional).

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