Director of Sales - Print & Packaging Americas
Position Summary
The Director of Sales - Print & Packaging Americas is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership to the NA & SA regional sales organization. The candidate will be responsible for delivering best in class sales performance and company expansion in these key markets.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Develops a commercial strategy and annual sales plan for the NA market that meets and exceeds company sales goals and profitability objectives
- Provides comprehensive monthly analysis and reporting of regional sales performance vs. quarterly and annual budget and appropriate action plans to meet and exceed deliverables
- Provides regional leadership on go to market plans for new products
- Responsible for the recruitment, training, performance management, and development of the NA Sales organization (own employees and agents)
- Coversales operations with all other departments of the Company
- Ensures sales organization develops, maintains and improves business relations with all customers of the Company
- Sets out and targets new customers and new sales opportunities, initiates action plan to approach and secure new business for the Company
- Initiates and coordinates development of market development plans to penetrate new markets
- Assists in the development and implementation of marketing plans
- Provides timely feedback to senior management regarding market performance
- Maintains accurate records of all pricings, sales, and activity reports submitted by Account Executives
- Controls expenses to meet budget guidelines
- Adheres to all company policies, procedures and business ethics codes and ensures that they are communicated and implemented within the team
- Expert with salesforce.com or similar sales automation software (ZOHO)
- Mastery of sales metrics and optimization of sales teams
- Experience & Qualifications
- Bachelor degree in a business related field (Preferred)
- 5-7 years+ of experience in Regional Sales Management roles
- Business to business and business to consumer sales experience (B2B experience is a must, B2C is preferred)
- Experience in the color management print and packaging industry (Preferred)
- Other target adjacent industries (Analytical instruments/software, measuring equipment, B2B industrial products)
- Strong understanding of customer and market dynamics and requirements
- Willingness to travel and work in a global team of professionals
- Proven leadership ability to drive sales growth
- Outstanding sales management skills
- Strong executive presence with a C-level mentality
- Marketing knowledge and experience (a preference)
- Proven ability to recruit and motivate a world class sales team
- Demonstrated ability to develop & implement a successful growth strategy
- Strong executive communication and influencing skills
- Completer finisher with a strong say/do ratio
- Strong business and analytical skills
- Experience with salesforce.com or a similar CRM tool
Location
The preferred role location is our office in Danvers, Massachusetts. However, we would consider other remote locations in the US for the right candidate.
Our Core Values
Learn, understand and live the Datacolor Core Values of Customer Focus, Execution, Ownership, Teamwork, Learning, Ethics, and Passion.
Our Core Competences
We believe Communication, Adaptability and Problem Solving are core competencies that all our employees consistently demonstrate.
Salary Range
Base compensation of $120,000-$140,000 plus 30% variable. This job posting includes a pay range, reflecting the salaries or hourly rates that Datacolor anticipates it might offer for the specified role at the time of posting. Typically, Datacolor aims to hire for this position at the midpoint of the range. However, in exceptional cases where an external candidate possesses significantly higher experience, credentials, or expertise than expected, Datacolor may consider offering a salary or rate towards the upper end of the range. Additionally, Datacolor welcomes applications from candidates with less experience, as we believe in providing opportunities for growth and development.
Interested
Want to work in a company focused on innovative color management solutions?
Looking for flexibility and autonomy in a global and diverse company?
Want to be able to make daily connections with people all over the globe?
Do you want to work in an open and informal atmosphere where your personal input is valuable?
Do not hesitate and join Datacolor if the answer is yes!
Apply through www.datacolor.com/careers