Sales Director - Americas Reps
Wolfspeed · Durham, NC · 3 days ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time
Key Responsibilities (Day-to-Day)
- Own and exceed assigned revenue, demand creation, and design-win targets while leading through the rep firms
- Lead, coach, and performance-manage a small team of FSEs and FAEs, ensuring strong execution across opportunity generation, technical engagement, and customer responsiveness
- Develop and execute territorial and strategic account plans aligned with the rep partners
- Establish and maintain trusted relationships with executive, engineering, purchasing, and operations stakeholders across key customers
- Drive long-term, interdependent partnerships that position Wolfspeed as a strategic supplier within customer supply chains
- Inspire and align cross-functional internal teams (segment leads, product line marketing, applications engineering, quality, supply chain, customer service) toward customer success
- Own the Regional Account Strategy process, including annual and quarterly business plans, opportunity pipelines, and growth roadmaps
- Align and assign demand creation and fulfillment targets across rep partners, distributors, and channel partners as applicable
- Deliver accurate and timely forecasts, including opportunity pipeline, revenue outlook, and program timing assumptions
- Partner with Quality and Customer Service to ensure customer satisfaction, escalations, and long-term account health
- Assess competitive product positioning and recommend portfolio, pricing, and engagement strategy adjustments to outperform competitors in automotive markets
Requirements & Qualifications
- 7+ years of progressive sales leadership experience with quantifiable success in achieving aggressive revenue and design-win targets
- Semiconductor industry experience required; strong preference for experience working in / with rep partners and / or distribution partners, power devices (SiC), RF power, or advanced electronics
- Preferred location: Central US
- Bachelor’s degree required (Engineering, Business, Management, or Marketing preferred)
- Proven experience working closely with rep firms and driving success in ROW account base
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing technical sales teams (FSEs, FAEs, or similar roles)
- Exceptional executive-level negotiation, presentation, and written communication skills (English required)
- Strong ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence across engineering-driven organizations
- High business judgment with the ability to prioritize competing demands and resolve challenges quickly
- Self-motivated leader who balances individual accountability with team and enterprise success
- Willingness and ability to travel frequently within North America