Territory Manager – Southeast

Company Description

WireCo® is the strength behind the world’s evolution, through deep legacy and forward thinking. We create premium ropes that inspire innovation without limits. WireCo® is headquartered in Prairie Village, Kansas with manufacturing plants, distribution facilities and research and development centers worldwide.

WireCo® offers a competitive salary, incentive programs, growth opportunities, and excellent benefits offerings for employees and their families. Benefits include paid time off, paid holidays, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with generous company match, 100% company-paid life insurance, and 100% company-paid disability insurance.

For more information, check out our website at www.wireco.com and the following videos:

• https://youtu.be/zzplYW7PMFg
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CJwd_yXZAY

Job Description

WireCo is the strength behind the world’s evolution, through deep legacy and forward thinking, we create premium ropes that inspire innovation without limits. WireCo® is headquartered in Prairie Village, Kansas with manufacturing plants, distribution facilities and research and development centers worldwide. 

This is a critical role for the organization in WireCo’s journey to “be the preferred supplier to our core customers”. This position will promote commercial excellence through world class territory management fully leveraging WireCo’s channels to market.

As a Territory Manager, you are ultimately responsible for the growth of your territory and accounts. While your Regional Manager (RM) will provide support and guidance, you must display leadership and accountability for growing your territory and ensuring customers receive the highest quality experience. Your ultimate success is measured by your ability to meet or exceed your sales territory budget and pricing expectations.

The principal focus of this role will be to maintain and expand WireCo’s market share in the Southeast US region, focusing on Crane, General Purpose, Mining, and Energy Industries. This position will work remotely with frequent travel, including overnight and international.

Region: Southeast (Birmingham or Montgomery)

The Territory Manager must exhibit the behaviors of the WireCo Business System (WBS):

• Teamwork – welcomes an environment of inclusiveness and healthy debate that reflects our team’s strength
• Accountable – celebrates our successes, learn from failures, avoid excuses, and own the outcomes of our efforts
• Self-Aware – demonstrates an understanding of our strengths and needs, considering how our actions impact others
• Noble Intent – acts in the interests of others, approaching our work with integrity to ensure the best outcome
• Determined – takes initiative, share ideas and find solutions to win and achieve our goals
• Transparent – promotes open and honest communication and constructive feedback for clarity and truth
• Curious – seeks knowledge and outside input to test our way of thinking, challenging the status quo

Duties & Responsibilities

Scope Measures (Specific targets to be set during goal setting process.)

• Total revenue targets
• Revenue growth
• Quote-to-win ratio
• New customer acquisition counts (distributor or end user)
• Pricing targets
• Leadership accountability

Sales and Strategy 

• Deliver against your sales territory incoming orders budget and margin/pricing expectations by growing your assigned account list and capturing new business opportunities (i.e., from end users, OEMs and distributors)
• Add value by leveraging relevant industry, technical, and WireCo internal knowledge (i.e., WireCo engineering resources, WireCo University training, Wire Rope User’s Manual, WireCo Website, etc.) to place yourself as an expert and solutions provider
• Effectively manage sales channels within sales territory to minimize potential channel conflicts by forecasting volume, monitoring customer inventories, and obtaining competitive intelligence
• Build an understanding of the customer landscape in your territory by carefully reviewing specific opportunities to identify potential channel conflict, and thoughtfully manage potential channel conflicts by working with your Regional Manager
• Ensure customer issues are being effectively resolved, becoming involved and escalating to sales leadership as appropriate
• Deliver against SIOP by working closely with the Product Manager and managing the sales processes in support of those goals
• Manage travel and entertainment budgets to maximize time spent interacting with customers and prospects

People

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers and influencers at each of your assigned accounts in order to better understand the needs of both distributors and end users
• Work closely with your Business Development Managers to carry out end market strategies and actions for identified growth targets in your region
• Spend approximately 20% of the time communicating with internal stakeholders, such as but not limited to, Sales Management, Customer Care and Marketing Team, and Engineering Management.
• Spend approximately 80% of the time communicating with external stakeholders, such as customers and prospects.

Key Skills Required: 

• Account Management
• Forecasting
• Customer Insights
• Customer Relationship Management
• New Business Development
• Revenue Growth
• Sales Process / Sandler Sales System
• Target Accounts

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• At least 3-7 years of relevant work experience in a similar position / within relevant industry
• Strong market knowledge of Southeast United States
• Must be able to travel 70-80% (including overnight and international) without restriction
• Formal Sandler Sales Training will be required within the first year of employment (company sponsored)
• Active driver’s license
• Valid passport required for business travel purposes

Additional Information

Materials and Equipment Directly Used

• Standard office equipment including computer, mouse, keyboard, telephone, multifunction copier

Additional Information

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• An applicant must complete a satisfactory background check post-offer of employment. A criminal conviction will not be an automatic bar to employment.
• Must be willing and able to pass a post-offer drug screen and physical (if required)
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability

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