Sales Manager

at Fuchs Lubricants Co. in Harvey, Illinois, United States

Job Description

MOVING YOUR WORLD by focusing on your success:
FUCHS offers a challenging and rewarding working environment where employees are encouraged to develop and grow. We stand behind our core values: trust, creating value, respect, reliability, and integrity. Ours is a culture that fosters creativi-ty and empowerment, values work/life balance, and gives you the freedom to excel. At FUCHS we aim to nurture your capa-bilities, ideas and career.
Salary:
FUCHS offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience in a similar position. The salary range for this position is $120,000 - $145,000 per year, but actual salary will vary depending upon a new hire's experience and qualifications as well as internal equity.
Your Responsibilities:
The Sales Manager will report to the Vice President of Sales - Industrial Division and will be responsible for providing leadership to the sales group throughout the South Central Region (W. AR, CO, KS, W. LA, MO, NE, NM, OK, TX, ); carrying out development of sales representatives with specific focus on account management; developing new business and sales closing techniques; supporting the Vice President of Sales with input on strategic account management and divisional customer analysis; and sales P&L responsibilities.
Supervisory Responsibility:
The position will have 3-4 direct reports.
Travel:
Approximately 50% within the territory.

Qualifications we are looking for:
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Chemistry, or Business required.
At least 6+ years of B2B sales experience in industrial consumable products required. Experience in the Lubricants or Chemical in-dustries preferred.
A minimum of 3 years' experience in a leadership role.
CRM experience (Salesforce desired)
Demonstrated success in opening new business
Solid understanding of direct selling concepts along with product and industry knowledge
Ability foster collaborative relationship across inter-company departments and divisions
Ability to travel overnight when needed
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
These are your benefits:
FUCHS offers a challenging and rewarding working environment where employees are encouraged to develop and grow as professionals. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on projects that will expand your experience and challenge your abilities in the global marketplace. The position also offers an excellent compensation package and a comprehensive suite of benefits. Detailed benefit information can be found at this link: https://fuchs.com/us/en/benefits.
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Do you have any questions?Rosalinda Almanza (rosalinda.almanza@fuchs.com) will be more than happy to answer them!

Fuchs Lubricants Co. is an equal employment opportunity (EEO)/AA employer and strongly supports diversity in the workplace (m/f/d/v).