Clow Valve - Territory Sales Manager (Job Location: IL & IN)

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

Today, Clow Valve Company operates at two locations : Oskaloosa, Iowa, and Riverside, Calif. The Oskaloosa plants include iron and brass foundries, a machine shop, assembly, finished goods warehousing, shipping and administrative offices. The Riverside location includes a sales office and distribution center. We are proud to continue our history of offering manufactured products that comply with “Made in the USA” requirements.

Job Description

Job Location :   Remote in the state of Illinois or Indiana

Purpose :

The Territory Sales Manager initiates calculated, proactive and innovative sales strategies that build, cause the demand for and position Clow Valve as the number one choice to do business with in the water works industry. This role confidently gains new business through breaking down specifications to generate relationships that Clow Valve has never had before in the states of Illinois & Indiana.

Key Performance Indicators :

Showcase Products  – Build and cause demand through leading at least 5 live demos, presentations or CEU classes per month to illustrate and educate about products.

Relationship Building  – Maintain and establish relationships by leading 6-12 (depending on territory) face-to-face meetings or on-site distributor visits per month.

Expand Scope  – Grow territory base by 1.5% per year

Core Functions :

Active Sales (65%)  – Act as the face of Clow Valve through pro-actively establishing links and crafting opportunities that increase distributors’ knowledge of Clow products. Attend tradeshows and conferences to become an active member of the community. Champion distributor relations through on-site visits, demos and CEU training in order to increase sales. Respond to field service and troubleshooting requests with ownership and expertise to ensure an excellent customer experience.

Planning & Strategy (20%)  – Astutely collect, analyze, and evaluate market intelligence as well as keenly assess pricing level of territory to ensure success in market. Communicate, influence and close current and prospective distributors in scheduling face-to-face meetings, demos and trainings. Facilitate innovative and multifaceted solutions, through breaking down specifications and giving distributors new alternatives to tackle their needs. Pro-actively develop knowledge of industry standards, requirements and products to become the go-to resource for all distributors. Vet and recommend new products and services to the National Sales Manager and Engineering Department. Manage and complete required paperwork, such as invoices and reports, while meticulously supervising and turning in expenses and bids on time.

Inner-company Communications (8%) –  Coordinate and follow-through on customer requests through interacting with Clow team members and departments with clear, timely, and succinct communications. Act as accountability partner for both distributor and internal Clow staff to ensure timely delivery of solutions and response to the customer.

Personal Development (7%) –  Develop personal ability to grow and improve in accordance with goals resolved with supervisor. Expand sales capacity through practice, role-playing, teamwork, and asking for coaching and mentoring in how to improve efficiency through development of sales proficiencies.

Qualifications

Technical Skills :

• Microsoft Office Suite familiarity.
• Effective large group public speaking skills.
• Ability to lift heavy objects above head with minimal assistance.
• Knowledge and familiarity of mobile devices, basic knowledge of how to use assembly tools (wrenches, etc.), and ability to read and understand basic assembly procedures.

Education & Experience :

Required :   H.S. Diploma or Equivalent & ten (10) years of face to face sales in waterworks or equivalent industry.

Preferred :   Bachelor's Degree in Business, Sales or Marketing and five years of sales experience.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA- gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.