Sales Director

Own the sales of all products for the region, from initial customer contact/order placement through design, fabrication, installation and payment collection, understanding the revenue streams and probable responses based on changes in price, lead time or product changes

Coordinate activities as needed between the various functions such as sales, project management, operations, legal, finance, manufacturer’s representatives and the customer ensuring optimal outcomes and customer satisfaction

Manage current alliance customer contracts and relationships

Identify key prospects for future relationships and engage the Meyer business unit appropriately to best position to capture orders and win market share

Build relationships with key stakeholders to deliver value-added service and build customer loyalty

Utilize industry and/or commercial knowledge along with competitive analysis to establish and adjust the overall strategy for accounts and accounts portfolio with Arcosa/Meyer business goals

Work with alliance customers to proactively reserve and manage production space in Meyer’s backlog in advance of upcoming projects; set up processes and timelines for customers to provide key information required to proceed with production and maintain schedule

Assist with and in some instances take the lead on the quote process for non-aligned customers, working effectively within Meyer’s team to produce bids and proposals

Obtain feedback on competitive bids and update Meyer’s MRP system

Manage manufacturer’s sales representatives located in the territory and accounts

Solicit from sales assets SMART reports, summarizing and analyzing the information for the business unit to build sales opportunities

Participate in quality improvement initiatives including measurement of metrics, continuous improvement of processes and process development

Communicate effectively and facilitate/host meetings as necessary to both promote Meyer and resolve/address conflict and problems internally and externally

Analyze customer/competition situations to maximize revenue and profitability

Stay up to date on industry changes, participating where possible in organizations directly involved with our prime markets and continually working to improve sales techniques and sales knowledge

Attend industry trade shows and participate in customer hospitality

Pursue special activities such as competitive investigations, market studies on new products and credit or collection activities as assigned or authorized by supervisor

Bachelor’s Degree (B.S. preferred) from a four-year college or university and 10+ years sales and marketing experience

Technical sales experience (Engineering background strongly preferred)

Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to create presentations for internal/external customers

Ability to model the Meyer Utility Structures Guiding Principles

Excellent interpersonal skills and proven customer relationship development

Ability to travel 50%