National Sales Manager
**This is a full-time, W-2, remote position within the United States. Qualified candidates must live in the U.S. to be considered.**
We are looking for a National Sales Manager to attract new fabricators in the window covering industry to use our pioneering tech innovation software!
As the National Sales Manager you have a proven track record of success in growing sales, experience with the custom window treatment industry, and industry connections to jump start our growth. In this role you will sell a software platform, focusing on the features and benefits and demonstrating them to clients. This is a B2B sales management position with a focus on fabricator support software systems.
BENEFITS
- Base salary of $75k - $85k plus commission
- NO COMMISSION CAP - TRUE first year earnings between $150k - $170k!
- Plus a sign-on bonus!
- Company matching retirement plan
- PTO, Paid Holidays & Birthday off with Pay
- Discounted, pretax Aflac plan offered
- Costco Membership offered
- Work week - Monday to Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm ET
- Fully remote position within the US - working from your home office
- Fully reimbursed business travel to only include: travel to our corporate offices, trade shows and occasional client visits (limited travel required)
- Paid in-depth training in North Carolina
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design, develop and implement B2B software sales strategies to execute sales to fabricators in the window fashion industry.
- Grow and manage the sales pipeline through lead generation, networking, and existing lead outreach.
- Our ideal candidate has an existing network in the window treatment industry and is willing to research new leads/initiate cold outreach.
- Demonstrate technical acumen when interfacing with clients on software usage.
- Coordinate with product development team for lead-specific solutions.
- Coordinate with internal sales support team for lead nurturing.
- Coordinate with marketing team to drive lead generation.
- Work with Support, Product Development and Development team to drive system innovation and go-to-market strategies
- Attend Trade shows, conferences and conventions as warranted. (Expectation of quarterly travel.)
MUST HAVES
- Industry Experience: In Retail, Fabrication and or Workrooms businesses and the nuances and knowledge required for each would be a key qualification for these B2B relationships.
- Experience in the industry niche of window treatments.
- Experience with Window Treatment POS systems or other similar systems.
- Team Player: Sales can require the support of several departments, so working as a team and respecting all team members is required.
- Software Expertise: The ability to easily learn the operations and details of a software system design and translate customer needs and requirements into solutions within systems.
- Opportunity Research: With systems and solutions knowledge, a successful Sales Manager must be able to identify and qualify opportunities and continually fill a pipeline of sales leads.
- Relationship Management: Experience in B2B relationships within the window fashion industry and an interest in account management/relationship management.
- Written communication: A key to good client relationships is good, clear and convincing communication. Most sales will be remote, so excellent verbal and written communication skills are a must.
APPLY NOW! We look forward to sharing more about our company and this exciting position with you.
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