Regional Sales Manager

Regional Sales Manager – Valves (Job ID #38901) Location: North Houston (preferably Houston). Compensation: up to $90,000 base salary plus bonus. Travel required, including overnight travel. Company vehicle and expense account provided. Territory: Will cover part of 20 manufacturing reps across North America. Duties Lead, support, and motivate a network of independent manufacturers' representatives across multiple territories to achieve and exceed regional sales objectives Develop and execute regional sales strategies, forecasts, and budgets in collaboration with representatives and company leadership Build and maintain strong relationships with representatives, end users, engineers, contractors, and key accounts to drive product acceptance, specification, and market growth Conduct field visits, product demonstrations, joint sales calls, and customer meetings to support sales development and product adoption Coordinate sales and marketing efforts throughout the representative network by providing product training, sales tools, performance feedback, and ongoing communication Collaborate with representatives and internal stakeholders to develop pricing strategies for both day-to-day business and project opportunities Establish, maintain, evaluate, and manage representative relationships, including territory assignments, contract matters, and inter-representative coordination Drive product approvals and sustained acceptance among major end users, engineering firms, contractors, and other key market influencers Gather and communicate market intelligence, competitive insights, customer feedback, and industry trends to leadership, marketing, and product teams Work cross-functionally with inside sales, engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and product management teams to ensure customer requirements are met and sales opportunities are successfully executed Assist in the planning and execution of trade shows, product seminars, tabletop events, sales meetings, and other promotional activities to support regional growth initiatives Qualifications Bachelor of Business Administration/Science with 5-10 years’ experience and demonstrated ability and experience Technology savvy; quick study on new programs; basic accounting skills Valve experience HIGHLY preferred; industrial and sales management REQUIRED Driven, focused and passionate; detailed, strong communicator, and organized Proven experience in sales management; motivator, coach and collaborator Strong ability to work with exclusive reps and end users Other Info Bonus % of GP of sales for region Established, stable, growing international company; team members have built long tenure Most travel will be air travel but some car travel in the Gulf Coast areas Factory travel international occasionally; passport required #J-18808-Ljbffr