Territory Sales Manager

Business Title: Sales Territory Manager - Tampa & Sarasota

Location: Tampa, FL

Job Type: Full-time

Note: Direct hire

Job Description:

• We are looking for a candidate who has prior experience specifying commercial building products in projects with architects, interior designers, and facility end users.
• They must be comfortable traveling overnight 4-5 times per month and must be comfortable with long travel days locally 3-4 days per week.
• A bachelor's degree is required, and an incumbent must live in the Sarasota or Tampa areas.

Role and Responsibilities:

• You will have ownership for maximizing sales and ensuring market penetration with existing accounts, as well as actively pursuing new customers and developing new opportunities.
• This position is heavily focused on maintaining and strengthening relationships with end-user customers across multiple market segments such as healthcare, education, hospitality, and other commercial segments.
• As you maintain strong relationships across our customer base, you will also gain recognition as an industry resource and product expert.
• A day in the life of this position will include appointments/presentations with architects, interior designers, contractors, and facility end users.
• The territory will extend from Naples to Tampa.
• Typical travel will be within the territory at least 4 days/week with a minimum of 5 appointments per day.
• Occasional out-of-territory travel for trade shows and conferences.

The ideal candidate will:

• Reside near the Sarasota and Tampa areas and be passionate about selling products that are of the highest quality and value in their class.
• The position requires the candidate to be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams.
• They must be a self-starter and organized and recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships.
• Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree and demonstrate excellent presentation and computer skills.
• Prior outside sales experience calling in construction or building products, calling on architects and designers, is preferred.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus.

Skills:

• Public Speaking
• Business Development
• Commercial Building Specifications