District Sales Manager Western Australia

District Sales Manager Western Australia

The people at Industrial Scientific are committed to ending death on the job by the year 2050. We hire smart, motivated people, give them world-class tools in a supportive environment, and we let them do their job. In return, our team is highly engaged, creates quality solutions and delivers outstanding customer service. Our leaders understand the critical elements of breakthrough performance: bringing out the best in people; creating a climate of trust, openness and high performance; fostering candor; and treating people fairly and with dignity. Industrial Scientific provides the environment, leadership and support that enable our team members to exceed their career expectations consistently.

The Australia and New Zealand regional sales office at Industrial Scientific is looking for an experienced Area Sales Manager in Australia to aggressively grow and develop our market share. This position is responsible for growing the Australian market with our world class range of gas detection products, solutions and services working with our customer base, developing new business and supporting our distributor partners throughout the sales cycle. The ideal candidate will be a confident, hard-working professional, with a positive attitude focusing on teamwork that thrives in a fast-paced, sales target and results driven work environment meeting company objectives and deadlines.

The position will be based in WA to cover WA and surrounds primarily, with potential involvement in some activities in other parts of Australia.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

In this role, you will be responsible for all aspects of the sales cycle at the end user and distributor levels. In addition, you will be responsible for communicating and supporting corporate initiatives to end users and distributors. This position also includes identifying, managing and evaluating current and new distribution channels.

Specific additional duties include:

• Selling gas detection solutions through distribution and directly to customers in Australia
• Generate new sales opportunities/business development
• Position Industrial Scientific suite of products, services and solutions and iNet as a service (major focus)
• Increase and self-generate new sales leads across both iNet and traditional sales
• Prospecting for new business, preparing/presenting proposals and maintaining existing relationships
• Reaching sales goals as set by management
• Develop customer base necessary to meet all sales forecasts and budgets
• Identifying, managing, and evaluating current and new distribution channels
• Train distributor partners
• Maximize profit
• Maintain high level of product and vendor knowledge
• Document all planned and completed activities.
• Attend exhibitions where appropriate
• Continuously maintain company CRM (Salesforce) and accurately capture sales funnel
• Attend sales meetings with updated reports
• Complete relevant documentation for sales progress
• Provide sales and technical assistance to customers as and when needed
• Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction
• The Company may change your duties from time to time

Qualifications:

At least 3 to 5 years sales experience is in selling to Australian-based industrial customers (i.e. Oil and Gas, Mining, Chemicals, and Utilities)

Experience working with and supporting distribution sales channels

Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills. Experience building relationships via phone and email.

Goal oriented. Highly ethical. Acts with integrity. Results driven.

Motivation and creativity to successfully reach prospects and create conversations

Organizational skills and a results-oriented self-starter attitude

Proven track record of meeting and exceeding goals

Demonstrated commitment to customer service

Willing to travel 50% around Australia as and when the customer's and business needs dictates

Experienced in Microsoft Office tools/programs - Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, One Note

Fluent in English (native speaking/writing proficiency)

Candidates must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this position

Gas detection or industrial safety experience (sales, technical or customer service) would be an advantage

Sales management (experience managing a team) would be an advantage

Experience in selling software and services such as maintenance programs and rental contracts/agreements is an advantage

Proficiency in SalesForce.com would be an advantage

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive's essential technology makes the world safer and more productive. We accelerate transformation in high-impact fields like workplace safety, build environments, and healthcare.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in healthcare sterilization, industrial safety, predictive maintenance, and other mission-critical solutions. We're a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to advanced technologies that help providers focus on exceptional patient care.

We are a diverse team 10,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potentialyour ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We're honest about what's working and what isn't, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.

About Industrial Scientific

Industrial Scientific designs and manufactures gas detection products and solutions that protect workers from hazardous conditions around the world. Since our beginnings in 1985, we have pioneered numerous technologies, including the first 3-gas detector, 6-gas detector, wireless gas detector, and even the first gas detector to be included on a NASA space shuttle. Today, we continue to innovate and expand our hardware and software offerings to equip the connected workers of the future. Our latest solutions make it possible to see and respond to hazards in real time, bringing us one step closer to our vision of ending death on the job by 2050.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io.

Bonus or Equity This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.