Territory Sales Manager - Northwest Coast

With over 30 years’ experience, GVS Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of filters for application in the Medical, Laboratory, Automotive, Appliance, Safety and Building Filtration sectors. The corporate headquarter of the GVS Group is in Italy, has business units worldwide and produce Respirators in the USA with its subsidiary in Michigan, GVS Safety (Ex RPB Safety). GVS Safety is the market leader in the USA for Blasting Respirators and a challenger brand for high quality PAPR and tight-fitting respirators . GVS Safety is looking for a Safety – Northwest Region Sales Manager In this position, you are responsible for managing the Texas sales territory. You will work closely with the distribution, be the point of contact for our customers, provide training, initiate product launches and ultimately be held accountable for sales growth in your assigned territory. You are expected to work closely with the Sales Director to ensure the Values of GVS are carried through to all distributors while maintaining focus on the Vision of establishing GVS as the provider of Personal Safety Equipment for the End Users in Abrasive Blasting, Manufacturing, Health Care, Life Sciences and Metal Industries. You are required to provide superior service and support to Authorized Distributors, and Contractors. The objective is to Increase Sales Volumes, Build on Distributors' Loyalty, Increase GVS’s Market Share and encourage Distributors to purchase New Product Ranges as they become available. Core activities To develop and implement strategic sales plans to achieve corporate goals Visit and develop business with distributors and end users To provide forecast through CRM To analyze your market to determine customer needs, prices, and discounts To represent the company at trade shows and associations to promote GVS solutions To train distributors and end users on our solutions To analyze and control expenses according to budget and policies To provide monthly sales report To monitor and evaluate the activities and products of the competition To present new product ideas for sales growth To handle customer complaints and requests Who we are looking for: Bachelor’s Degree from accredited college 5+ years of previous PPE Sales Proven experience in generating new business Customer-related experience in the PPE industry (ideally respiratory protection) Preferred Qualifications Advanced Degree Engineering experience in the air respiratory field We offer: Attractive base salary Bonus plan up to 50% of base salary Car allowance Laptop and cellular phone