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Territory Manager
Westlake Pipe & Fittings, a Westlake company (NYSE:WLK), is the second-largest polyvinyl chloride pipe and fittings manufacturer in North America. Westlake Pipe & Fittings supplies gasketed, solvent weld and restrained joint pipes and a wide range of fittings for a diverse list of markets including municipal water and sewer, plumbing, water well, pool and spa, and agricultural and turf irrigation. Westlake Pipe & Fittings is an industry leader in product development with Certa-Lok® spline-lock technology and product systems that are focused on building A Better Foundation™. To learn more, visit the website at WestlakePipe.com
SUMMARY
The Territory Manager achieves increased sales revenue and profitability within the Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia markets. The Territory Manager will achieve sales goals by effectively selling and communicating the company’s products and/or related services to existing and prospective customers. A major focus will be on the pull through sales process by creating demand at the specifier, owner, and contractor levels.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
May include, but are not limited to, the following:
Comply with all company policies and procedures
Meet or exceed sales goals and objectives set by management
Create demand by educating on the features and benefits of Certa-Lok restrained joint PVC Product system to engineers, owners, municipalities, contractors, and wholesale distribution.
Perform professional presentations or demonstrations of company’s products and services
Establish, develop and maintain business relationships with distributors, engineers, municipalities, contractors, and other key contacts within the assigned geographic territory.
Build and maintain ongoing awareness of industry products and services, competitor activities and other research that can be shared with management
Evaluate marketing data by utilizing sales management software tools to maximize sales efficiency and effectiveness
Actively manage travel schedule to cover assigned territory in a time-efficient manner. Travel will be roughly 50% within sales territory.
Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications and establishing professional networks. Focus should especially be paid to directional drilling, pipe bursting, and other areas where restrained pipe is needed.
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
Professional Development and Career Training
Paid Time Off and Holiday Programs
Employee Wellness Initiatives
Resolve customer complaints by identifying problems and expediting solutions
Provide management weekly market activity/results and monthly territory analyses
Work closely with distribution in order to forecast monthly sales volume
Coordinate sales efforts with sales management, accounting, logistics, engineering, manufacturing and customer service groups
Analyze the territory/market’s potential and determine the value of existing and prospective customers to the organization and value/volume model
Plan and organize sales strategy by maximizing the Return on Time Investment for assigned territory
Participate in local, regional and national trade shows
Ensure that databases are current and updated with accurate customer information
Implement pricing policies within market segments as directed by Regional Sales Manager
Coordinate major bid strategy and maintain bid calendar
Provide pricing, product availability and order status information to territory accounts
Execute the timely preparation of all sales reports, expense reports and assigned projects
Effectively manage a Travel and Entertainment Budget to maximize return on investment. rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business or related field
Must be currently residing in Pittsburgh, PA, Columbus or Cleveland, OH and surrounding areas
Must have 3-5+ years' of outside sales experience
Must have multi-level sale experience/ pull through sales experience
Self-starter, motivated, team focused and results driven
Outgoing, good with numbers, relatable
Strong presentation, organizational, and time management skills
Demonstrated track record of exceeding corporate goals
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong technical skills and aptitude; ability to present technical concepts with hands-on demonstrations to customers
Proficient in MS Office
Ability to travel within assigned geographic territory
Valid driver’s license and good DMV record
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, extreme cold, and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.
Job can require up to 60-75% travel (up to 3 weeks per month)
Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.
If you are an active Westlake employee (or an employee of any Westlake affiliates), please do not apply here. You will apply via the Jobs Hub application in Workday.
