Regional Sales Manager

DescriptionThe Regional Sales Manager represents and sells products within a sales territory. Manages existing accounts while identifying, developing and prospecting sales opportunities for existing or new customer profitable growth. Works across Castle functional teams in order to drive improvements in sales execution, service and customer satisfaction.A.M. Castle & Co. is looking for a Regional Sales Manager in the LA metro area (North and East), spanning into Southern Utah and Nevada. The ideal candidate will be based in the LA metro area and comfortable with a significant amount of travel and meetings with both a new and existing customer base.A. M. Castle & Co. has over 125 years of experience as a leader in the metals service center industry. We provide exceptional benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401K match, disability benefits and tuition reimbursement. The Regional Sales Manager position offers room for growth and a company car allowance. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES: Essential Primary Responsibilities: Territory Growth & Sustainment:Represents and sells products within a sales territory. Identifies, evaluates and develops opportunities/business plan with existing and potential customers to increase market share and expand profitable sales.Services existing accounts.Sells products and solutions purposefully, demonstrating product and operational capabilities; makes presentations and proposals to new and existing clients with accountability to core profitability growth and product promotion.Negotiates price, service plans, and implementations etc. in coordination with company directives and customer product requirements.Sales Execution & Account Management/Servicing:Arrange for preparation of sales contracts and/or proposals.Cultivates a team environment and works with inside sales to promote and expand business; develop plan together in order to secure the additional business.Works cross functionally and utilizes appropriate internal resources to establish and meet customer expectations; helps solve customer needs and improve service levels.Works to improve sales processes and tools required to effectively sell and implement value-added solutions and supply chain strategies to increase efficiencies, drive customer satisfaction, lower costs, etc.Provides timely reporting and feedback to management regarding account performance and updates. Participates in forecasting and market analysis when developing sales objectives; understands general economic, industry, and competitive information. Coordinates inventory requirements to support customer sales and manages Company inventory assets. Understands the components of overall Company profitability and manages those components to drive optimal profitability.Sells across the breadth of strategic Castle products.Physical Demands/Working Conditions: General office environment, PC useTravel, typically via automobile, to customers within territoryMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Required Experience: Type, Skills, and Years: Two years of related sales experience with knowledge of business acumen sales techniques and marketing strategiesStrong customer service orientation with ability to initiate and sustain productive business relationships with customersStrong interpersonal skills, ability to work effectively with all levels in an organization and to make effective presentations to clientsGood problem-solving skills with ability to develop solutions to customer problemsGood organizational skillsPC literacy, proficiency in MS Office suiteRequired Education: High school diploma or equivalent is requiredPreferred Qualifications: Experience in metals, manufacturing, distributionKnowledge of Oracle or similar sales softwareExposure to Sandler sales training programsBachelor's - Degree Program: Business, Marketing, or related fieldWe are an Equal Opportunity Employer Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP Company Overview: Founded in 1890, A. M. Castle & Co. is a global distributor of specialty metal and plastic products and supply chain services, principally serving the producer durable equipment, oil and gas, commercial aircraft, heavy equipment, industrial goods, construction equipment, retail, marine and automotive sectors of the global economy. Its customer base includes many Fortune 500 companies as well as thousands of medium and smaller-sized firms spread across a variety of industries. Within its metals business, it specializes in the distribution of alloy and stainless steels; nickel alloys; aluminum and carbon. Together, Castle operates service centers located throughout North America, Europe and Asia. #zr