Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Operations Management, or related field preferred
- 6+ years of work experience in sales or account management related field with proven track record of budget development and implementation.
- Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience will be considered.
- Working knowledge of management software programs including Praxedo, QuickBooks, and SAP strongly preferred.
- Proficient computer skills including using Microsoft Office Suite.
Skills and Abilities:
- Sales and business acumen; Ability to grasp understanding of business models and key drivers
quickly; Ability to delegate responsibilities while maintaining organizational control of daily operations and customer service. - Strong analytical skills: able to gather and analyze large amounts of data, identify goals, explore, and select solutions, evaluate results, implement change, and report activities to upper management.
- Strong diplomacy skills; Ability to handle conflict management and business negotiation processes; Ability to partner and form strong working relationships fostering a problem-solving approach.
- Leadership skills: demonstrates trust and respect for others, looks for ways to build positive relationships on the work team, able to communicate expectations and coach and develop employees for success.
- Solid organizational skills; Ability to self-manage workload and multiple projects simultaneously while managing and meeting tight deadlines; Ability to coach, manage and conduct training of diverse team members and their projects.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills; Communicate effectively and professionally across all levels of the organization and external stakeholders; Confidence in creating and delivering presentations to internal and external customers.
- Strong work ethic; Self-starter, demonstrating a proactive approach, self-initiative, and tenacity. Resilient; Able to confidently navigate ambiguity and change.
Travel:
- Ability to travel as needed while working within their assigned territory to visit customers. Position may travel to other Alliance Distribution locations and offices for training.
Standard and Physical Requirements:
- Position involves sitting for prolonged periods, standing, manual dexterity, stooping, and bending.
- Position requires the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull up to 50 lbs. occasionally. For greater weight items assistive devices will be provided.
- Must have a valid driver’s license. A company vehicle may be provided.
- Must have a clean Motor Vehicle Record.
Alliance Team Members Demonstrate DRIVE:
- Dedicated: Follows through on commitments. Strong say/do.
- Respectful: Acts with integrity and values diverse perspective.
- Innovative: Always looking for a better way; leads change.
- Versatile: Adapts quickly to changing circumstances. Demonstrates agility.
- Engaged: Acts like an owner. Wants to create and grow a business which is tightly aligned with market needs.
For California, Colorado, New York, and Washington, the compensation range for this role is $102,500 to $112,500. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.