Sr. Sales Manager

Job Description Title: Sr. Sales Manager Pioneer the next generation of innovation. Join us and you'll develop your skills and expertise to the very highest levels, working in an international environment for a company known the world over for its brilliance.

Position Summary: Support the selling of our products and services through our direct sales to meet expected sales and gross margin levels as set forth by the Sr. Manager - Direct Sales by performing the following duties: Key Accountabilities: Manage the activities related to planning, forecasting, reporting, new business analysis, project tracking. Assist in operational and strategic planning to ensure basic data and assumptions surrounding OP input is accurate.

Work with Sales and Account Management and other areas of the company to develop, maintain a strategic initiative plan for accounts. Studies procedures to improve efficiency of sales. Provides technical training to sales representatives, distributors or their clients.

Trains sales representative and distributors in order taking procedures and customer relations techniques, and advises them of new or revised information on products or merchandise such as product capability, pricing, credit, warranties, and shipping Design and develop product presentations and other sales materials with direct sales managers for customers. Maintain competitive product and pricing knowledge. Prepares composite reports from individual reports of sales representatives and distributors Maintains harmony among sales personnel, sales engineering support, manufacturing engineering, production, sales representatives and resolves grievances.

Addresses errors and complaints. Manage travel/promotional assistance budgets. Coordinates activities with assigned accounts.

Responsibilities include helping management to identify areas of needed sales channel improvement. Trains sales representative