Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions, and they are seeking a dynamic and strategic ERICO / ILSCO Commercial Regional Sales Manager for the South East USA Market. This role involves leading demand creation and product expertise to drive revenue growth and market share in the Electrical Connections business across the South East United States.
Responsibilities
- Achieving sales goals for ERICO and ILSCO Commercial Electrical business by maintaining existing business and successfully converting new business, primarily through breadth and depth of product offering and as a project solution provider
- Developing multi-year sales strategy & tactical plan to achieve sales targets by identifying and developing new customers / end users / key projects / channel partners within the specified territory
- Leading, coaching, and developing a high-performing third-party agent sales team across geography and channels, ensuring understanding and acceptance of territory strategy, pricing, joint calls, and personal/business development. Promote a culture of accountability, respect, and collaboration by setting clear expectations and driving ownership of sales goals
- Building and maintaining strong relationships across all levels with key customers, distribution partners, and industry stakeholders. Serve as a customer advocate by sharing market insights and competitive feedback to enhance solutions and messaging between field and support functions. Represent nVent at industry events and forums
- Providing product expertise through training and technical presentations, highlighting our value proposition with key contractors and distributors, engineers, and providing on-site support. Influence end-user specifications and proactively promote ERICO and ILSCO products by emphasizing their technical advantages and engaging key stakeholders to drive demand
- Supporting agent opportunities and proposals (quotes) for ERICO and ILSCO; including, but not limited to lightning protection, CADWELD, grounding, surge protection, and part conversion crossovers
- Handle quotes, pricing, and KPIs to ensure profitability. Analyze sales data to uncover trends and improvement areas
- Partner with Marketing, Product Management, Finance, Pricing, and Operations to align sales initiatives with broader nVent business objectives. This includes the launch and support of new products to market/territory
- Utilize CRM Platform (e.g., Salesforce) as a tool to manage opportunity pipeline and communicate feedback internally. Collaborates with end-users, distributors, and internal stakeholders to plan inventory, position support materials, and optimize stocking for field demand
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree or applicable outside sales experience
- Ideally, 5+ years outside sales and/or territory sales management working in the commercial or industrial space with electrical products and leading 3rd party manufacturing reps
- Ability to remotely work from a home office and travel on average 60% of the time throughout the sales region of FL, GA, AL, TN, NC, SC, and Southern VA, with overnight trips expected
- Physically capable of navigating construction project sites; holds a valid driver's license
- Strong preference for technical sales and value-based selling skills
- Commercial and electrical contractor sales knowledge
- Proficiency in CRM platforms (e.g., Salesforce) and sales analytics tools
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.
- A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.
- Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.
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