Manager, Sales

Job Description

Sales Manager

VJ X-Ray LLC is the global leader in developing and manufacturing integrated x-ray sources and high voltage generators. Our mission is to be uncompromising in pushing the boundaries of component design and manufacturing for every OEM partner.

This highly visible Sales Manager position is responsible for the strategic planning and development of sales within an assigned sales region. A VJX Sales Manager will have a thorough understanding of the region’s operations with the ability to identify opportunities. Exceptional customer service skills and engineering background are critical in achieving or exceeding customer and company expectations.

Job Description:

Maintain existing relationships with OEM customers by making periodic visits and phone calls

Identify new business opportunities by conducting market research, analyzing market surveys and attending related industrial tradeshows and exhibitions

Develop sales by generating sales leads, setting customer visit appointments, preparing quotes, traveling to customer locations, negotiating and closing orders, and assisting with product shipment

Responsible for conducting technical presentations for current and potential customers

Assist sales management to develop and execute sales plans to achieve objectives regarding revenue, profitability and market share

Achieve annual booking plan on a quarterly basis

Maintain a real time sales forecast, sales database and reporting results per company requirements and structure

Interact with cross-disciplinary engineering team and operations team to ensure current and future market requirements are thoroughly understood

Essential Skills:

Bachelor’s Degree in a technical/engineering discipline, preferred

Experience in an OEM environment

Willingness to learn and the ability to thrive in a technical environment

Well established verbal and written communication skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Strong analytical and problem solving skills

Ability to operate independently with minimal guidance by management

Demonstrated history of successful sales management and quota achievement

Ability to travel domestically and internationally – 30% to 40% of the time

Ability to work in a team environment

Ability to read schematics, preferred

Superior presentation skills

Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Will need to successfully pass a personal background check and drug screenings

Non-Essential Skills:

Three to five (3 to 5) years of directly related experience

Experience and/or knowledge in Sales, Marketing or Applications Engineering within technology industries, preferably in instruments, electronics, or capital equipment

Experience using Salesforce Software or another CRM platform

Experience using an ERP system

Physical & Mental Demands:

Regularly required to sit, walk, bend, stoop and stand within an industrial environment

Will need to repeatedly use hands and fingers to operate basic office equipment and operate hand and power tools standard to a production environment

Expected to effectively communicate in person, on phone, and via email and other electronic devices on a continual and repetitive basis

Responsibilities will require lifting, moving, staging and placing of materials up to 50 pounds alone and heavier with assistance

Vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

Must be able to fulfill essential job functions in a consistent state of alertness and safe manner

May be required to travel, domestically and internationally, by car and by air. Overnight stays may also be required

On a regular basis, will be required to:

use written and oral communication skills

read and interpret data, information and documents

be creative, make judgements, use reasoning and make decisions

observe and interpret situations

learn and apply new information or skills

perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks

work under intensive deadlines with frequent interruptions

interact with internal and external customers holding positions from a wide array of disciplines and organizational hierarchy levels

May need to communicate and effectively manage dissatisfied or frustrated customers and/or interface with difficult/demanding individuals

This job description is not all inclusive and is subject to change at any time. VJ X-Ray LLC provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. The company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants and employees are treated during the application process and post hiring employment without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type is not tolerated.

Full-time