Territory Sales Manager - Southern Alberta - Truck Tire - Jobs in Calgary, Alberta

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Job DescriptionHOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACTSG 10*Candidate must be located in the Calgary, AB area*The role of a Territory Sales Manager is dynamic and challenging. This position rewards the self-driven relationship builder with an entrepreneurial spirit. We want you to treat your area of customers like your own business, while living the Continental values of trust, for one another, freedom to act and passion to win.The territory will be central to Calgary, AB. The incumbent would ideally be based from his/her home office in Calgary.The Territory Sales Manager will develop business partnerships with key accounts and coordinate sales and training with each account on a regional level. Drive National Account sales for Continental Tire North America CTNA product and assist in Dealer sell out.This is an open position and selection will not be supported with AI assistance. Specifically:Sales- Sales Calls – Face to face meetings with call plans followed up by CRM entries.- Utilize all Continental provided products and tools including Truck Tire, Conti Retread Solutions, Digital Solutions, Salesforce, ContiTrack2 and ContiAdvantage to provide the overall lowest driving cost and an excellent experience for our customers.- Retain and grow existing accounts and solicit new business by executing the sales strategy.Planning- Effectively manage territory through prioritization and maximum efficiency to ensure that corporate objectives, including established call frequencies and individual objectives are met.- Develop and maintain territory coverage plan. Territory, Account, Opportunity and Call planning.- Develop and maintain sales activity at key regional fleets, both national account and dealer controlled within areas of geographic responsibility. Achieve assigned sales targets in assigned region and accounts.- Function as account manager for target dealers as assigned by Sales Managers.- Participate in sales meetings, product and training meetings and new account development at target dealers.- Identify opportunities for new product lines. Assist in the development of product strategy per key account to ensure current product lines are renewed or discarded in a normal product life cycle plan so that competition is not able to circumvent the market share of CTNA at the account.Manage Pricing and Profitability- Assist Sales Manager in developing programs and concepts to achieve sales and profit objectives. Monitor progress to objectives and aid the customer in developing and implementing corrective action plans, when needed.Dealeramp; Fleet Training- Develop and provide training for both company and dealer personnel. Conduct one-on-one training on product, selling and inventory management.Market Analysis- Conduct market intelligence to ensure sell out pricing in retail market. Analyze customers and market conditions to provide management with data about market trends, competitive products, pricing, promotions and programs, and assist in monthly article forecast with regional management. Identify opportunities and market new product lines through customer needs-analysis and knowledge of competitor products.Additionally:Forecasting- Assist in coordination, monitoring, and managing inventory and production planning to meet the forecast and unit objectives per key account. Ensure forecasting by article number is current and accurate to ensure supply to retailers.Administration- Manage and resolve all operational and administrative issues that occur with the key accounts, such as billing errors, shipping errors, and other claim issues.- Respond to all inquiries, both internal and external, on a timely basis; prepare weekly itineraries and expense reports; prepare routine and special reports as required by management; and maintain a professional image.- Prepare professional presentations.- Utilize Salesforce for documenting sales activities.