Director Sales

What we offer:What We Offer:- Career Development- Competitive Compensation and Benefits- Pay Transparency- Global Opportunities- Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws._- This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training._Tasks and Qualifications:Key Responsibilities:- This position is responsible for leading a team of Account Managers to drive profitable revenue growth and achievement of monthly goals.- Use data analytics to build account plans that focus the team on driving growth and execution in all vertical markets in that region, while employing sales skills to maximize customer value and drive margin growth.- Collaborate to improve sales efficiency and sales training for Account Managers on the team.- Champion and support the Global Sales Model.- Ensure that sales operations processes and global best practices are communicated and followed- Ensure meetings are established, drive active attendance, and outcomes that are committed, tracked, and executed- Facilitate and lead the sales forecasting with focus on increasing new business and as sold margin. Responsible for driving forecast accuracy.- Provide analysis and reporting support for order intake, gross margin, pipeline and cost information in support of the goals and objectives.- Drive areas of improvement. Gather input from the sales team, prioritize and communicate to sales leadership- Lead projects and initiatives focused on growth and improving productivity throughout the sales organization.- Serve as an internal ambassador for Sales in relationships with other key internal stakeholders such as Finance, Legal, Marketing, Technology, Quality and IT.- Drive new customer expansion by enabling and supporting growth of untouched or under-achieving vertical markets.- Participate in the planning and support for internal and external sales events, including the annual sales meeting, sales managers’ workshops, and sales training events.- Support the sales team to achieve the annual Order Intake and Gross Margin objectives.Qualifications:- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related discipline, Master’s degree preferred- 10+ years of successful experience in complex solution sales; 5+ experience in management- Excellent written and verbal communication skills- Strong business acumen- Strong analytical/quantitative abilities, problem solving and presentation skills- Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings and group processes- Ability to establish and foster relationships between various internal/external customers- Capable of working in a matrix environment, managing multiple priorities- Minimum two years’ experience providing analysis for large sales/financial datasets to make meaningful conclusionsLI-AM1About Us- KION ITS (Industrial Trucks & Services) Americas is an operating unit of the KION Group and includes KION North America (headquartered in Summerville, South Carolina) and KION South America (headquartered in Indaiatuba, Brazil). Their products are industry leading industrial trucks, intralogistics systems and solutions of well-known brands Linde, STILL and Baoli, specifically tailored to meet North American and South America market demands.- The KION Group is among the world’s leading suppliers of industrial trucks and supply chain solutions and has a global network of more than 42,000 employees. Its portfolio encompasses forklift trucks and warehouse trucks, as well as integrated automation technology and software solutions for the optimization of supply chains. Across more than 100 countries worldwide, the KION Group’s solutions improve the flow of material and information within factories, warehouses, and distribution centers.- Our Linde and STILL forklift brands serve the premium industrial truck segment. Dematic is a global leader in automated material handling. Together, we are shaping the future and are among the best in our industry.- Our culture is driven by our shared KION Group values - integrity, collaboration, courage and excellence.