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Regional Sales Manager (Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba)

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The Regional Sales Manager will implement sales strategies across Western Canada, leading a team to achieve sales goals and create demand for products.
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Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.​

Westlake Pipe & Fittings, a Westlake division (NYSE:WLK), is one of the largest polyvinyl chloride pipe and fittings manufacturer in North America. With 23 manufacturing and distribution locations, the company supplies gasketed, solvent weld and restrained joint pipes and a wide range of fittings for a diverse list of markets including municipal water and sewer, plumbing, water well, pool and spa, and agricultural and turf irrigation. Westlake Pipe & Fittings is an industry leader in product development with Certa-Lok® spline-lock technology and product systems that are focused on building A Better Foundation. To learn more, visit the website at WestlakePipe.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook. 

SUMMARY 

The Regional Sales Manager will create and implement sales strategies across Western Canada, specifically Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.  The incumbent will achieve sales goals with their team by effectively selling and communicating the company’s products and/or related services to existing and prospective customers.  A major focus will be on the pull through sales process by creating demand at the specifier, owner, and contractor levels. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

May include, but are not limited to, the following: 

  • Comply with all company policies and procedures 
  • Supervise, manage and develop the Sales Representatives and Territory Managers in the region 
  • Meet or exceed sales goals and objectives set by management  
  • Execute System selling by presenting the Certa- Lok Product along with Standard PVC and PVC Fittings to create a PVC system with the end user.  
  • Create demand by educating on the features and benefits of Certa-Lok restrained joint PVC Product system to engineers, owners, municipalities, contractors, and wholesale distribution   
  • Perform professional presentations or demonstrations of company’s products and services 
  • Establish, develop and maintain business relationships with distributors, engineers,  
  • municipalities, contractors, and other key contacts within the assigned geographic territory.     
  • Build and maintain ongoing awareness of industry products and services, competitor activities and other research that can be shared with management  
  • Evaluate marketing data by utilizing sales management software tools to maximize sales efficiency and effectiveness 
  • Actively manage travel schedule to cover assigned territory in a time-efficient manner. Travel will be roughly 50% within sales territory.  
  • Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications and establishing professional networks. Focus should especially be paid to directional drilling, pipe bursting, and other areas where restrained pipe is needed. 
  • Drive Contractor Relationships with Distribution and Contractors through Sales representatives and territory managers to create pull through sales. 
  • Resolve customer complaints by identifying problems and expediting solutions 
  • Provide management weekly market activity/results and monthly territory analyses  
  • Work closely with distribution in order to forecast monthly sales volume 
  • Strategically coordinate & train Sales representatives and Territory managers to create a best in class level of service from the sales management side. 
  • Coordinate sales efforts with sales management, accounting, logistics, engineering, manufacturing and customer service groups 
  • Analyze the territory/market’s potential and determine the value of existing and prospective customers to the organization and value/volume model 
  • Plan and organize sales strategy by maximizing the Return on Time Investment for assigned territory 
  • Participate in local, regional and national trade shows  
  • Ensure that databases are current and updated with accurate customer information 
  • Drive territory managers to maintain and coordinate a major bid strategy and maintain a bid calendar 
  • Provide Territory Managers with a timely response on price adjustments for local markets 
  • Execute the timely preparation of all sales reports, expense reports and assigned projects 
  • Effectively manage a Travel and Entertainment Budget to maximize return on investment. rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. 

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS 

  • Minimum of 5 years of sales management experience 
  • Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business or related field 
  • Self-starter, motivated, team focused and results driven 
  • Strong presentation, organizational, and time management skills 
  • Demonstrated track record of exceeding corporate goals 
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
  • Strong technical skills and aptitude; ability to present technical concepts with hands-on demonstrations to customers 
  • Ability to travel within assigned geographic territory 
  • Valid driver’s license and good driving record

Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.

If you are an active Westlake employee (or an employee of any Westlake affiliates), please do not apply here. You will apply via the Jobs Hub application in Workday.

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