Area Manager, Sales Support

Sandvik$80K — $110K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Mining, Mechanical or Agricultural Engineering.
  • Three years of experience in a similar role in the mining equipment industry.
  • Experience in functional management and supporting frontline sales.
  • Familiarity with developing commercial proposals and value-selling for heavy-duty surface mining equipment.
  • Willingness to travel up to 15% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute a business development plan with internal stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with departments on strategic sales initiatives.
  • Listen to customer feedback to guide product offerings.
  • Coordinate Monthly Operation Reviews for pipeline management.
  • Drive business results and profitability for sales cases.
  • Handle tender quotations for the sales area.
  • Support sales administration tasks like contract reviews and order processing.
  • Contribute to Global Framework agreements and regional contracts.
  • Align production schedules with sales forecasts and inventory targets.
  • Facilitate communication between frontline sales and factory production.
  • Coach sales on rotary drill and mining products and applications.
  • Ensure compliance with EHS standards and promote a Zero Harm culture.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive life, health, dental, and disability insurance.
  • Paid time off and holidays.
  • Employee wellness and recreational discounts.
  • Tuition reimbursement for further education.
  • Generous 401(k)-retirement savings plan.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Career advancement opportunities.
Full Job Description


Deadline: Not set

Country: United States of America

Location: Alachua, Florida

Job-ID: R0093951

Job category: Business Development Analyst

Your performance areas:

The Area Manager, Sales Support serves as a critical link between factory operations and frontline sales for mining and rotary drilling products and equipment, providing strategic and hands-on support to ensure successful execution of business development plans and customer commitments.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Develop a business development plan with internal stakeholders and drive execution within a matrix organization.
  • Collaborate with other departments to align on key business development activities and strategic sales cases.
  • Stay attuned to customer needs and feedback, ensuring mining and rotary drilling equipment offerings meet market demands by communicating insights to factory operations.
  • Coordinates Monthly Operation Reviews with Sales Areas on pipeline management, active sales cases, equipment demand forecasting, profitability analysis and marketing initiatives.
  • Deliver business results according to set targets, with a strong focus on maximizing profitability for each sales case.
  • Responsible for tender quotations for the sales area in the region.
  • Provide sales administration support, including evaluating sales tools, reviewing contracts, and processing customer orders.
  • Provide input into Global Framework agreements, regional contract agreements between end customers and the sales offices in the region, including responsibility for the commercial terms, including equipment price and discount levels, payment terms, product specification and delivery for mining and rotary drilling equipment offering.
  • Support the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process.
  • Consolidate mining and drilling machine forecasts from Sales Areas and, with collaboration across departments, turn into a production schedule that aligns with inventory and sales targets.
  • Act as liaison between frontline teams and factory production to manage order specifications, changes, priorities, and deviations to ensure quoted profitability.
  • Support frontline sales capability development through coaching on Sandvik Rotary drill and mining products and customer applications.
  • Ensure compliance with Environment, Health & Safety standards and promote a culture of Zero Harm.


Your profile:

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Mining, Mechanical or Agricultural Engineering and three (3) years of experience as Global Category Manager Service, Sales Support Manager or Back-line Sales Manager in the mining equipment industry.
  • The three (3) years of experience must have included functional management and support to frontline sales on key business development activities and strategic sales cases, including the development of commercial proposals and value-selling, for heavy duty surface mining equipment.
  • Up to 15% domestic and international travel required. May telecommute from home in the Alachua, FL MSA up to one day per week


Work Location

13500 NW County Road 235

Alachua, Florida 32615

May telecommute from home within the Alachua, FL MSA up to one day per week.

Benefits

Sandvik offers a comprehensive total compensation package including a competitive benefits package of life, health, dental, and disability insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, employee wellness and recreational discounts, tuition reimbursement and a generous 401(k)-retirement savings plan. In addition, we provide opportunities for professional development and training, as well as opportunities for career advancement.

How to apply

For immediate consideration, apply https://www.home.sandvik/careers referencing job code R0093951.

Deadline: Not set

Job-ID: R0093951

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