Inside Sales Manager

Winchester Interconnect

$115K — $155K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in Inside Sales or Account Management in a regulated manufacturing industry like Aerospace or Defense.
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or a related technical field.
  • Strong operational competency with manufacturing metrics such as Bookings, Billings, and Backlog tracking.
  • Advanced proficiency in data manipulation tools like Excel or Google Sheets.
  • Experience working with ERP systems like GlobalShop or Visual, and familiarity with CRM software, preferably Salesforce.
  • Knowledge of compliance standards in high-reliability industries, such as ISO9001 or AS9100.

Responsibilities

  • Mentor and lead the Account Managers and sales team, fostering career development and performance management.
  • Conduct weekly one-on-one check-ins with team members to ensure execution and transparency.
  • Identify team knowledge gaps and implement comprehensive training programs to enhance efficiency and safety.
  • Manage the sales order backlog, ensuring it aligns with manufacturing capabilities.
  • Develop KPIs for the department, tracking metrics like customer satisfaction and quote responsiveness.
  • Lead business reviews to analyze demand, active pipeline, and strategic account health, implementing corrective actions as needed.
  • Provide accurate revenue forecasts for production scheduling and inventory planning.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families.
  • Retirement savings plan with employer matching contributions.
  • Paid time off, including holiday, vacation, and sick leave.
  • Professional development opportunities to encourage career growth.
Full Job Description
Position Summary:

The Inside Sales Manager is a high impact leadership role responsible for directing the daily operations of the inside sales, and account management teams. This position serves as the critical operational bridge between external customers, field sales, engineering, and manufacturing operations to maximize revenue, ensure flawless contract review, and guarantee pipeline accuracy.

The ideal leader is mathematically disciplined, a champion of data hygiene, possesses exceptional communication standards, and can maintain rigid organizational compliance within a high-growth environment.

Qualifications & Requirements:
  • Experience: 5+ years of progressive experience managing Inside Sales, or Account Management teams within a highly regulated manufacturing environment (Aerospace, Defense, Medical Device, or Electronics preferred).
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or a related technical field (or equivalent validated experience).
  • Operational Competency: Demonstrated mastery of manufacturing metrics specifically Bookings, Billings, and Backlog tracking. Advanced proficiency in data manipulation (e.g., advanced Excel/Google Sheets, pivot tables, VLOOKUPs) is required.
  • System Competency: Deep operational knowledge of Enterprise ERP (GlobalShop, Visual) frameworks and CRM software (Salesforce experience highly preferred).
  • Compliance Literacy: Familiarity with high-reliability industry compliance (e.g., ISO9001, AS9100, or mil-spec qualifications)
  • Leadership Profile: A decisive, unyielding commitment to organizational values; proven ability to hold teams accountable while managing under pressure without loss of professional decorum.


Our core values - Accountability, Collaboration, and Empowerment(ACE) - are the foundation of how we operate and drive success. You will take ownership of your contributions, collaborate with a team that gets stuff done, and be empowered to innovate and pursue bold initiatives that drive our business forward.

Are You Our Next ACE?
  • Mentor & Lead: Directly manage, train, and mentor the Account Managers and sales team; establish structured succession planning, career development pathways, and ongoing performance management frameworks.
  • Fulfill Accountability Loops: Conduct mandatory, consistent weekly 1:1 alignment check ins and coaching sessions with all direct reports to eliminate execution gaps and ensure departmental transparency.
  • Training & Skills Development: Continuously evaluate the team to identify knowledge gaps; propose and execute comprehensive training programs to optimize workforce efficiency, quality, and workplace safety.
  • Backlog & Order Management: Oversee the Sales team to ensure the active order backlog is meticulously managed, validated, and aligned with manufacturing capacity.
  • Metric Stewardship (KPIs): Develop, maintain, and publish departmental KPI scorecards covering bookings, billings, backlog health, quote responsiveness, and customer satisfaction.
  • Business Reviews: Lead weekly business reviews to analyze customer demand, pipeline activity, past due orders, and strategic account health, driving immediate cross functional corrective actions.
  • Demand Forecasting: Provide data backed, highly accurate revenue and demand forecasts to operations and leadership to support production scheduling, capacity planning, and site inventory optimization.
  • Salesforce Rigor: Enforce strict data integrity within Salesforce, ensuring opportunity lists are routinely reconciled, duplicate entries are removed, and pipeline forecasting is audit-ready.
  • Contract Review Oversight: Oversee the technical review of customer purchase orders, flow down requirements, quality specs, and specialized electronic portals to guarantee absolute regulatory compliance.
  • Cross Functional Synchronization: Partner seamlessly with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to proactively manage product availability, communicate lead times, and optimize shipping schedules.
  • Executive Communication: Establish a professional, transparent internal and external communication standard; ensure all customer facing notifications regarding systemic quality, certifications, or delivery constraints are meticulously vetted and approved by leadership before distribution.
  • Root-Cause Resolution: Interface directly with key customers to resolve highly escalated complaints by systematically determining the operational root cause and engineering permanent solutions.


Systems You'll Use:
  • Google Enterprise
  • ADP
  • Salesforce CRM
  • Globalshop / Visual


Pay Transparency:

Winchester Interconnect Corporation is committed to pay transparency. The pay range for this position is $115,000 - $155,000 per year, plus incentive compensation. Exact salary will be contingent upon your experience, education, skills, and any other factors Winchester Interconnect Corporation considers relevant to the hiring decision.

For a sneak peek into some of our benefits and to learn more about our career opportunities, click here https://www.winconn.com/jobs/.

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