Manager, Outside Sales

Charter Communications

$80K — $95K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in Outside Sales or a related role
  • Bachelor's degree in business, marketing or equivalent experience
  • Strong technical proficiency and computer skills
  • Excellent communication and organizational abilities
  • Willingness to work non-traditional hours, including evenings and weekends
  • Valid driver's license with a satisfactory driving record

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage a team of Residential Connectivity Sales Supervisors
  • Enhance the customer experience through simplification and support efforts
  • Set and maintain accountability for sales goals and headcount targets
  • Identify and address training gaps among team members
  • Utilize reporting and analytics to guide business decisions
  • Collaborate with various departments to reach objectives
  • Ensure timely approval of commission payments and oversee payroll processes

Benefits

  • Dynamic work environment with field and office activities
  • Opportunities for leadership development
  • Engagement in diverse tasks and responsibilities
  • Potential for career advancement within the organization
  • Support for professional training and skill enhancement
Full Job Description
Job Summary

This position leads a geographically assigned team of Residential Connectivity Sales Supervisors and their teams. Responsible for leading and managing the daily operations that sells to our residential customers offering best-in-class services and supporting goals of soliciting new prospective customers.

Responsibilities

  • Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
  • Responsible for meeting and exceeding budgeted headcount and sales goals.
  • A charismatic and enthusiastic leader with skill and experience in creating excitement and energy, building and leading teams and developing skills in others.
  • Strong project management skills and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
  • Leads a team of Residential Connectivity Sales Supervisors and their teams.
  • Manage and monitor functions relative to staff including selection, training, development, performance evaluation, discipline, termination and salary/status change recommendations.
  • Set clear expectations and hold employees accountable when expectations are not met in a consistent and fair manner.
  • Possess the knowledge and expertise to lead, guide and develop Residential Connectivity Sales Supervisors and their teams.
  • Identify knowledge and training gaps within the Residential Connectivity Sales Supervisors and their teams, and develop plans to address these gaps.
  • Be familiar with reporting and analytics necessary to drive and support business decisions.
  • Collaborate with other departments and or support teams to achieve goals and objectives.
  • Residential Connectivity Sales leaders staff work allocation will consist of approximately 30% fieldwork and 70% office work.
  • Coach to and follow Charter's Sales Process.
  • Communicate territory assignments to Residential Connectivity Sales Supervisors
  • Monitor the payroll process and ensure timely and accurate approval of all commission payments.
  • Completes administrative tasks related to all sales activities and ensures their team does the same.
  • Has detailed understanding of Charters product offerings and value proposition in the markets they sell in.
  • Maintains current, in-depth knowledge of marketplace, including competition, and positive and professional relationships with customers, business partners, and co-workers.
  • Prepares reports as needed.
  • Perform other duties as requested by leadership.


Qualifications

Required Skills/Abilities and Knowledge
  • Ability to read, write, speak and understand English Language.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
  • Possess strong technical and computer skills
  • Ability to travel (including during inclement weather) to and from assigned territories and company facilities using a reliable personal vehicle
  • Ability to work outside for extended periods in any season and/or during inclement weather
  • Familiarity with computer operating systems, a myriad of consumer and commercial communications devices (e.g., PDAs, smartphones, routers, modems, converters, and wireless devices), and computer software applications
  • Must be able to work non-traditional work hours such as evenings and weekends
  • Valid driver's license, satisfactory driving record within Company required, standards and auto insurance
  • Ability to complete documentation accurately.

Required Education

Bachelor's degree in business or marketing, or equivalent work experience.

Required Related Work Experience and Number of Years

5+ years' of Outside Sales or related work experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred Skills/Abilities and Knowledge
  • Knowledge of Direct Sales practices
  • Experience with consumer education of products and services
  • Knowledge of cable or telecommunications service

Preferred Related Work Experience and Number of Years
  • Sales Supervisory experience preferred - 0.5+

WORKING CONDITIONS
  • Field and Office environment
  • Outside field environment with exposure to inclement weather
  • Travel as required

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