Manager, Retail Sales Group

Vanguard Group, Inc.

$70K — $95K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum of five years related work experience with previous leadership experience preferred.
  • Experience in sales and business development preferred.
  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of experience and training; graduate degree preferred.
  • Requires regulatory license and/or registration (e.g. FINRA, state, SFC).
  • Strong coaching and performance review experience essential.

Responsibilities

  • Hire, evaluate, and supervise the crew while providing necessary training and guidance.
  • Oversee sales and lead generation strategy with an emphasis on attracting high-value clients.
  • Develop a culture of coaching and teaching in sales techniques and competencies.
  • Participate actively in the sales process, modeling desired behaviors and managing some client cases.
  • Assist in setting and tracking business and sales goals while collaborating with internal teams.
  • Identify market trends and client feedback to recommend departmental improvements.
  • Guide the team to leverage opportunities and resolve complex client issues as part of the consultative sales model.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for ongoing professional development and training.
  • Collaborative work environment with support from internal partner groups.
  • Access to a diverse client base for professional growth.
  • Engagement in special projects and dynamic work responsibilities.
Full Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Hires, evaluates, and supervises crew. Provides guidance and training as necessary to develop crew. Sets performance standards, reviews performance, and makes informed compensation decisions in accordance with all applicable Human Resources policies and procedures.
  • Oversees the execution of the sales and lead generation strategy for Retail, with a particular focus on attracting new high value and high net worth clients and generating advisor consultations among existing clients with an expressed interest in PAS.
  • Develops a culture of ever present coaching: is a student and teacher in the art of sales.Provides frequent and ongoing coaching of sales competencies and independent thinking skills to develop and grow their team to achieve specific business results.  Recognizes special skills, highlights best in class abilities, provides analysis/feedback and suggest improvement to staff.  Monitors sales crew inbound/outbound calls for coaching purposes.
  • Personally participates in the sales process.Expected to model the desired behaviors, activities and results.  Answers inbound calls, initiates outbound calls and manages a small book of cases.   
  • Assists in the development of business and sales related goals.Works with peers and sales professionals to monitor and communicate progress towards goals.  Develops close working relationships with all appropriate internal partner groups.  Drives team to convert inbound/outbound sales leads in order to achieve results.
  • Recognizes VOC, market trends, competitive offerings and opportunities for improvement.Develops and recommends changes to departmental policies, procedures and workflows to meet changing business needs.  
  • Guides team to maximize opportunities and support the consultative sales model.Analyzes and resolves the most complex client issues, and reviews internal partner and client feedback.
  • Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Minimum of five years related work experience. Previous people leadership experience preferred.
  • Prior experience in sales and business development organization preferred.
  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.
  • This job requires a regulatory license and/or registration 7, 66, 24 (e.g. FINRA, state, SFC). These will be determined by Compliance based on role-specific duties.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

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