Sales Director / General Manager

Sales Director / General Manager This role is located in the Elkhart, IN What You'll Do: As the Sales Director/ GM, you will research, develop, lead and execute various strategies to drive short and long-term sales and profit goals. This role will also lead, mentor, and manage the operations to ensure efficiencies. Your Accountabilities in the Role: - Interfaces with key customers, vendor partners, and other opinion leaders to develop, manage and maintain a high level of customer loyalty and continuous growth towards meeting/exceeding customer expectations. - Researches, develops and leads short and long-term strategic activities, that aligns to the overall Strategy, Vision, Brand, and Values to drive business growth. - Builds the vision, business case, and supporting documents required to substantiate and drive initiatives forward. - Meets with Department Leaders monthly and as needed to ensure goals and work is on track, providing guidance to remove obstacles to support the teams. - Analyzes the monthly Sales & Operational results, as they relate to established objectives, ensuring that appropriate measures are taken to resolve problematic situations and achieve promised results. - Champions and serves as an example of "best-in-class" adherence to corporate policies; creates and sustains a culture of high ethics, integrity, and trust. Position Requirements: - Education: A degree in Business, Sales, Marketing, or related field preferred; will consider a combination of course work and proven leadership and management expertise. - Experience: 7 + years of progressive experience in business, sales, and leadership within the RV industry or related component industry/sector is required. Must have knowledge of the RV market, customer base, distribution channels, and industry dynamics to make a quick impact on sales. - Certification(s): NA - Functional Skills: Excellent strategic-thinker, organizational planning and executing skills; strong analytical skills with financial planning/cost containment experience, with ability to drive sales. Can take a vision and create actionable, obtainable activities that meet the vision. Possesses a strength in interpreting large amounts of data, making strategic assumptions, and creating a solid business plan is also important. - Technology Aptitude/Skills: Proficient with ERP systems, Microsoft Office, and other planning software. - Language Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills; will interact with key customers, vendors, opinion leaders, as well as all levels of the organization to lead and facilitate a vision. Will present to all levels inside and outside the organization. - Leadership/Behaviors: Natural curiosity to learn the business; what is working and where enhancements can help the company to grow. Entrepreneurial spirit who understands the art of change management, networking, getting buy-in, and leading with a connected vision. Collaborative, supportive, humble and genuine leader, who is highly organized, credible, accountable; who can also take reasonable risks and make sound business decisions. Uses a goal-oriented, compassionate communication approach, yet is highly driven and results-oriented. Strong ability to influence key decision makers and yet listen and learn from a diverse group of people is also key. Can be innovative, and able to step outside of the box and propose new solutions, while also being compliance-oriented and self-directed. Flexibility and adaptability are also important to align the business to a changing marketplace. - Culture Match Behaviors: Likes to work independently and with a thoughtful, caring team; enjoys collaborating with others; can listen to others, learn quickly, and be a driver of change to get the job done. Other Important Information: Pay/Salary: Pay is negotiable based on experience - And, the compensation will grow as the team member grows! Reports To: CEO Core Hours: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Typical Work Week: M-F; 40-45 hours a week on average Direct Reports: 6 Employees Travel: 25-35% Travel Have other questions? Contact Us!