Vice President, Sales

Standex International

$120K — $180K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience
  • 8 years in a technical B2B component environment, or 12 years in sales/marketing/engineering for electromechanical products
  • Strong leadership and analytical skills
  • Self-starter with a drive for success
  • Excellent command of English, both written and verbal
  • Proven ability to develop strategies that drive sales growth
  • Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time

Responsibilities

  • Develop a comprehensive Go-to-Market commercial strategy to increase market share
  • Lead efforts to exceed revenue, pricing, market share, and customer satisfaction goals
  • Ensure consistent application of sales processes to improve win rates
  • Translate strategies into actionable plans for team adoption
  • Implement practices to achieve accurate forecasts and manage sales funnels
  • Optimize sales and distribution channels for product lines
  • Create strategic account management plans to enhance customer relationships
  • Collaborate across teams to align account strategies with business goals
  • Monitor account metrics to drive performance improvements
  • Act as the primary contact for resolving key account issues

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead and shape strategic sales initiatives
  • Potential for career advancement in a dynamic B2B environment
  • Exposure to cross-functional collaboration and talent development
  • Engagement in enhancing customer satisfaction and loyalty
  • Involvement in cutting-edge market strategies for growth
Full Job Description
We are seeking a strategic and results-driven sales leader to develop and execute a comprehensive go-to-market strategy that accelerates growth, expands market share, and strengthens customer relationships. This role will lead a high-performing sales organization, driving commercial excellence through disciplined processes, data-driven decision-making, and strong cross-functional collaboration. The ideal candidate will translate strategy into actionable plans, optimize sales channels, and elevate key account management while fostering a culture of accountability, talent development, and continuous improvement. This position plays a critical role in delivering sustained revenue growth, enhancing customer satisfaction, and positioning the organization for long-term success in a competitive technical B2B environment.

What You'll Do

Sales Strategy & Management
  • Develop a robust Go-to-Market (GTM) commercial strategy and organization for EDGEorg to gain market share and ensure sustainable growth.
  • Provide leadership to achieve/exceed revenue, pricing, market share, and customer satisfaction goals for the sales organization.
  • Ensure consistent application of sales methods and processes to enhance commercial excellence and win rates.
  • Translate strategies into actionable plans and drive adoption among teams.
  • Implement standard work to deliver on forecasts and utilize funnel management to grow our business by acquiring new customers, expanding our market share, and retaining existing customers.
  • Continuously evaluate and optimize sales and distribution channels for the relevant product portfolio.
  • Develop and implement strategic account management plans to nurture relationships with key customers, identify opportunities for growth, and drive customer satisfaction.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of account strategies with overall business objectives.
  • Monitor account performance metrics and drive initiatives to address challenges and capitalize on opportunities.
  • Serve as the primary escalation point for key account issues, providing timely resolution and maintaining high levels of customer engagement and loyalty.


Customer Service
  • Drive process improvement and efficiency in order processing, tender management, and backlog conversion to improve delivery timelines.


Talent and Collaboration
  • Lead collaboration between sales and cross-functional organizations, ensuring alignment division and BU Strategy.
  • Emphasize talent development and succession planning


What You'll Bring
  • Bachelor's degree (BS), or equivalent, in a technical related discipline
  • 8 years of experience in a technical B-to-B component environment, or a bachelor's degree in business with a minimum of 12 years sales, marketing, or engineering experience in electromechanical products
  • Demonstrated robust leadership abilities and analytical approach
  • Must be a self-starter and driven to succeed
  • Requires an excellent command of the English language, both written and oral.
  • Demonstrated ability to create a strategy to drive top line sales growth.
  • Ability to travel, up to 50% of the time.

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