Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Belden Inc. is hiring a Regional Sales Director to lead Territory Sales Managers and independent sales representatives serving the national telecommunications market. The role drives profitable growth by expanding the customer base, managing the sales process, and translating strategy into execution while holding the team accountable for sales targets and KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a team of professional Territory Sales Managers to win new accounts, allocating team members to accounts and markets that provide the largest, most profitable opportunity
• Ownership for a defined set of sales targets aligned to the responsibilities of the role, taking accountability for meeting, and exceeding these targets over a sustained period
• Ownership and thorough understanding of your team’s opportunities to support monthly forecasting and root cause identification and countermeasure implementation
• Responsible for allocation of target accounts across the team and assigning appropriate personal targets / objectives. Apply appropriate rigor to reviewing individual performance and make quality recommendations for compensation purposes
• Takes ownership for creating and executing against individual Initiative Action Plans and achieve the desired business results
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting is achieved by the Sales team as required by the business. This will include reporting on opportunity management, Account Plans, specifications and wins
• Operate as a key stakeholder in the Sales function to create strong cross functional relationships across the territory to extend influence and control through the value chain

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Business or relevant Engineering discipline
• Proven experience of sustained sales growth in existing & new business, strategic management of pricing, end user selling, growing existing customer accounts, and developing new accounts across North America
• Experience of developing and improving sales team performance and sales skill coaching
• Proven track record within a Sales leadership role in a market relevant to the Belden organization
• Computer literacy essential
• Experience of using CRM system tools advantageous

Benefits

• Sales Incentive Plan
• Additional incentives based on the level of the role
• Remote position requiring 60% domestic travel
• Health/dental/vision
• Long term/short term disability
• Life insurance
• HSA/FSA
• Matching retirement plans
• Paid vacation
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid leave for volunteer work in your community
• Training opportunities
• Professional talent management and succession planning
• Corporate health well-being initiatives
• A work culture which includes commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability

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