Gateway Recruiting

Area Sales Manager

Gateway Recruiting  •  United States (Onsite)  •  8 hours ago
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Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

  • Customer acquisition and achievement of sales targets
    • Build and maintain strong long-lasting customer relationships
    • Technical and sales support for customers, incl. use of CRM tools according to data quality requirements.
    • Development of new markets and new customer acquisition
    • Product pricing and quotations for products available to end users
    • Maintain list price levels in the market whenever possible while adhering to corporate discounting policies and approvals.
    • Negotiate new pricing with end user customers for new products when applicable.
    • Update and distribute direct end user annual price lists or sales catalogs if applicable.
    • Work with management to set pricing for end users’ products
    • Present pricing strategies and overall sales outlook for end users’ sales
    • Create and implement special end users’ sales promotions
    • Create and maintain customer contact management system
    • Assist in OEM activities
    • Assist in the price negotiation and the setting of dealer pricing agreements
    • Receive and assist in communicating customer complaints to QA and assist in their resolution
    • Support and expand existing partner networks
    • Arrange and communicate with customers through in-person and virtual customer meetings.
    • Other special tasks as assigned
  • Sales forecasts and Sales Volume
    • Participate in defining sales volume for end user sales where applicable.
    • Define sales volumes by region for end users
    • Create and implement promotion strategies for end user customers
    • Present sales numbers at the annual management review meeting for end user sales
    • Analyze and present on the competition and current and future market situations
  • Sales/Trade Show Support and Product Presentation
    • Attend regional trade fairs and meetings and network with customers
    • Perform product demonstrations at customer sites
    • Attend annual national meetings and perform product demonstrations and negotiate sales
    • Participate in the creation of sales and marketing materials and strategies including .ppt, brochures, and online advertisements

Qualifications:

  • EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:
    • Minimum Bachelor’s degree desired or 2-year Associate’s Degree in related sciences and business administration
  • REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE:
    • Good understanding of sales and marketing strategies.
    • Experience in developing profitable strategies and implementing the vision
    • Proficient in related software (Microsoft, CRM, Dynamics)
  • E XPERIENCE PREFERED:
    • Three years plus experience in related industries or business environments is preferred
    • Languages Skills: English business fluent

Soft Skills

  • Good employee relationship skills
  • Excellent communications skills
  • Good customer interaction
  • Good pricing and pricing related strategies
  • Strong commercial and technical knowhow
  • Excellent understanding of customer and market dynamics
  • Target orientated independently driven work ethic
  • Intercultural awareness
  • Willingness to travel
Gateway Recruiting

About Gateway Recruiting

Since 2008, Gateway Recruiting has been solving one of the industry’s biggest challenges: the loss of genuine human connection. Built during a time of economic uncertainty, our mission has always been clear: to provide recruitment services rooted in trust, transparency, and relationships that last. Over the years, we’ve evolved into a pivotal player in the industry, earning accolades from Forbes for our commitment to excellence and our knack for connecting top-tier talent with companies spanning diverse sectors.

We specialize in delivering custom recruiting strategies and offer permanent, retained, and project-based recruiting services that meet our clients where they are and help them grow. From startups to Fortune 500 companies, our clients rely on us for fast, flexible, and high-impact recruiting, without the overhead of a traditional agency. Every search we take on is personal, strategic, and tailored to your specific needs.

At Gateway, we blend modern tools with human instinct. We move quickly, communicate clearly, and treat every hire as an opportunity to create long-term value, for both our clients and candidates.

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Contingent – Retained – Contract/Contract-to-Perm Services

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Experts in Recruiting in the Following Sectors:

Medical Device – Pharmaceutical – Life Sciences

Trade Compliance (Import/Export Compliance)

Chemical – Petrochemical

Technology Development and Hardware

Accounting, Finance and Tax

Logistics, Operations and Supply Chain

Sales and Business Development

Legal and Electronic Discovery

Computer Forensics – Cybersecurity – Incident Response

Artificial Intelligence – Blockchain Technology

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Real Relationships. Real Talent. | Gateway to Global Careers

Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
New Braunfels, TX
Year Founded
2008
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