Advance Local

Regional Director, Sales & Dealer Development (Los Angeles)

Advance Local  •  Remote  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

Strengthening and empowering all of the communities we serve.

Catalyst IQ is a digital marketing and technology leader formed by uniting Advance Automotive’s top brands - Adpearance, Fox Dealer, Search Optics, and ZeroSum. We empower automotive dealers and manufacturers to grow with precision and profitability through smarter, faster, and more comprehensive solutions. As a part of Advance Local and built on a foundation of over a decade of proprietary technology development, 23 billion data points, 22 OEM certifications, and a national sales force, Catalyst IQ combines cutting-edge innovation with human expertise to deliver real-time insights and actionable intelligence that accelerate sales.
The Regional Director, Sales and Dealer Development (Los AngelesJ) is responsible for working with car dealers within a regional geography. You will own your market - you execute sales strategy, identify and close new opportunities, and provide insight to existing customers by preparing reports and key information that communicate value to the customer. You must be willing and excited about visiting your dealers face-to-face. This position requires up to 60% travel per month within your territory.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Visiting all assigned accounts and conducting monthly performance reviews with those Clients; the reviews will include but are not limited to performance metrics review, campaign reviews/optimizations, Google Analytics walkthrough, sales objectives for the dealership and up-sells to promote digital portfolio growth and diversification
  • Serve as a regional liaison between the Fox Dealer internal team consisting of Media operations, Client Support, Paid Search, and Fox Executive Management
  • Direct and manage sales productivity and profitability in an effort to achieve designated profit objectives within respective geographical responsibility
  • Direct and manage the entire sales cycle from prospecting, maintenance, proposals, contracts, price increases, bids, and contract renewals
  • Accurate forecasting of the current and future month’s sales objectives; being able to accurately and concisely communicate those numbers to your direct Supervisor
  • Develop, maintain, and utilize pricing models for all major markets and implement service agreements that are consistent with Fox Dealer’s financial objectives
  • Coordinate/foster business relationships with third party companies that may be supporting certain Fox Dealer technologies to the Client
  • The ability to adapt quickly to company changes as well as the hunger for growth

Requirements:

  • Education equivalent to Bachelor’s Degree in Sales, Marketing, or Management, or the equivalent in related work experience
  • Demonstrated proven track record of sales success
  • Automotive Industry experience & relevant Dealer contacts required
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (and/or Google Drive) and SalesForce CRM
  • Working knowledge of Google Analytics (certification a plus)
Advance Local

About Advance Local

Advance Local Media is one of the largest media groups in the United States, which operates the leading news and information companies in more than 20 cities, reaching 52+ million people monthly with our quality, real-time journalism and community engagement.

As home to some of the nation’s top local media groups, software and data platforms, and marketing agencies, Advance Local strives to make a positive and lasting impact in the communities we serve. A company grounded with rich history and driven by creative innovation, Advance Local’s mission is to strengthen and empower the communities we serve. Our media groups include Advance Ohio, Alabama Media Group, Advance Media New York, MassLive Media, MLive Media Group, NJ Advance Media, PA Media Group, and Staten Island Media Group.

We believe in our brands, our values, and each other and are united by our shared goals, culture of creative innovation and commitment to our communities we’ve been serving for more than a century.

We're part of Advance, a private, family-owned business that owns, operates and invests in companies spanning media, entertainment, technology, communications, education and other promising growth sectors. Their mission is to build the value of the company over the long-term by fostering growth and innovation across their diversified portfolio. Advance’s portfolio of exceptional companies includes Condé Nast, Advance Local, Stage Entertainment, The IRONMAN Group, American City Business Journals, Leaders Group, Turnitin, and POP. Advance is also among the largest shareholders in Charter Communications, Warner Bros. Discovery and Reddit.

For more details, please visit AdvanceLocal.com.

Industry
Media & Publishing
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
New York, NY
Year Founded
1922
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