
Sales Manager, Local Sales
Job Description
The primary responsibility of a Sales Manager on our US Local Sales Team is to achieve overall new business sales in their assigned segment through successful management and development of a team of Account Executives. The Sales Manager ensures that their team and resources are optimized and complies with company and sales campaigns and meets budget and sales goals. The sales team builds valuable partnerships with local wedding professionals and drives meaningful success to local businesses.
- Fully accountable and responsible for team-level performance of 8-12 direct reports hitting or exceeding monthly and annual new business sales goals
- Set clear goals and desired outcomes with team
- Conducting regularly scheduled team meetings, coaching sessions, and training sessions
- Join your team on sales calls and in sales meetings when assistance is needed
- Coach reps regularly throughout the sales process with a focus on diagnosing client needs, pipeline management, negotiation, utilizing various coaching methods
- Effectively diagnose rep performance gaps, develop and implement targeted coaching plans attached to KPIs and measured for effectiveness
- Responsible for the entire talent management of teams including recruiting, interviewing new talent and retaining and developing existing talent to ensure headcount needs are met
- Recruit, interview and hire new talent to ensure headcount needs are met
- Analyze data, dynamics and trends to accurately forecast team results
- Make business recommendations and align resources appropriately
- Consistently provide open and honest feedback
- Build a strong, high performing, professional team
- 3 years strong performance in a revenue-responsible role
- 1+ years of Management/Leadership/Team Lead experience
- Experience owning the entire sales process from prospecting to closure
- Excellent communication, presentation and analytical skills
- Proven track record of navigating change management and holding the team accountable for performance
- Consistent coach and team motivator in helping teams exceed quota expectations
- Experience forecasting and managing a team pipeline
- High emotional intelligence, discretion and professionalism
- Excellent time-management, organization and multitasking skills
- Salesforce experience preferred
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
WORK MODEL:
This role is fully remote and not tied to any specific office location. While there are no regular in-office requirements, we encourage our remote team members to gather intentionally for key company and team events to stay connected and engaged.