Sales Director

Job Title: Sales Director

Department: Administration

Location: Fenton, MO

Reports to: CEO

Last Updated: October 2022

Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Sales Director that reports directly to the CEO. We need a self-motivated professional with a proven managerial experience and outstanding track record in sales.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute strategic plans to achieve sales targets
• Responsible for determining and implementing overall pricing strategy for OEM
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with key customers, both existing and targeted
• Safeguard future business opportunities are identified, developed, and converted
• Sets long and short-range goals, quotas, budgets, and objectives
• Establish a business a plan for driving growth. This will include developing business cases, target markets/customers, financial expectations, resource requirements, and delivery model.
• Maintain competitive information, market knowledge, and technology trends
• Maintain sales staff by recruiting, selecting, orientating and training employees
• Manage day to day operations and support the staff within the sales department

Preferred Qualifications:

• A strong mechanical aptitude
• Demonstrated business acumen, capable to grow orders and revenue in an organization
• Manufacturing experience desired
• Understands financial forecasting and reporting

About Control Devices:

Control Devices (CD) is a leading designer and manufacturer of high-quality, flow control valves sold into a broad range of end markets. CD prides itself in the ability to design, innovate and manufacture flow control valves for custom applications. Offering a line of standard products that has grown over the years, CD is based in Fenton, MO with two site operations; our products are sold on a global basis to OEMs, distributors, and end users. Control Devices is owned by HBM Holdings, an investment and management firm based in St. Louis that acquires and supports the growth of middle-market industrial manufacturing businesses.

Americans with Disabilities Specifications

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use his/her hands, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, talk or hear. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Hearing capacity required to maximize ability to understand all verbal communication and react accordingly.

This position also requires the using or operating the following equipment:

• Computer or keyboard
• Reference manuals, notebooks, etc.
• Files or storage cabinets

This position description is not intended to be all inclusive. Incumbents will be expected to perform other department responsibilities as needed. This position description is also not a written or implied contract and can be revised by the Company if necessary.

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