Contractor Sales Manager

There’s a Place for You at Viking Electric.

A career at Viking Electric is more than a job. You’re investing in a brighter, more sustainable future together and joining a team that makes a real difference for our customers. Viking Electric https://www.vikingelectric.com/about offers electrical products and services to contractors. If it helps bring electricity to an office, home, factory or other building – you can find it here. We operate throughout the Midwest and are part of the Sonepar group, the world’s #1 electrical distributor with over 45,000 associates around the globe.

Being “Powered by Difference” means we respect and value diverse perspectives. Viking Electric, we offer a supportive culture and great benefits, and as part of the larger Sonepar group, we can offer exciting opportunities to grow your career.

Contractor Sales Manager

Location: Minneapolis/St. Paul 

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule: Standard business hours plus necessary travel and entertainment

What You’ll Do

As the Contractor Sales Manager for the Twin Cities market, this position is responsible for managing and growing sales and profit among electrical contractors in the market. This will be accomplished by hiring, training, coaching and menoring sales associates as well as aligning sales resources to effectively grow market share and account penetration based on customer personas.

You will...

• Direct engagement with sales team to include sales meetings, joint calls, large opportunity strategy. Signficant time will be spent in the field with sales associates.
• Develop and execute sales plans for market share growth
• Hire, train, and coach sales team associates and managers
• Foster and grow relationships with accounts key to the market.

What You Bring...
 

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of sales experince 
• Past experience with electrical distribution preferred
• Working knowledge of financial statements and ability to manage financial performance
• Must have valid driver's license
• Must be willing to travel to other Viking Electric, customer and vendor locations

Salary Range for this position: $113,000 - $155,000 plus annual STI Bonus opportunity of 30%

What We Offer You

We offer great family-friendly benefits to full-time associates:

We’re proud to be a military-friendly company, and our many employee resource groups (ERGs) help you make connections and feel supported.

Learn More About Us

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Learn more at https://www.vikingelectric.com/about.
Viking Electric is part of the Sonepar family of brands: https://www.soneparusa.com/us-en/about-us

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Sonepar is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.

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