Director, Sales
CurrentAs the Director of Sales for the Eastern Region at Badger Meter, I drive the development and execution of the sales strategy in the Eastern half of the United States to attain the company's sales objectives.In this role:I forecast requirements, prepare annual budgets and schedule expenditures, analyze variances, and initiate corrective actions to meet regional sales financial objectives.Established sales objectives by creating a sales plan and quota for sales managers, account managers, and distributors to support national objectives.I contribute regional sales information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews, prepare and complete action plans, implement productivity, quality, and customer service standards, resolve problems, identify trends, and determine regional sales system improvements to achieve regional sales operational objectives. I negotiate proposals to achieve price strategy objectives and recommended product lines by identifying new product opportunities, surveying consumer needs and trends, and tracking competitors.I cultivated and developed relationships with strategic customers and partners to expand the company's reach and strengthen its market position.I recruit, select, train, assign, schedule, coach, counsel, and discipline employees in the Eastern Region, communicate job expectations, plan, monitor, appraise, and review job contributions, and enforce policies and procedures to accomplish regional sales human resource objectives.I negotiate contracts, SLAs, and SOWs on behalf of the company to ensure favorable terms and mitigate risks.My ability to effectively manage sales operations, build and nurture relationships with customers and partners, and drive revenue growth has resulted in significant achievements for Badger Meter.