As part of an international mid-sized corporation with ambitious growth plans, an innovative mindset and high customer focus, NDS is looking for highly motivated and team-oriented individuals with eagerness to join our journey from good to great.

The Ideal Candidate

The District Sales Manager candidate should have 5 years’ experience in either wholesale distribution, residential commercial design-build materials sales, or project a management role. They should possess a positive can-do attitude, strong sales, and people skills, with an aptitude for technical products & solutions. They should be highly motivated and confident with a strong sense of urgency in managing this important and emerging territory.

Territory: Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota

Ideal candidate will reside within an hour or two of the Chicagoland market

75% of overnight travel required

Job Responsibilities

 Ultimately to establish new customer partners while maintaining  and growing existing customer relationships to increase sales in the assigned territory.

• Meet or exceed annual performance goals as assigned by the Regional Sales Manager (supervisor) with 80% of time in the field sales calls calling on wholesale distributors and contractors
• Identify and develop relationships with key landscape and commercial stormwater contractors
• Manage time in the territory with professional organizational and planning skills
• Use and keep the customer relationship management tool current  with the latest required information. 
• Identify, manage, and close growth opportunities
• Conduct product training classes and seminars with our distributors and their end user contractor customers  

Qualifications

• 4-year degree
• Ability to use Microsoft suite and CRM is  a must
• Valid driver’s license as well as clean DMV record
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Excellent communication, presentation, relationship, time management, prioritization, and business skills
• Ability to recognize a problem or potential problem and react quickly and effectively
• Must demonstrate good team and human relation skills, reliability and integrity
• Ability to effectively present information in a group setting and  respond to questions generated the presented material