LG Home Solutions Senior Area Sales Manager

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 16 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview

MarketSource is a sales acceleration company focused on delivering better outcomes for many of the worlds most iconic brands. We design operationalize and execute managed sales and customer experience solutions for companies in B2B and B2C environments.

Our solutions are purpose-built and tech-enabled to deliver measurable improvements in business outcomes. We live by a set of people-focused values that guide our relationships with each other and with our clients. By putting people first working together to make others successful and establishing a rich and empowered work culture we create opportunities for our people and the businesses we serve to be successful.

Responsibilities

Market Responsibilities/Duties:

Train educate and motivate appropriate store personnel on product features customer benefits and overall value proposition

Influence District and Store leaders to support share increase and sell-out strategies within assigned territory locations

Execute action plans at territory and store levels with focus on driving increased sales market share store mind shares and sell-out performance

Develop and maintain strong relationships with client field leadership retailer field leadership and associates within assigned territory

Ensure sales market and competitive information are recorded and submitted after each retailer visit through The MarketSource Reporting Tool

Consistent follow-up ensuring goals are achieved or actions plans are formulated as opportunities arise

Collect and communicate market intelligence best practices customer feedback and market competition in assigned geography and vertical

Provide internal and external customers with exceptional service

Respond to retailer issues and concerns in a timely manner

Connect with local retail partner regional offices field and district management to identify regional training opportunities.

Execute market and regional level mass training to educate and motivate appropriate store leadership on product features customer benefits and overall value proposition

Facilitate resolution of issues

Support strategic initiatives and marketing programs

Understand unique characteristics of assigned industry and competitive challenges

Social Media Responsibilities

Manage Social Media presence in efforts to build LG Brand Awareness and make an IMPACT

Audience Insight- Understand our core audiences and how to level social media to influence

Message and post in a skillfully balanced time and tone

Create and Maintain online following and followers across various Social Media platforms including Twitter Instagram Facebook TicToc YouTube and others.

Maintain Brand presence across a variety of platforms - Know our users and connect with them

Utilize activities that increase brand value awareness product knowledge and sales to consumers and in-store retail space

Possesses ability to connect with consumers and sales associates maintaining positive composure and expressiveness needed to convey core messaging and training.

Experience with operating camera equipment (including Smart Phone and App based)

Keen eye for composition color audio quality and graphics

Supervisory or Management Responsibility/Decision Making Level:

This role has full time and part time direct reports

Qualifications

Education and Work Experience:

Bachelors Degree in Business or Marketing and/or 5 years in retail sales or retail sales management experience required

3 Years retail home appliance home electronics or home technology experience mandatory

3 Years retail product sales training

Track record of territory account sales

Excellent presentation and communication skills

Good financial analysis/analytical skills

Strong relationship building skills and flexible style

Proactive high energy self-motivated an entrepreneurial can do attitude

Demonstrated history of influencing without authority

Must be able to work independently with minimal or no supervision

Must be able to multi-task and respond to a variety of situations

Strong organizational skills

Demonstrated creative problem-solving abilities

Additional Job Requirements:

Physical ability to perform tasks that may require prolonged bending stooping reaching twisting lifting pushing pulling walking standing and moving items

Requires the ability to move around the store assist customers and maneuver merchandise when necessary

Performs additional duties as assigned

Ability to lift to 20 pounds independently

Ability to travel up to 50% in market and 25% overnight travel and/or airline travel may be required

Reliable transportation auto liability insurance and clean driving record required

Conduct demonstrate skills for on camera education and selling of products to Retail Associates or End-Users directly

Be able to quickly communicate benefits / LG Story

Additional Information

MarketSource is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all applications without regards to race sex age color religion national origin veteran status disability sexual orientation gender identity genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. If you would like to request reasonable accommodation such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability please call or email

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections plan or program terms. This role may be eligible for the following:

Medical dental & vision
401(k)/Roth
Insurance (Basic/Supplemental Life & AD&D)
Short and long-term disability
Health & Dependent Care Spending Accounts (HSA & DCFSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO Vacation or Sick Leave)

San Fran Candidates only: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Los Angeles Candidates only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants including those with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Unincorporated Los Angeles County Candidates Only: Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Where applicable in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers Candidates must satisfy all pre-employment screening criteria and may be disqualified due to criminal history because the requirements of this position as outlined above may include: access to valuable company assets; exercise of good judgment and performance of duties safely under work conditions that may be stressful including under supervision of client; access to sensitive personal or financial information; and/or access to objects that may be used to inflict injury or harm to others.

Posted Salary Range

USD $50000.00 - USD $55000.00 /Yr.

Required Experience:

Manager

OverviewMarketSource is a sales acceleration company focused on delivering better outcomes for many of the worlds most iconic brands. We design operationalize and execute managed sales and customer experience solutions for companies in B2B and B2C environments.Our solutions are purpose-built and tec...