Director Strategic Accounts - Dallas/Orlando

The purpose of this role is to lead the strategic selling and relationship effort with the company's Institutional sales channel customers in a multi-regional territory. The strategic selling effort will result in enhanced customer partnerships through demonstrated value creation and increased satisfaction which in turn results in attainment of the company financial targets.

This role is responsible for the leadership of a team comprised of Strategic Account Managers with a direct reporting relationship to the Vice President of Strategic Sales. The role is also responsible for coordinating the efforts of regionally aligned resources including sales support functions, commercial support, marketing resources, and others as appropriate to the situation.

The Director plays a significant leadership role in the organization. By maintaining senior level relationships with customers, suppliers, and within the company organization the role brings the voice of this customer channel back to the organization and ensures that company resources are aligned to profitably address customer needs.

The Director can be instrumental in shaping the future direction of company channel strategy and the development of specific company capabilities to enhance the channel. The Director is also a key liaison between the strategic leadership team and the regional teams and as such serves as a critical agent for change within the organization and with our customers.

Exceed company financial targets for accounts in defined area of responsibility. This includes attainment of revenue, gross margin growth and e-business plan, to manage expenses and payroll at or below company targets, and to manage account portfolio to target levels of EE contribution and GP.

• Hire, develop, retain, and promote a world class sales team.

• Implement the CE Sales Management Process. Lead these teams toward the successful attainment of profitable revenue objectives and achievement of personal career objectives and development through diligent execution of disciplined sales management processes.

• Develop, implement, lead, and monitor the underlying sales processes that will serve as the operating blueprint for the department: Including but not limited to:

• Strategic coverage model / account alignment to maximize resource and revenue performance.

• The development of Strategic Account Manager annual objectives

• The development and management of appropriate sales management tools such as Forecasting, Pipeline, Account Planning, Implementation, Account Summaries, and Account Segmentation

• The development of situational programs and / or activities designed to achieve specific objectives.

• Lead internal efforts to organize processes around the customer. To lead company sales activities on the largest, most complex, multi-site account relationships. To represent the voice of these customers within the Corporation and to work in conjunction with Institutional Leadership and Field Leadership to ensure proper resource allocation to these customers. To lead efforts to better serve these customers via the development of scalable, profitable, capabilities that address customer needs.

• Serve as the resource and communication hub for Regional Leadership, internal Business Partners, external Supplier partners, and others providing exceptional support and barrier removal when necessary to optimize performance, results, and satisfaction with the largest and most complex, strategic relationships.

• Lead the overall change management process within the department and within the organization as a whole.

• Continually evaluate individual and team performance along with the application and performance of Company resources to large customer relationships that maximize economic earnings return and drive future customer solution sets.

• Provide thought leadership as to the emerging trends in the marketplace that provide insight to key functional areas in the organization impacting our value proposition and the effect on targeted customers.

• Represent the views of the department within senior management, to facilitate the appropriate inclusion of the evolving needs of the customer. Proactive participation in the creation of company strategy that has a material impact on the department.

In addition to the above, this Director will also Work collaboratively with all Regional Presidents and Sales Organizations to execute customer coverage specific to the channel and the region. Build and execute processes to ensure consistent execution of strategic sales strategies with brand organization-aligned resources.