Regional Sales Manager - Mid-West Territory - RF Microwave

Description

The Regional Sales Manager is responsible for managing all sales activities within a geographic territory for all microwave products from Knowles Precision Devices.  Focus will be on new opportunity identification and sales revenue growth while working with direct customers, manufacturer’s representatives and distributors.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities :

• Defining both potential and existing opportunities.  Developing a strategic plan that will position the company's services and products to maximize market share.
• Identify new product and account opportunities and compile quote information on competitive products.
• Respond to requests for quotes, providing detailed price quotes on prospective business opportunities.
• Monitoring the results of sales activities against planned objectives.  Reporting the results to senior management and implementing corrective actions as necessary.
• Build long-term relationships with existing and prospective customers, including key personnel in engineering, R&D, manufacturing, and purchasing.
• Achieve assigned sales, account development, and other targets.
• Functioning as a key participant in sales negotiations with major customers in closing sales.
• Develop forecasting plans.
• Provide support to reps and distributors based on knowledge of products and applications.
• Training and technical support to rep / distributors.
• Assist the communication between rep / distributors and Knowles Microwave factories.
• Utilize sales management software tools as provided by the business.

Job Specifications :

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Benefits

What’s in it for you on Day 1 :

Knowles is committed to providing a competitive and fair total compensation package for all employees.

One element in our total compensation package is base pay. The starting salary for this role is targeted to be between $125,000 to $140,000 annually.

Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to previous experience and skills acquired prior to joining Knowles, cost of living in the assigned work location, assigned schedule, and salaries of similarly situated peers at the company. It is to be expected that candidates will come to us with different sets of skills and experiences and therefore will be paid at different points in the stated range. We recognize that the person(s) we select for hire may be less experienced or more experienced than the role as posted; if this is the case, any updates to available salary ranges will be communicated with candidates during the recruitment process.

Equal Opportunity Statement : Knowles Precision Devices prohibits pay discrimination and discrimination of any kind based on race, color, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or other legally protected status.

ITAR Statement : Please note that this position may require access to technical data controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Applicants must be U.S. persons (citizens, lawful permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status) or have the necessary authorization to access controlled technical data. Compliance with ITAR and EAR regulations is a condition of employment.

Notice to Staffing Agencies, Search Firms and Recruitment Agencies : The recruitment process at Knowles is managed through the Human Resources department. Knowles does not accept resumes submitted from 3rd party agencies outside of our system. To submit resumes, 3rd party agencies will need to be a pre-approved vendor with a valid contract in place, be actively engaged by Knowles to recruit for a specific position and have agency log in credentials to submit candidates to our careers portal. Please do not submit resumes via e-mail, through our external website or directly to our employees. Any resumes submitted in this way become the property of Knowles and will not be eligible for any placement fee.

About Knowles

Knowles is a leading manufacturer of specialty electronic components. We design parts that perform unique, critical functions for innovative technologies. Through extreme reliability, custom engineering, and scalable manufacturing, we enable businesses to succeed in the most demanding applications across medtech, defense, and industrial markets.

Our high-performance capacitors, RF and microwave filters, advanced medtech microphones, balanced armature speakers, and miniaturization products enable and enhance the performance of technologies with the power to change, improve, and save lives. Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, Knowles has grown into a global organization with employees spanning 11 countries.