Regional Sales Manager-South Texas

About the job

For 41 years, Rewards Network has been helping restaurants grow revenue, increase traffic, and boost customer engagement through innovative financial, marketing services, and premier dining rewards programs. By offering unique card-linked offers, we introduce diners to fantastic restaurant experiences, leveraging advanced technology and data analytics to deliver value to restaurants, diners, and our strategic partners' loyalty programs.

At Rewards Network, you'll be part of a driven and diverse team that excels in collaboration, issue resolution, and taking ownership of both personal growth and the company's success. We take pride in partnering with the world's most powerful loyalty programs to drive full-price paying customers to local restaurants through marketing services and flexible funding options. Our engaging and rewarding environment is designed to help you gain your full potential.

Are you motivated by leading and mentoring a team of outside sales professionals? Do you pride yourself on your ability to motivate and support your team in achieving their sales goals? Do you have the ability to keep a positive attitude when the going gets tough? Have you led a remote outside sales team driving monthly revenue goals in a solutions-based sales environment?

Do you have leadership experience showing your ability to hold a team accountable?

If you possess those qualities, then we want to talk with you. Our Regional Sales Manager (of outside sales) role is heavily focused on coaching and mentoring a team of Account Executives while growing regional revenue. Rewards Network’s Sales team’s focus is generating new clients within the restaurant and bar industries. You need to be able to achieve business results through coaching and motivating, not by “making the sale” for your team.

This role requires travel in the south Texas market with the ability to be a road warrior and head coach on the field.

Join Our Team.

The Regional Sales Manager in South Texas supports Austin, Houston, and San Antonio. Candidates should be located in the South Texas area.

• Lead a team of Account Executives and Account Managers in an assigned territory who will be responsible for developing long lasting partnerships with restaurateurs.
• Lead, coach, and mentor an outside sales force; this will include positive motivation and performance evaluation, coaching, providing regular feedback, communication of goals, leading regular team calls, etc.
• Recruit, retain and develop the necessary team within your region to ensure your team and region succeed in achieving results.
• Maintain clear communication lines and a sense of camaraderie with sales team from a distance
• Develop, implement, and attain regional sales objectives. Manage the team to meet/exceed new prospect sales and retention goals on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Assume P&L responsibility for assigned region and manage accountability for sales team’s performance.
• Spend 80% of the time in the field with Account Executives and Account Managers, joining them on sales calls and coaching them through the sales process.
• Participate in higher level sales negotiations to ensure company policies and procedures are being followed as they relate to the sales process. Review and approve higher level deals as necessary.
• Maintain an expert level of understanding of all products and services offered by Rewards Network.
• Stay current with organizational changes, initiatives, and vision. Lead and motivate sales team around these.
• Operate in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial setting where success is rewarded.

• Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred. High school diploma or general education diploma (GED) and 6 years of related experience; or Associate’s degree and 4 years of related experience required.
• 5+ years experience leading a Sales Team; experience cold-calling businesses that have a need for financial and marketing services products preferred.
• Proven experience in growing new business in a hunter mentality; aggressive and self-motivated to drive…