Regional Sales Manager, Lighting; Northeast

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Harman Professional seeks a dynamic, results-driven Regional Sales Manager responsible for driving Martin Lighting sales to maximize revenue within the Northeast U.S territory. You will have a deep understanding of professional Lighting products and solutions, a passion for building strong customer relationships, and the ability to meet and exceed sales targets. This role requires strategic thinking, excellent communication skills, and strong relationships with customers in the Lighting Industry.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with dealers, Lighting designers, and end-users.
• Achieve monthly and quarterly sales targets by working with Martin customers, partners, Harman Independent Sales Representatives and internal stakeholders.
• Provide exceptional customer service and act as a trusted advisor for pro a/v solutions.
• Identify new business opportunities, and routes to market to expand our customer base, and nurture existing accounts to drive customer loyalty and repeat business
• Conduct regular sales forecasting, analysis, and reporting to provide accurate visibility on your region’s performance.
• Responsible for developing a strong pipeline within your territory, and reporting opportunities to the Sales Director to nurture projects through the pipeline.
• Maintain opportunities via CRM to assist in formulating sales forecasts from new and existing accounts to ensure we’re meeting customer demand.
• Deliver compelling sales presentations and product demonstrations to showcase Martin’s value proposition and differentiate it from competitors.
• Monitor and report on market trends, customer needs, and competitive activities through product, price, and market data to refine sales strategies and maintain a competitive edge.
• Conduct quarterly business reviews with your key customers.
• Create objective plans within your territory to drive results.

• 5+ years of sales experience in the professional lighting market.
• Experience working with Lighting dealers in the production, integration and architectural space.
• Knowledge of professional lighting products manufactured by Martin’s key competitors.
• Customer-centric approach to exceed customer expectations and cultivate long-term relationships.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities to navigate a competitive market space.
• Must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Must possess excellent presentation skills to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Time management skill and have strong follow-up and execution.
• Proficiency in using CRM systems, and other sales analytics tools.

• Previous job history with a competitive lighting manufacturer and/or dealer.
• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a related field or equivalent experience

• Be willing to travel up to 50%, domestic travel.
• Be willing to work in a Home Office, ideally in the NY-NJ metro market.
• Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment.

• Flexible work environment, allowing for full-time remote work globally for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location
• Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)
• Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
• Competitive wellness benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development

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